the big thing that bothers me is the attacks on the kurds. iirc, they were the good guys in iraq.
Looks like another neocon rag is having to dump forme centerpiece of their policy to try to fade out of existence more slowly.
C’mon NRO. Stick to your guns and follow Weekly Standard into the dustbin.
The President is the Commander in Chief.
That is the way it is. Live with it.
Furthermore, armies need someone to guide them, to send them where needed and to tell them when to quit and come home,
make a precipitate exit from Syria.
No just getting ground forces and the ground force combat service support contractors who are US nationals out. If there is a problem the USAF, USN Aviation and cruise missiles are right handy.
Oh sure, NOW he tells us...
Something like 2,000 people invade our southern border every night.
By which I mean they cross over, take up residence and vow to never leave.
Can you imagine how utterly outlandish it would sound in Tel Aviv if we demanded the IDF to patrol our southern border..?
The IDF is incredibly competant and THEY can handle this, they really can.
Syria is NONE of our business.
No more using false flag allegations as an excuse to bomb people who have attacked neither us nor our allies.
Now everyone is screaming...why are we leaving?
To the soldiers coming home....Merry Christmas. God Speed!
Trump has an uncanny ability to gauge the true sentiment on where the American people stand. The idea that the US pulling out of Syria is somehow a disaster waiting to happen fail to recognize that Obama missed the right window of opportunity back in 13 04 14 when the so called red lines were crossed and did nothing while the CIA was arming Al Qaeda affiliates as a response to Asaad agression is a true testament to the failure of US intelligence in a part of the world that is strategically important to the US. Time to bring the boys home. Folks are sick and tired of never ending wars where the heavy lifting is bourne by the people who would least benefit from it. Like Trump said, cease the oil and reap the rewards!
One would think that Syria was NATO's purview, NOT the USA's. Bring our warriors and their equipment home ASAP!
From: Retain Mike Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 9:47 AM To: World Letters (mailbag@worldmag.com) Subject: James Mattis Resignation
James Mattis shares the dilution of the previous administration that sent U.S. ground forces into two tiny enclaves in Syria. The U.S. Naval Institute article titled “Senators Quiz Military Leaders on U.S. Forces in Syria after ISIS” is interesting, because of the map presenting areas controlled by various armed factions. This colorful crazy quilt identifies Syrian Kurds and Aligned Forces, Syrian Government Forces, Islamic State Forces, Syrian Opposition Forces, Turkish Military Backed Forces, and some white areas for which evidently no one can hazard a guess. Remote from each other are two tiny circles labeled U.S./Coalition Military. The map does not account for Israeli airstrikes and threatened Turkish offensives into Syria against the Kurds. What an endless array of possible permutations for factions to fight each other with our handful of troops in the midst.
I wonder how one could have divined any meaningful level of involvement in the face of such turmoil? A comprehensive ceasefire seems remote. Even if achieved, then where do you find the diplomatic skills needed to sort out the combatants into peaceful agrarian villages like you see on Star Trek? If Mattis considers that is an imperative for U.S. foreign policy, then we are well rid of him.
James Mattis resigns as defense secretary https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-mattis-resigns-as-defense-secretary-today-12-20-2018/
Senators Quiz Military Leaders on U.S. Forces in Syria after ISIS https://news.usni.org/2018/03/13/senators-quiz-military-leaders-u-s-forces-syria-isis?utm_source=USNI+News&utm_campaign=4be94c77a1-USNI_NEWS_DAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0dd4a1450b-4be94c77a1-230377553&mc_cid=4be94c77a1&mc_eid=d1b7ba249a