Ah jeez, Trump just crapped all over himself again.
He just ordered all U.S. forces out of Syria, part of his master "plan" to get completely out of the Mid East. Unilaterally. Pissing everybody off, including the Turks whose economy he threatened to totally destroy if they go too far in committing genocide against the Kurds. Now they have gone too far and we're back in. He has already sanctioned top Turkish officials and now Pompeo and Pence are going to Ankara to talk Erdogan--who he threatened to destroy--into letting up. From WaPo:
The fighting has undermined security around camps and detention centers holding Islamic State prisoners and their families, allowing some to escape amid the chaos, aid workers and diplomats said.
...
A U.S. defense official said Wednesday that Turkish proxies in Syria had advanced on U.S. forces stationed near the town of Ain Issa the day before. In a show of force, the U.S. military responded by dispatching F-15 fighter jets and Apache helicopters...
Said Pompeo,
“We need a cease-fire. At which point we can begin to put this all back together again.”
He just ordered all U.S. forces out of Syria, part of his master "plan" to get completely out of the Mid East. Unilaterally. Pissing everybody off, including the Turks whose economy he threatened to totally destroy if they go too far in committing genocide against the Kurds. Now they have gone too far and we're back in. He has already sanctioned top Turkish officials and now Pompeo and Pence are going to Ankara to talk Erdogan--who he threatened to destroy--into letting up. From WaPo:
The fighting has undermined security around camps and detention centers holding Islamic State prisoners and their families, allowing some to escape amid the chaos, aid workers and diplomats said.
...
A U.S. defense official said Wednesday that Turkish proxies in Syria had advanced on U.S. forces stationed near the town of Ain Issa the day before. In a show of force, the U.S. military responded by dispatching F-15 fighter jets and Apache helicopters...
Said Pompeo,
“We need a cease-fire. At which point we can begin to put this all back together again.”
