US Now To Leave 1,000 Troops In Syria, Far More Than Trump’s Original Plan

TOPSHOT - US Army helicopter crew members look out of their Chinook helicopter as they fly from the US Embassy to Baghdad International airport, following the helicopter of US secretary of State Mike Pompeo, over the... TOPSHOT - US Army helicopter crew members look out of their Chinook helicopter as they fly from the US Embassy to Baghdad International airport, following the helicopter of US secretary of State Mike Pompeo, over the Iraqi capital Baghdad on January 9, 2019. - The eight-day tour comes weeks after the US President announced that the United States would quickly pull its 2,000 soldiers out of Syria, declaring that IS -- also known as ISIS -- had been defeated. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The United States will now leave about 1,000 troops in Syria, a far cry from President Donald Trump’s original plan for a complete pullout and later concession of leaving around 200 then 400 peacekeepers.

According to a Sunday Wall Street Journal report, this is just the latest development in an impetuous foreign policy decision that caused the resignation of former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.

The decision to leave the troops comes as a result of the administration’s failure to diplomatically establish a “safe zone” in northeast Syria.

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  1. Yes…the same mind and planning that led to six bankruptcies applied to yet another hot spot…God help us.

  2. I’m certain that Syria will be reimbursing us for the cost of maintaining the troops there. And of course 'Rump never said what he’s on record as saying, so there’s that.

  3. Somehow “Trump’s Original Plan” does not inspire much confidence. What this tells me is that Trump is not Hitler. Hitler called the Shots.

    Trump has Dictatorial tendencies…he is too lazy to do the work to BE one.

    Nor to be interested in military matters in Syria beyond what Vladdy wants.

  4. So… That’s 1K troops, plus probably another 5K contractors… Good. At least we’re not abandoning the Kurds to genocide at the hands of Turkey.

  5. Wait - I was under the distinct impression that Rump had full control over the US military to do what he whatever he wants with:

    President Donald Trump appeared to insinuate in a recent interview that his supporters – the police, military and “Bikers for Trump,” he claims – could turn violent against Democrats.

    “You know, the left plays a tougher game, it’s very funny. I actually think that the people on the right are tougher, but they don’t play it tougher. OK?” Trump said in an interview with Breitbart News published Wednesday. “I can tell you I have the support of the police, the support of the military, the support of the Bikers for Trump – I have the tough people, but they don’t play it tough – until they go to a certain point, and then it would be very bad, very bad.”

    Oh, well, maybe the above is only in what’s left of his mind. This sounds to me like the military is essentially telling Rump to pound sand, at least in terms of foreign policy.

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