update 12/29/18
Russia, Turkey discuss coordination in Syria after U.S. withdrawal https://t.co/cZL6yPYoYH pic.twitter.com/jHuzNrinav
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 29, 2018
update 12/23/18
Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria defied the warnings of his senior advisers — including Bolton, Mattis and Pompeo — while blindsiding U.S. allies, from @missy_ryan and @jdawsey1 https://t.co/jPvqVYdf3Z
— Alan Sipress (@AlanSipress) December 20, 2018
more stuff since yesterday:
Vladimir Putin Welcomes U.S. Withdrawal From Syria https://t.co/HJwk43BYxj
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) December 20, 2018
Trump gave Putin a big Christmas present this year: Syria.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) December 19, 2018
This is ghastly. https://t.co/lW77oA7K7h
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 19, 2018
This giveaway to Russia must be evaluated in the context of the emerging evidence of Trump's quid pro quo with Putin. Trump & his team clearly asked for and got Russian business and election help. Did he & they signal policy concessions in exchange–& is this another example? https://t.co/nVr6lE7yyU
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) December 19, 2018
Trump abruptly announces withdrawal of troops from Syria against the advice of General Mattis and the Pentagon.
Three questions:
1. Why is Trump doing this?
2. Why is Trump doing this now against the advice of his own Generals?
3. Who does this benefit and who does this hurt?
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) December 20, 2018
So, Trump talked to Erdogan, and Netanyahu…
…but not the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Tell me more about how anthem kneeling disrespects the military. https://t.co/OxiujTvmwq
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) December 20, 2018
Putin applauded Trump's decision to begin pulling U.S. forces out of Syria https://t.co/TV1dsg2vDS
— POLITICO (@politico) December 20, 2018
It is not FAKE NEWS that Russia, Iran, and Assad are unhappy about our decision to withdraw from Syria.
They are ECSTATIC! https://t.co/7cZgEDBbdT
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 20, 2018
So much for Trump’s conceit that he is the most pro-Israel president ever. A U.S. withdrawal from Syria will entrench Iran on Israel’s doorstep. That damage vastly outweighs the empty symbolism of moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. My latest: https://t.co/0gdlRq5x7S
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) December 19, 2018
It's almost as if abandoning allies has consequences https://t.co/cxYdqmvKd1
— Dan Byman (@dbyman) December 20, 2018
Sad! 