Will the Russians move in and carpet bomb Syria now?
Russia praises Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria https://t.co/7iCJbmXTJF pic.twitter.com/wGIYZqJpEi
— The Hill (@thehill) December 19, 2018
CORKER told me GOP senators are giving Pence an “earful” about Syria in lunch right now.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 19, 2018
“It doesn’t feel to me there was any interagency process” in deciding to pull out.
“I’m not sure even the principles knew,” referring to agency heads, adding Trump just “woke up” and did it
For all the Republicans wailing about Trump pulling our troops out of Syria:
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 19, 2018
Where were you when he shut down the Syria refugee program?
Where were you when he withdrew from the Syria diplomatic process?
Where were you when he froze emergency aid to Syria?
At this very moment, Kurdish fighters are engaged in a fierce battle for the last stretch of land under Isis control. Hundreds have been killed, and it's not yet over. They are likely hearing the news that US is withdrawing now. Surreal. https://t.co/TiaTqeaLiZ
— Richard Hall (@_RichardHall) December 19, 2018
Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria defied the warnings of his senior advisers — including Bolton, Mattis and Pompeo — while blindsiding U.S. allies, from @missy_ryan and @jdawsey1 https://t.co/jPvqVYdf3Z
— Alan Sipress (@AlanSipress) December 20, 2018
Pelosi draws link between Trump decision to pull troops from Syria and Flynn's sentencing https://t.co/7X5rc0sdzs pic.twitter.com/p04cwFvipb
— The Hill (@thehill) December 20, 2018
Pentagon officials tried to talk Trump out of it, arguing that the withdrawal betray Kurdish allies who fought alongside US troops in Syria. One Defense Dept official suggested that Trump wants to distract from his legal challenges in recent days.#Maddow https://t.co/yCtAY6Xu3C pic.twitter.com/piRAYfNLOK
— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) December 19, 2018
Trump has done the right thing for the US in Syria.
> The rise of ISIS was a direct result of the US invasion of Iraq.
> ISIS has been defeated. They now occupy less then 1% of the land that they held when they were at their peak and 70,000 of them have been killed.
> ISIS is an immediate threat to Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Russia. They are not a threat to the US. ISIS is a Sunni group owing its allegiance to the Wahhabists in Saudi Arabia.
> The US is an uninvited guest in Syria.
> The Kurds want an independent state made up of large chunks of land now under the control of Turkey, Syria, Iran and Iraq. That’s a nonstarter for the countries involved.
> The warmongers and their paymasters in the military industrial complex want to assist the Kurds in setting up their state by keeping 2600 US troops on the ground in Syria for “as long as it takes.”
! That is crazy, nuts and the fantasy of lunatics. !
Because it’s in their own self-interest to do so, and it’s in their own neighborhood, Syria, Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Russia will take care of what’s left of ISIS.
You know that you’ve done the right thing, and that you’re on the road to peace when the warmongers start running around with their hair on fire screaming “appeasement.”
Pulling out of Syria should be immediately followed by ending America’s longest war in Afghanistan and ending the brutal war in Yemen.
Screw the warmongers.