Defense secretary: Trump orders withdrawal of remaining US troops from northern Syria

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President Donald Trump is ordering the remaining US forces out of northern Syria, a development that has paralyzed the fight against ISIS and ceded US and Kurdish battlefield gains to Moscow and Damascus.

"We have American forces likely caught between two opposing, advancing armies and it's a very untenable situation. I spoke with the President last night, after discussions with the rest of the national security team, and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria," Esper said on CBS'"Face the Nation.""Which is where most of our forces are."Trump and Mnuchin ramp up threats of sanctioning Turkey.

While the majority of the 1,000 US troops in Syria are in the northern part of the country, the US military also maintains a small presence in southern Syria at a base in At Tanf where the US trains local anti-ISIS fighters that are not affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces.A US official familiar with the situation on the ground said earlier Sunday that US forces in Syria are preparing to withdraw from the country.

 

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The operative word that describes this move is “surrender.”

Better check with FoxNews to see if this is true. Project_Veritas

He is appealing to the people who don’t care about the world, just about their backyard. They don’t remember 9/11.

So “f” ing stupid🤮🤮🤮he truly wants( men, women, children, and don’t forget babies to be slaughtered by the turks🤮🤮🤮😪😪and he doesn’t give a shit about their blood on his hands🤮🤮😪😪he will just lick them clean🤮🤮😪😪but he will go down😄😄😄

When in doubt pull out.

Is advocating the United States do nation building in Syria? Look how great that worked out in Iraq and Afghanistan!

TRUMP RUSSIAN MANCHURIAN OPERATIVE. BOUGHT AND SOLD OUT TO PUTIN!!! FOLLOW THE MONEY!!!

Fake news

Syrian forces join Kurds to repel Turkish invasion. That’s the headline without the propaganda

Is this really true from CNN? I can't tell anymore.

America is running away!

Now if your American over there anywhere you are just a target now.

We should leave the entire country. bringourtroopshome

Ask our military if they want to be there indefinitely.

Really how many ways can Communist News Network rehash the same thing

Trumps boss Putin told him to leave

Now, trump supporters? Now?

Not u want 2 start tell truth. 🤥🤸🤥🤥👖🔥🤴🦍🐂💩🧟🏴🏴👸🤥🤥👖🔥🇺🇸😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Why doesnt CNN arm itself and go to Raqqa and other exiting places and fight the war it so desperately wants?

He has no idea

Kurds are Communists, Assad is Communist, Russia is Communist. These people are natural allies.

We worked with them to fight Isis. We never agreed to participate in their civil war. If Trump would have fought against Turkey, y'all would be crying bc we were fighting against a NATO ally.

claudioedantas It's Syria land, do not belong to US, Russia, Kurds, or any other nation.

CNN, when the President add's fuel to conspiracy chatter why not do as MSNBC did in Minnesota and not show it.

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I bet Frump thinks there are 'really good people killing those poor Kurds. Many of them, many!' Criminal-in-Chief. I feel badly for our armed servicemen and women.

WHO FORCED YOUR HAND

Is Syria America first?

when we need them,they r our best friends. Sometimes they need us we , we send them to hell

claudioedantas GO TRUMP!

kurdes😢

If realDonaldTrump pulls out, you disagree, if he stays, you disagree. It's a win win scenario for him. Fakenews CorruptNews

I was just thinking how exciting and inspiring and just lovely it must have been to work in President Obama’s White House. I was just sitting here thinking that.

Trump said that we didn't have any soldiers in Syria. He said that. Just a couple days ago. On national TV. The president* of the United States stood there on the South Lawn and said we didn't have any soldiers remaining in Syria.

Very dumb move on his part.

You mean not my President Trump? Just like George Bush killing more than all terrorists combined in wars after 9-11. Now more Republican blood on Trump's hands. War is Capitalism and Republicans want it. oil BloodOnTrumpsHands SyrianKurds impeach

you don't let your friends down, n very Brave Allie...

It’s quite funny that Trump has exposed Leftists as being the true racist war mongers. 😂

At last they did what they are doing from decades.....

Trump the traitor is guilty of war crimes against the Kurds. One of many children killed due to Trump's 'great and unmatched wisdom'.

Turkey, YPG and Daesan to bury the grave terrorist organization.

..it's a dishonor if not an altogether insult to all those serving that such a moron would dictate U.S. mission in this batshit insane manner.. maga realDonaldTrump's idiocy will be a stain for years to come; not only with foreign policy, allies .. but .mil morale & morality..

If America's goal was to shirk, then why did it cost so much to the American people?

One might wonder why he does what he does...

Who’s really calling the shots?¿? This is not Trump calling the shots, will probably know with time who made realDonaldTrump betrayed the Now in trouble Northern Syrian Kurds. It’s a chaotic situation. How the hell did Syria’s Assad allow the invasion.

Trump is the biggest danger to this country since the Cuban missile crisis.

Stop crying FakeNewsCNN President Trump is not a Warmonger!

That no good bastardized with all of that blood on his hand! What a disgusting and disgraceful demon!

I'm so ashamed.

he is a pal of Putin

10-14-19 ExposeCNN

the Democratic lemmings like to take the opinions of John Mattis, they were not to keen when his opinion of Obama and Bidens Iraq policy was aired

Thank you President Trump!!! I'm tired of my money defending other countries while our border is being invaded!!!

Trump has sold out the Middle East to the Russians!He does whatever Putin tells him to do!He is his puppet!!!!Wake up America! realDonaldTrump is destroying US foreign policy so Russia can take advantage!

Promise made Promise kept. Thank you President Trump. I care more about my fellow American than some one who probably hates me 3000 miles away

VibinWoosh And just who is happy about this? Trump's master!

This should work out well. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Why isn’t the media demanding a “transcript” of the Erdogan call?

If he would have sent 5k soldiers to defend the Kurds the headline would be 'Trump is a warmonger and its time to impeach' lol

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