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It’s one thing to claim job done and leave proudly on our own terms instead of running away.

I’m not sure what you’re talking about; we had no business being there; we invited ourselves (in that “Ugly American” kind of way) into a foreign country. We’re simply leaving a place we never should have been in. (If America’s sovereignty is worth respecting, then so is Syria’s.)

But hey, don’t just take my word for it, 129 Republicans voted in The House condemning the retreat.

215 Republicans in the House voted in favor of allowing the use of military force in Iraq in October of 2002, an approval of a use of force that turned out to be a catastrophically stupid thing to do; you may recall that it was Trump who had said back then that the invasion would be a mistake.

Experts on the use of military force the Republicans are not, and referring to their numbers in a vote hardly makes a case for keeping troops in Syria.

I don't get how you can post about US being in Syria without even mentioning ISIS.
ISIS was a big reason for a coalition that the US built.
Along with supporting the opposition in the Syria civil war.
So yes because of the civil war the US had a right to operate there.
I can't take your comments seriously when you fail to mention ISIS and the civil war.
But are only interested in the typical blame America first garbage.

Add to that your quick harping about Iraq.
Iraq was a success.
One dead Saddam shows that.
Catastrophically stupid would have been to leave Saddam in power while he made a sham of UN Resolutions that he agreed to but then reneged on.
Just your wording "catastrophically stupid" shows you are one of those liberaltarian types that no argument other than blame America first last and always will please.

129 Republicans voted against retreating in the way that we did.
That is a serious rebuke of the President.
Republicans don't necessarily say we should have stayed but the way Trump suddenly cut and run was wrong.

Btw, how is the weather in London?

Excuse me but I have done enough babysitting in this thread.
And the points you make leave much to be desired (only blaming America first).

"Experts on the use of military force the Republicans are not, and referring to their numbers in a vote hardly makes a case for keeping troops in Syria."

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...... sounds right to me.