'President has his finger on the pulse': Jeffrey Toobin defends Syria withdrawal decision

The Washington Examiner ^ | October 7, 2019 | John Gage

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CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin argued that President Trump might be making a politically savvy move by withdrawing troops out of northern Syria.

"Isn’t it true that the public, not 100%, is more with Trump than with the politicians on this one?" Toobin asked Monday on CNN. "Do you think there’s an enormous desire for our troops to be over in Syria for years more, to be in Afghanistan for almost 20 years? I think the president may have his finger on the pulse. I don’t know if it’s in the national security interest, but I don’t see this as a political negative for the president at all."

Toobin's defense of Trump was in contrast to the rest of the panel, which condemned Trump's move.

CNN host Wolf Blitzer noted that Trump's troop withdrawal was "very consistent" with a foreign policy view Trump has been promoting for 20 years.

[Does so]

So all this fuss is about 50 troops?

If you're following social media, Europe complains the US is always stirring up warfare.

Trump may wish that Europe take responsibility for the problems that are in their sphere of influence.

[Sam Gamgee]

Trump seems to be pro caliphate in this decision. Now we get to watch Turkey rebuild it’s empire.

[Labyrinthos]

As someone else posted on another thread, if members of Congress are so outraged at Trump for withdrawing the troops, then let them go on record with a formal declaration of war and appropriations to fight it.