Experts: US foreign policy lacks strategy
7 years, 10 months ago

Experts: US foreign policy lacks strategy

China Daily  

WASHINGTON - In his first 100 days in office, US President Donald Trump's foreign policy has been tough, but lacking an overall strategy, US experts have said. Experts said Trump's election marks a new era for US foreign policy, as he is more willing to use military force and bomb adversaries. Critics have blasted Trump's predecessor Barack Obama as an ivory tower intellectual who was paralyzed by fear of escalation in some areas and therefore took no real action on pressing foreign policy matters. "Trump's anti-chemical weapons missile strike against Syrian forces caused the Syrians to redouble their conventional bombing of pro-US rebels in non-IS areas of Syria," Wayne White, former deputy director of the State Department's Middle East Intelligence Office, told Xinhua.

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Trump has ordered airstrikes against rebels in Yemen. Here’s why
1 week, 5 days ago

Trump has ordered airstrikes against rebels in Yemen. Here’s why

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration U.S. President Donald Trump says he has ordered airstrikes against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, and issued a warning to Tehran. Threat to global shipping The Houthi rebels started attacking military and commercial ships on one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors shortly after the war in Gaza began between …

A National Security Expert Warns Trump's Foreign Policy Approach Could Backfire
2 weeks, 2 days ago

A National Security Expert Warns Trump's Foreign Policy Approach Could Backfire

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Since his first term in office, President Donald Trump has been pushing his “America First” agenda, pledging to undo what he has described as U.S. allies taking advantage of the U.S. “We’ve been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth, and we will not let that happen any longer,” Trump said before a joint …

'Escalating clash': Top Trump allies reportedly battle 'once-powerful' fellow Republicans
1 month ago

'Escalating clash': Top Trump allies reportedly battle 'once-powerful' fellow Republicans

Raw Story  

A brewing battle pitting MAGA loyalists against traditional Republican defense hawks is brewing on Capitol Hill – and President Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is at the center of the drama. That’s according to a Friday report in Politico, which detailed the effort inside MAGA world to cast aside individuals whose foreign policy views are more aligned with traditional approaches …

Trump’s attack on Zelensky signals new world order taking shape
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s attack on Zelensky signals new world order taking shape

Live Mint  

President Trump has dramatically shifted the direction of U.S. foreign policy in four short weeks, making the U.S. a less reliable ally and retreating from global commitments in ways that stand to fundamentally reshape America’s relationship with the world. “It’s not that President Trump is abandoning the post-World War II order," said Victoria Coates, vice president for national security and …

In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick
2 months ago

In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump in his first week back in the White House has offered an early preview to his second-term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick. In the Colombia episode, President Gustavo Petro quickly relented in the face of Trump’s threatened tariffs — 25% on all Colombian goods coming into the country and doubling to …

Trump makes first big foreign policy blunder with 'clean out' remark: analyst
2 months ago

Trump makes first big foreign policy blunder with 'clean out' remark: analyst

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump kicked a hornet's nest when he suggested "cleaning out" Gaza of Palestinians and resettling them in Jordan and Egypt to completely redevelop the land for new settlers, wrote foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius for The Washington Post — a move experts have said would amount to a massive ethnic cleansing project, and which Ignatius believes is a …

Trump’s deeds may not have the same bite as his plans
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s deeds may not have the same bite as his plans

Live Mint  

Donald Trump will take the oath today as the US president for his second term. Let’s revisit Trump’s last tenure as US president that started 20 January 2017 to gain some insights. He’s the first US president to have released a map even before assuming office. Donald Trump is also the first US president indicted in a sexual misconduct case …

'Utterly inadequate': Conservative warns Trump 'major war' is looming — and he's not ready
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Utterly inadequate': Conservative warns Trump 'major war' is looming — and he's not ready

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump is taking over the "staggering challenge" of a military that is unprepared to fight America's enemies, conservative analyst Max Boot wrote for The Washington Post — and worse still, he has nominated a man to lead it who doesn't understand why. This comes as Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, …

'A hard and fast reality': Trump warned he'll face an 'axis of resistance' in return
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'A hard and fast reality': Trump warned he'll face an 'axis of resistance' in return

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office will find him confronting quite a different world than when he left after losing re-election in 2020 and there are warning signs already on the horizon he may find what worked for him before won't work this go-around. According to a report from the Washington Post's Dan Balz, foreign policy experts are warning …

In Afghanistan, Trump will have to play a balancing game
3 months ago

In Afghanistan, Trump will have to play a balancing game

Al Jazeera  

Since Donald Trump’s re-election as United States president, there has been growing discussion about what his incoming administration’s policies towards Afghanistan might look like. Dissatisfied with the progress of his administration’s South Asia policy, frustrated by a perceived lack of accountability among military advisers and eager to prove to his voting base that he could indeed end one of America’s …

DC Edit | Trump in Paris: Mixed signals
3 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Trump in Paris: Mixed signals

Deccan Chronicle  

When he made his flamboyant entry onto the global stage in the historic Paris cathedral, Trump may have been greeted with the resounding philosophy of the Notre Dame reopening that inspired the words — “fire has not conquered stone, and despair has not conquered life”. The usually assertive Trump may, however, have been a bit nonplussed by events in Syria, …

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems

CNN  

CNN — Even the normally brash Donald Trump seems disconcerted by the volatile international situation he’ll inherit as the new president next month and to which he’s certain to inject new unpredictability. The stunning fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria on Sunday created new and treacherous circumstances that will demand Trump’s attention — despite his wish to disengage the …

Syria: US fears vacuum post-Assad with growing concerns over return of ISIS
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syria: US fears vacuum post-Assad with growing concerns over return of ISIS

New Indian Express  

President elect- Trump, who visited Paris on Saturday, warned against US involvement in Syria, saying the country is "a mess" and "not our friend." In his remarks, Trump blamed former President Obama for the situation in Syria and suggested that Russia should now distance itself from the country, using its "weakened state" to advocate for a negotiated end to the …

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump has big plans at home, but Syria shows why he can’t escape the world’s problems

CNN  

CNN — Even the normally brash Donald Trump seems disconcerted by the volatile international situation he’ll inherit as the new president next month and to which he’s certain to inject new unpredictability. The stunning fall of the al-Assad dynasty in Syria on Sunday created new and treacherous circumstances that will demand Trump’s attention — despite his wish to disengage the …

Trump issues ominous warning to Putin as Syria descends into chaos: 'The world is waiting'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump issues ominous warning to Putin as Syria descends into chaos: 'The world is waiting'

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning to Vladimir Putin to secure a ceasefire with Ukraine after Syrian rebels toppled their longtime leader - a major Kremlin ally. Trump tied the seismic moment in the Middle East to Putin's war in Ukraine, saying the Russian president had 'lost all interest in Syria' after funneling resources into the eastern European conflict …

'This is not our fight': Trump says US should 'stay out of Syria' as Assad regime struggles to survive
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'This is not our fight': Trump says US should 'stay out of Syria' as Assad regime struggles to survive

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump urged Washington to stay out of the ongoing crisis in Syria. Calling the country a ‘mess’ he pointed out that it is not America’s fight US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States should not get involved in the ongoing conflict in Syria. Trump’s remarks came shortly after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan …

Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain ground
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain ground

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military should stay out of the escalating conflict in Syria as a shock opposition offensive closes in on the capital, declaring in a social media post, "THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT." With world leaders watching the rapid rebel advance against Syria's Russian- and Iranian-backed president, Bashar Assad, President Joe Biden's national …

Trump hits out at Obama as he says U.S. should not get involved in Syria conflict: ‘Not our fight’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hits out at Obama as he says U.S. should not get involved in Syria conflict: ‘Not our fight’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump criticized former President Barack Obama while wading into …

‘Not our fight’: Donald Trump says US should avoid military action in Syria
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Not our fight’: Donald Trump says US should avoid military action in Syria

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday remarked that the United States should refrain from military action in Syria, as an insurgent offensive has reached the suburbs of the capital, saying, “This is not our fight.” Emmanuel Macron, France's President, right, welcomes US president-elect Donald Trump, before a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, France on Saturday. The US has …

Donald Trump says US should 'not get involved' in conflict in Syria
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump says US should 'not get involved' in conflict in Syria

Op India  

As the rebel forces in Syria have reached Damascus and preparing to seize the city, American president-elect Donald Trump has said that the USA has nothing to do with it, and US forces should not get involved in the conflict. As the Russia and Iran-backed Assad regime is likely to be defeated by the rebel forces, Trump said that it …

Donald Trump takes swipe at Obama as he warns US should not intervene in Syria
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump takes swipe at Obama as he warns US should not intervene in Syria

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has said the US should not get involved in Syria's civil war. The insurgents have claimed Aleppo and a string of other cities and towns across the country’s northwest and look poised to take the capital of Damascus in a bid to topple Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Donald Trump has said the US should not get involved in …

‘Not our fight’: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Not our fight’: President-elect Trump distances US from Syria’s conflict

Al Jazeera  

In a morning social media post, Republican Donald Trump indicated the US should have ‘nothing to do’ with Syria’s war. President-elect Donald Trump has signalled that, under his administration, the United States would cease any involvement in Syria’s long-running civil war, hinting at a possible end to support for Kurdish-led forces in the region. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!” Trump campaigned …

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s ’America First’ Policy: Potential geopolitical shifts in Middle East, implications for Modi, China, Putin, NATO

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's victory marked a drastic shift in U.S. foreign policy, driven by his “America First” principles—non-interventionism, trade protectionism, and a focus on reshaping global relations. Trump on NATO and Global Security Donald Trump’s controversial stance on NATO—where he has accused European allies of free-riding on US military commitments—has raised alarm bells in Europe. The future of transatlantic security also …

Trump Made 3 Big Foreign Policy Mistakes During His First Term. Will He Repeat Them?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Made 3 Big Foreign Policy Mistakes During His First Term. Will He Repeat Them?

Politico  

Trump backers tell me this will not happen in his second term, because his team will be more knowledgeable and disciplined. A former Trump administration national security official told me the dearth of constructive accomplishments in the first term was largely because many of his aides defied him. This was a foreign policy priority during Trump’s first term, in part …

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.

Slate  

Many Europeans woke up Wednesday morning stunned to learn that while they were sleeping, their nightmare had come true—Donald Trump had won the American presidential election, and not by a small margin. During this year’s campaign, he has said he would end the war in Ukraine immediately, even before he takes office—and his one great European friend, Hungarian Prime Minister …

Trump's erratic foreign policy to meet 'a world on fire'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's erratic foreign policy to meet 'a world on fire'

Daily Mail  

Trump's response to Ukraine war could set tone for his agenda * Trump expected to continue arming Israel without strings attached to aid * Trump pledges tough stance on China, ramping up tariffs on goods By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Nov 6 - While campaigning to regain the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump said that he would be able to end Russia's …

Donald Trump wants to change the world from the White House. Here's what he's said he'd do in a second term
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump wants to change the world from the White House. Here's what he's said he'd do in a second term

ABC  

From ending the war in Ukraine in a day, to encouraging Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO members that don't pay the bills, Donald Trump's public proclamations on the foreign policy he'd pursue have alarmed allies. Emma Doyle, a former White House principal deputy chief of staff in Trump's administration, says he "tends to really believe …

Column: Trump wanted to pull the U.S. out of NATO. In a second term, he’s more likely to try
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Trump wanted to pull the U.S. out of NATO. In a second term, he’s more likely to try

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks this month at a rally in Conway, S.C., where he said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies who don’t spend enough on defense. At a campaign rally this month in South Carolina, Trump said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies that don’t spend enough on defense. “Trump creates doubts … that undercut …

Former US President Trump to appoint loyalists to reshape foreign policy on China, NATO and Ukraine
1 year, 3 months ago

Former US President Trump to appoint loyalists to reshape foreign policy on China, NATO and Ukraine

Firstpost  

Among his proposals on the campaign trail this year, Trump has said he would deploy U.S. Special Forces against the Mexican cartels - something unlikely to get the blessing of the Mexican government. “At the outset of his administration, there were a lot of people that were interested in implementing their own policies, not the president’s policies.” Having more loyalists …

Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0
1 year, 7 months ago

Deja Vu: The dark prospect of Trump 2.0

Al Jazeera  

Once again the world is in the grips of a heated US election season that could have global repercussions. Just as he reversed much of what his predecessor, President Barack Obama, achieved globally, whether on climate change, trade, nuclear proliferation, Russia, Europe or the Middle East, Trump would Under a second Trump presidency, it would be impossible to reach another …

‘Predictable, tactical’: How Biden will tackle US foreign policy
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Predictable, tactical’: How Biden will tackle US foreign policy

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden’s administration will make a stark shift away from Donald Trump’s philosophy and style on foreign policy issues. Trump’s approach to foreign policy “was a bit like President Nixon’s”, said Hillary Mann Leverett, who served on the White House national security council in past Republican and Democratic administrations. While Trump “clearly felt an affinity towards autocrats”, Biden “defines himself …

Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision …

Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he’s able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy. From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Trump’s brand of transactional …

Trump Had Less of an Impact on the World Than You Might Think
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump Had Less of an Impact on the World Than You Might Think

Slate  

In the weeks following Donald Trump’s election in 2016, I wrote a seven-part series for Slate exploring just how much damage his proposed policies could do in various regions of the world, based on interviews with regional experts. It would amount to a significant downgrading of U.S. goals in Afghanistan, complicate ongoing talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, …

Obama’s memoir reveals his ambivalence about many of his foreign policy accomplishments.
55 years, 2 months ago

Obama’s memoir reveals his ambivalence about many of his foreign policy accomplishments.

Slate  

Barack Obama’s A Promised Land is as extraordinary and unusual as the man himself. But, he writes, “The image of me that had emerged from the campaign—the starry-eyed idealist who instinctively opposed military action and believed that every problem on the international stage could be solved through high-minded dialogue—had never been entirely accurate.” His views on foreign policy—including his opposition …

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Foreign policy, global order and where Trump and Biden stand
4 years, 4 months ago

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Foreign policy, global order and where Trump and Biden stand

Firstpost  

Ahead of the polls, while Donald Trump has singled out China in his foreign policy agenda, Joe Biden seeks to reverse several foreign policy decisions made by the incumbent administration During the four years of the Donald Trump presidency, United States’ relations with institutions and governments in the rest of the world have diverted significantly away from tradition. In the …

How Biden plans to undo Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and return US to world stage
4 years, 4 months ago

How Biden plans to undo Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and return US to world stage

CNN  

Washington CNN — After four years of norm-bending, treaty-disrupting and alliance-shaking foreign policy from the Trump administration, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is promising to return the US to its more traditional role on the world stage. “Trump’s ‘America First’ has been ‘America Alone,’” said Brian McKeon, a Biden foreign policy adviser and a former White House and Pentagon adviser …

Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes

CNN  

Beirut CNN — All the world’s a stage, Shakespeare wrote. The Egyptian president is, after all, Trump’s “favorite dictator.” Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan wave from the White House …

Trump administration pushes for last-minute foreign policy wins in final campaign sprint
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump administration pushes for last-minute foreign policy wins in final campaign sprint

CNN  

Washington CNN — Less than two weeks from Election Day, the Trump administration is working hard to secure foreign policy victories aimed at providing a last-minute boost in the polls. Two senior administration officials told CNN that the President is pushing to get a number of foreign policy initiatives completed – even if only agreements in principle – ahead of …

Trump reacts to Obama's criticism, calls him 'ineffective' as president
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump reacts to Obama's criticism, calls him 'ineffective' as president

India Today  

US President Donald Trump said that Barack Obama did not do a good job as the 44th President and that is why he ran for presidential elections in 2016. Earlier, former President Barack Obama had slammed President Donald Trump during an address to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, saying that his successor has turned the presidency into “one more …

Ex-GOP Strategist: Can’t Imagine Worse President At This Very Dangerous Moment
5 years, 2 months ago

Ex-GOP Strategist: Can’t Imagine Worse President At This Very Dangerous Moment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Steve Schmidt, a veteran GOP strategist who quit the party in 2018 to protest its capitulation to President Donald Trump, on Tuesday said he cannot imagine anyone worse to lead America as tensions escalate with Iran. “The president has lied many, many thousands of times to the American people so structurally you can’t imagine, I think, a …

Donald Trump's order to assassinate Soleimani was more about grabbing headlines than foreign policy
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump's order to assassinate Soleimani was more about grabbing headlines than foreign policy

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Make no …

Twin foreign policy crises greet Trump as election year dawns
5 years, 2 months ago

Twin foreign policy crises greet Trump as election year dawns

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump is suddenly faced on the first day of election year with hot foreign policy crises with Iran and North Korea that put American lives at risk and could weigh heavily on his own political prospects. Kim Jong Un meanwhile warned North Korea would soon reveal a “new strategic weapon.” If that is code for testing …

Opinion | The high price of Trump’s great betrayal of Syrian Kurds
5 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | The high price of Trump’s great betrayal of Syrian Kurds

Live Mint  

There are several reasons why US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from northern Syria, and leave the region’s Kurds vulnerable to neighbouring Turkey’s military incursion, was a terrible one. In the meantime, Kurds have turned to the Syrian government for protection against Turkish forces, a move that has allowed President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime to reassert its …

Trump’s flip-flopping on Syria proves he does not know how complicated the reality is
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s flip-flopping on Syria proves he does not know how complicated the reality is

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US plan to …

US to deploy more troops to eastern Syria to secure oilfields
5 years, 5 months ago

US to deploy more troops to eastern Syria to secure oilfields

Al Jazeera  

The United States will station additional forces in eastern Syria to protect oilfields in another policy shift that one former senior American official called a “shocking ignorance” of history and geography. The whole thing makes no sense.” Marwan Kabalan from the Arab Center for Research told Al Jazeera the latest move to re-deploy forces to Syria reflects the contradictions in …

Trump has long promised to get out of endless wars - but his latest Syria move may not achieve that
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump has long promised to get out of endless wars - but his latest Syria move may not achieve that

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Trump defended his …

Trump dismisses Syria concerns; Dems walk out of WH meeting
5 years, 5 months ago

Trump dismisses Syria concerns; Dems walk out of WH meeting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Washing his hands of Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday the U.S. has no stake in defending the Kurdish fighters who died by the thousands as America’s partners against IS extremists. White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham called Pelosi’s action “baffling but not surprising.” She said the speaker “had no intention of listening or contributing to an important meeting …

President Trump Defends His Decision To Pull U.S. Forces From Syria
5 years, 5 months ago

President Trump Defends His Decision To Pull U.S. Forces From Syria

NPR  

President Trump Defends His Decision To Pull U.S. Forces From Syria Defending his controversial decision to pull back U.S. forces in Syria in the face of a Turkish incursion into Kurdish parts of the country, President Trump said "it's not our problem." AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria received a resounding condemnation today in …

Opinion: In his unconscionable betrayal of the Kurds, Trump was winging it — again
5 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: In his unconscionable betrayal of the Kurds, Trump was winging it — again

LA Times  

In one sense, the Syria debacle is a singular moment in the Trump presidency, and arguably in American history. Trump and the handful of surrogates willing to defend this grotesquerie are quite comfortable arguing about “endless wars” and “Trump’s mandate” as an abstract matter. Trump may indeed have campaigned on getting out of Syria, he didn’t campaign on potentially freeing …

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