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Posted on 10/07/2019 11:03:33 AM PDT by robowombat
Trump knocks 'ridiculous Endless Wars' amid US troop pullout from Syria 10/07/19 08:42 AM EDT
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President Trump on Monday said it is time to remove the United States from “ridiculous Endless Wars" after he decided to pull back American troops from northern Syria amid an impending Turkish military operation there.
“The Kurds fought with us, but were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so. They have been fighting Turkey for decades. I held off this fight for … almost 3 years, but it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home,” Trump tweeted.
“WE WILL FIGHT WHERE IT IS TO OUR BENEFIT, AND ONLY FIGHT TO WIN,” the president added.
Trump’s remarks came hours after the White House announced late Sunday that Turkey would be moving forward with a long-threatened offensive in northern Syria and that U.S. troops would not be in the “immediate area” when it happens.
Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan about the matter earlier Sunday, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.
“Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria. The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial ‘Caliphate,’ will no longer be in the immediate area,” Grisham said.
The U.S. began pulling back troops from the Turkish-Syrian border early Monday, according to multiple reports.
Trump’s decision marked a reversal and was viewed as an endorsement of Turkey’s plans for the offensive.
The U.S. has worked closely with Kurdish fighters in Syria in the battle against ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are led by the Kurds, reportedly denounced Trump's decision as a “stab in the back” and have warned it could erode gains made against ISIS in the region.
Turkey, which views the Kurdish forces as a terrorist insurgency, has long been frustrated with the U.S. alliance with the group. The U.S. has been working on establishing a safe zone along the border in order to reduce tensions, but the plans have thus far been unsuccessful and Turkey has threatened a military operation near the border.
Trump's decision drew immediate criticism, including from one of his closest allies, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).
“I don’t know all the details regarding President Trump’s decision in northern Syria. In process of setting up phone call with Secretary [of State Mike] Pompeo. If press reports are accurate this is a disaster in the making,” Graham tweeted Monday.
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Trump, who campaigned on bringing U.S. troops home, has sought to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria. He called for a complete withdrawal last December, but ultimately reversed course amid protest from the Pentagon.
Trump on Monday also repeated his claim that the U.S. has defeated 100 percent of the ISIS caliphate, which has been challenged in the past.
“Turkey, Europe, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Russia and the Kurds will now have to … figure the situation out, and what they want to do with the captured ISIS fighters in their ‘neighborhood.’ They all hate ISIS, have been enemies for years. We are 7000 miles away and will crush ISIS again if they come anywhere near us!” Trump tweeted.
And that is one more thing the statists hold dear. How can the military-industrial complex thrive if there are no wars?
What is our national interest in there?
Killing off ISIS was a national interest.
Funny to see leftists bash Trump for saying we need to get the hell out and stop these wars..how about taking care of our OWN people first..homeless, etc..I remember a time where the left was against war, now they love it
It’s simply amazing to watch president Trump take on Washington, DC corruption and our endless wars all in the same week. He’s it, he’s our last, best hope at restoring America.
It's a symptom of TDS.
This may be Trump’s greatest sin: pulling us out of endless wars. We beat Germany and Japan, and saved the Russians with lend-lease in 3 years. We can’t beat knuckle dragging Stone Age savages in 19?!?
Linda Graham is going apeshit over this. 20 tweets and counting
Everyone gets invested in some war that they really don’t know much about and really has nothing to do with us. Is someone seriously suggesting that we were going to invade Syria and fight Turkey in a war with the Kurds?
Trump is a trendsetter, everyone loves to tweet now.
Well John McCain is dead, he would have loved that scenario. He and BHO tried their level best to get the US ground/ air forces involved heavily in Syria.
There isn’t a war that Lindsey Graham is not a big fan of..put his son or daughter in battle in some God forsaken place and see if he would be happy with that
“Funny to see leftists bash Trump for saying we need to get the hell out and stop these wars...l
I mean really. Wasn’t it just yesterday these left-wing loonies were spitting on our troops...calling them “baby killers”?
How soon they forget.
But Trump has a point with "endless wars". There doesn't seem to be any even theoretical endgame in Syria right now. No "defeat the Taliban" or "defeat ISIS" plan. Just sort of stay there indefinitely.
A line has to be drawn at some point. I'm willing to listen to arguments as to why we should stay, but Trump has a point.
According to folks like Oliver Stone and Lyndon LaRouche, this is why the CIA killed JFK. JFK didn’t want to put US troops in Vietnam (even though he did have Special Forces and USAF) in country in 1963.
While I do not believe most conspiracy theories, I want President Trump to wear a vest and pack heat everywhere he goes!
As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over...— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2019
....the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2019
Do we really want to see thousands and thousands of murderous butchers murdering thousands and thousands of other murderous butchers??
The horror! Horror!
It’s not going to be easy changing our ways, but we need to.
For many decades, most of America has seen itself as the
World’s Policeman. In today’s world, the price of that title has become too costly, in every sense of the word.
We have been hacking away in Afghanistan for over 19 years!!
We have very little to show for it in a material sense.
The Russians learned that same lesson back in the 1980’s.
More countries in that region need to step up and begin protecting themselves.
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