Indeed, following a visit to Israel John Bolton announced the removal of forces from Syria would not happen 'immediately' as promised but instead be a slow and gradual process - one more Bait And Switch Trump has pulled on supporters. . ..…
Turkish leader says US President Donald Trump's plan to pull military forces out of Syria should be put into action carefully and with the right partners, saying Turkey is the only country that can help its NATO get the job done.. ..…
The statement was made in response to Trump's earlier remarks, which some Israeli media outlets described as American policy change on Syria... ..…
Pinning Clinton's defeat and Trump's victory on him was easy peasy.. He is even right that it's better to get out of Syria sooner than later, provided, of course, that the exit is executed in thoughtful, not reckless, way and provided that the more progressive forces in the region are not..…
Today, the left has united with the opposition to President Donald Trump's decision to bring 2,000 troops home from Syria and potential plans to withdraw from Afghanistan. ..…
As with everything Trump says he’ll do, I’ll worry about this when he actually takes some step to do it. ... Trump has asked the networks for airtime tomorrow night to “address the nation.” ..…
According to Trump's establishment critics, the worst thing that Trump has done in announcing withdrawal from Syria is to concede defeat to Russia, Iran, and Assad... ..…
The Afghan war in particular could become a key campaign issue in the upcoming presidential cycle after a decade on the sidelines, and liberal Democrats in the House may have more leeway to raise objections to U.S. military involvement under Democratic leadership. ...…
Webb, outspoken opponent of Iraq war, is being considered as President Trump seeks to carry out campaign promises to withdraw American troops from Syria and Afghanistan.. ..…
All of these attacks came after United States President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State and announced the withdrawal of all American troops from Syria and about half of all American troops from Afghanistan. ... Israel was also shaken by President Trump’s..…
The American military and diplomatic corps are taking advantage of this weakness in order to provoke conflict as an excuse to start with Syria and Iran. ... President Trump is deliberately provoking China with a trade war which will culminate with a major incident either against Taiwan (eg..…
Joseph Dunford, Chairman of US Chiefs of Staff and James Jeffrey, Trump's on Syria and the war on ISIS. ... This declaration, say our sources, will make it difficult for Trump administration to go through with the withdrawal of the US from Syria, given the repeated US..…
Sachs disabuses us of the notion that United States, has sought to overthrow Syrian Bashar al-Assad for the purpose of bringing democracy to Syria, citing US support for Saudi Arabia.. In statement following Trump's announcement, Veterans for Peace lauded the goal of total removal of US..…
In recent interview with Intercept's Jeremy Scahill, Noam Chomsky urged United States to defend its Kurdish allies Syria... For Chomsky, President Trump's announcement and leave Kurds open to attack from Turkey or Assad regime. ..…
The US has dispatched hundreds of military trucks comprising weapons and military equipment to Deir Ezzur province in Eastern Syria since President Donald Trump declared his decision to withdraw troops from the country, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. . ..…
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from Syria was made, without consulting his team or allies, and over strong objections from virtually everyone involved in the fight against Islamic State group, according to U.S and Turkish officials... ... Everyone in the..…
United States Defense Secretary James “Mad Dog” Mattis announced his resignation December 20, the day after President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from Syria became public. While Mattis has disagreed with his boss before, apparently President Trump’s decision to..…