Posted on 12/19/2018 8:10:56 AM PST by BenLurkin
On Wednesday morning, the President tweeted, “we have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.”
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The US has about 2,000 troops on the ground in the country, where they are primarily training local forces to combat ISIS. The US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have had some recent success against the terror group and are on the cusp of capturing the last major town held by ISIS east of the Euphrates.
Estimates vary as to how many ISIS fighters are left in Syria. In the town of Hajin, the terror group’s last redoubt, the coalition estimated some 2,000 ISIS fighters were present. But a Defense Department inspector general report put the number of ISIS members in Syria and Iraq as high as 30,000.
The US has forces in Iraq ready to launch attacks in Syria if necessary. In the last few weeks, the US-led coalition fighting ISIS has carried out hundreds of air and artillery strikes targeting ISIS in Syria. Some of those strikes were launched from neighboring Iraq, where the US has over 5,000 troops. Hundreds of US troops have also been training local forces at At Tanf in southern Syria, where Russia-backed pro-regime forces are seeking to oust the US presence.
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Head fake?
Good. Then decamp from Afghanistan.
OK, now the Left will Flip out, saying we need more wars and more troops....
We had no business being there in the first place.
McCain wanted to support Al-Qeada, and Hillary/Obama wanted a war with Russia for some reason.
I appreciate dead mussiescum as much as the next guy...but it’s time to come home.
“Gas attack” by Asaad in 4...3...2...
After over 70 years why are we still in Europe? Reagan ended the cold war and Germany is reunited and buying Oil from Russia.
Bring the troops home and put them on the Mexican border.
And redeploy from Germany to Poland and Hungary.
Good, now pull out of the rest of the Middle East, Europe, and NATO.
Bring the Talent, Productivity and Treasure home, fix the VA, build the Wall (South AND North) and rebuild and clean up all of America.
For security, strengthen the Navy and Strategic weapons, both offensive and defensive.
Don’t forget the perpetual warmongers in the Republican Party, such as John Bolton.
Excellent! Only Trump would have done this.
You should see the Left losing their minds on the World Politics board on Craigslist!!!! They are freaking out because trump is “Cut and running” and because he is “Giving in to Putin”. Syria is not our war, not our business. And we need to leave
Amen to that! Let the Muslims kill each other for as long as it lasts.
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