All U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to Iraq: Pentagon chief

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper addresses reporters during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that all of the nearly 1,000 troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to move to western Iraq to continue the campaign against Islamic State militants and “to help defend Iraq.” “The U.S. withdrawal continues apace from northeastern Syria... we’re talking weeks not days,” Esper told reporters en route to the Middle East.

“The current game plan is for those forces to re-position into western Iraq,” Esper said, adding that they would number about a thousand.

I've got to put this out there; What would have happened if Obama had done this?

Traitor

Psst Don't tell the DEPLORABLES, Iraq is not located in The United States. Dem fools probably think it's the 51st state or a city in West Virginia

Yeah that's waaaaay safer than Syria

Not exactly 'bringing them home' now is it?

Unbelievable!!! the US is winging foreign policy and military strategy, what can possibly go wrong?

Is that the way home?

Interesting for that news to break at the same time as this news... after the President’s bedtime...

Off cause the perpetual state of war continues in true Orwellian style. KILLUMINATI VivaRevolution

More lies from the liar in chief about ending endless wars & bringing troops home

So... homeisIraq you fuckingfools believed TrumpLies

They were supposed to be coming home. What happened? Another lie from the Administration!

What about your back yard ?

So much for 'bringing 'em home'.

InsaneRight?

Slight change in plans.

Iraq needs too take back it's country

realDonaldTrump bringing them home from Syria? What say you?

Ummm.....

Kurds not hard work on anti-Asad. so they deserve it.

So much for “bringing the troops home.”

so where are the extra thousand deploying to Saudi Arabia coming from?

What?

So, they're not leaving the Middle East? Just another DerangedDonald lie?

So 'home' is Iraq?

Wait, Donny said we left Syria because our soldiers were coming home RepThomasMassie. Tom don't tell me this was just another lie.

Oh, yes, much better.

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I don’t think realDonaldTrump actually understands what Home is...brining them home isn’t sending them to Saudi or Iraq

So.... not “home” then. Check.

Um that's not home. Take a right turn and keep flying for several hours. Deliver them safely to American shores.

So technically that's not 'Bringing Troops Home' Scenario as claimed by Trump

So he was not removing the troops out of the middle east. So let me get this straight. He sent 3000 troops to protect Saudi because 'they are paying the bill' and the rest to Iraq near Syria. Got it!

But I was assured we were bringing the troops home

Welcome home! Err ...

good negotiation😉

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