….Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are doomed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
Does the USA want to be the Policeman of the Middle East, getting NOTHING but spending precious lives and trillions of dollars protecting others who, in almost all cases, do not appreciate what we are doing? Do we want to be there forever? Time for others to finally fight…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years, and six months ago, when I very publicly wanted to do it, I agreed to stay longer. Russia, Iran, Syria & others are the local enemy of ISIS. We were doing there work. Time to come home & rebuild. #MAGA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
Pretty certain you wanted to get out of Afghanistan as well.
So which moves benefit Putin?
Leaving Syria? check.
Staying in Afghanistan and slowly bleeding us dry? check.
Hmmm, there’s a pattern forming here…
Kurds be damned.
“If we can’t take the oil then why are we fighting? Amirite, I know am right.”-Trump
“…now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us.”
Who’s left to fight? I thought Trump defeated ISIS just yesterday.
When it comes to matters in which Russia has an interest Mr. Trump acts like a man under hypnosis.
Yes - contrary to Trump’s tweet (which is the default position), Putin is quite pleased with this action: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-warns-expiration-of-nuclear-arms-control-pact-would-be-bad-for-humanity/2018/12/20/f9d51136-0391-11e9-958c-0a601226ff6b_story.html?utm_term=.72ca89e68412&wpisrc=al_world__alert-world--alert-politics&wpmk=1