Syria: President Trump, let Obama's cut-and-run foreign policy die in shame!

Trump Courts Catastrophe in Syria

Islamic State is not defeated, and a U.S. withdrawal would be an abandonment of Kurdish allies.

Does the U.S. really want to abandon them?

"President Donald Trump is on the verge of making a spectacularly bad decision. The White House is soon expected to announce its plans to remove the 2,000 U.S. troops now serving in northeastern Syria. 

"This is not totally unexpected. Trump ran for president in part on the idea of smashing the Islamic State, but he also said there was no point in trying to stabilize the country after the terrorists were defeated. Since getting elected, he has regularly signaled that its time for U.S. forces to leave Syria. In March he promised the U.S. would be getting out of Syria “like, very soon.” In June, he floated a plan for an all-Arab army to replace the U.S. in a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah.

"Nonetheless, special-operations forces have remained in Syria, where they train and fight alongside largely Kurdish troops. Together they coordinate air strikes against the remaining pockets of Islamic State fighters and serve as a buffer between Turkey and Kurdish militias.

"This time it looks like Trump is serious. " . . .

The Syria Trickery  . . ."The move, the Times says, has “sowed new uncertainty about America’s commitment to the Middle East, its willingness to be a global leader and Mr. Trump’s role as commander in chief.” So, suddenly, the Times is on the side not only of Mr. Bolton but of Senators Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham and our own famed leg at the United Nations, Benny Avni." . . .

U.S. Prepares to Fully Remove Troops From Northeastern Syria  "The Wall Street Journal has reported that the US military has started preparations to remove all of its forces from northeastern Syria:

U.S. officials began informing partners in northeastern Syria of their plans to begin immediately pulling American forces out of the region where they have been trying to wrap up the campaign against Islamic State, the people said.

The move follows a call last week between President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has threatened to launch an assault on America’s Kurdish partners in Syria. . . .

Trump’s troop pullout from Syria is a terrible idea  . . . "We knew Trump wasn’t a foreign policy wizard, but we hoped he’d surround himself with smart people.  It took him a while but he had a good team with Haley, Bolton and Pompeo.  I wouldn’t be surprised if Bolton bails after this completely boneheaded move by Trump.

"The bottom line is that everyone wise enough to understand how awful it was for Obama to pull out of Iraq is either a hypocrite for not calling this out or sick to their stomachs that this is happening.

"If President Trump does follow through with this, he should officially recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights just as he moved the embassy to Jerusalem. Senators Cruz and Cotton have introduced a resolution in the Senate to that effect. That’s the least he can do to help Israel survive attacks by Iran and its proxies that surround her. " . . .