Syria conflict: Trump slows down troop withdrawal

[JacksinPA]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46723603

US President Donald Trump has now said the abrupt withdrawal of US troops from Syria he announced earlier this month will be carried out "slowly".

"We're slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting Isis [Islamic State] remnants," he tweeted on Monday.
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Maybe someone with some common sense finally got him to lesson to reason. But this is typical Trump: say one thing, then change your mind & do another.

 

[Common Sense 1]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46723603

US President Donald Trump has now said the abrupt withdrawal of US troops from Syria he announced earlier this month will be carried out "slowly".

"We're slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting Isis [Islamic State] remnants," he tweeted on Monday.
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Maybe someone with some common sense finally got him to lesson to reason. But this is typical Trump: say one thing, then change your mind & do another.

So people were in a major bitch over the pull out but now the pull out might be slowed down and you are still having a major bitch.
What a damn surprise! :beatdeadhorse

 

[WillyPete]

So people were in a major bitch over the pull out but now the pull out might be slowed down and you are still having a major bitch.
What a damn surprise! :beatdeadhorse

Trump lost General Mattis, one of the few cabinet members with broad credibility, over this before reversing himself (again) but it's the opposition that has a problem.

Ok, sure.

 

[ttwtt78640]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46723603

US President Donald Trump has now said the abrupt withdrawal of US troops from Syria he announced earlier this month will be carried out "slowly".

"We're slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting Isis [Islamic State] remnants," he tweeted on Monday.
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Maybe someone with some common sense finally got him to lesson to reason. But this is typical Trump: say one thing, then change your mind & do another.

Yep, that (bolded above) is not a trait of many politicians - it is unique to Trump.

 

[WillyPete]

Yep, that (bolded above) is not a trait of many politicians - it is unique to Trump.

Distasteful as it may be, most pols manage to make such moves without alienating their own staff to the point they resign.

 

[apdst]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46723603

US President Donald Trump has now said the abrupt withdrawal of US troops from Syria he announced earlier this month will be carried out "slowly".

"We're slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting Isis [Islamic State] remnants," he tweeted on Monday.
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Maybe someone with some common sense finally got him to lesson to reason. But this is typical Trump: say one thing, then change your mind & do another.

Now y'all are going to piss-n-moan about the withdrawal taking too long. :lamo

 

[Harshaw]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46723603

US President Donald Trump has now said the abrupt withdrawal of US troops from Syria he announced earlier this month will be carried out "slowly".

"We're slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting Isis [Islamic State] remnants," he tweeted on Monday.
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Maybe someone with some common sense finally got him to lesson to reason. But this is typical Trump: say one thing, then change your mind & do another.

Regardless of who is making decisions, as a general matter, what is the correct policy for us to have in Syria, and how will we know we've achieved success?

 

[SCrider]

So people were in a major bitch over the pull out but now the pull out might be slowed down and you are still having a major bitch.
What a damn surprise! :beatdeadhorse

How do you slowly withdraw 2000 or so troops? It seems that that would eave the remaining ones at a greater risk?

 

[apdst]

Distasteful as it may be, most pols manage to make such moves without alienating their own staff to the point they resign.

Somebody got to General Mattis. Someone threatened to smear him, or promised him something in the next administration. He may have even gotten a phone call from Mueller.

 

[SCrider]

Somebody got to General Mattis. Someone threatened to smear him, or promised him something in the next administration. He may have even gotten a phone call from Mueller.

Yeah, that seems to be the most likely scenario there.:roll:

 

[apdst]

Yeah, that seems to be the most likely scenario there.:roll:

Why didn't General Mattis say a single word about withdrawing from Iraq?

 

[Rexedgar]

somebody got to general mattis. Someone threatened to smear him, or promised him something in the next administration. He may have even gotten a phone call from mueller.

ct>>>

 

[SCrider]

Why didn't General Mattis say a single word about withdrawing from Iraq?

No Idea. We are talking about Syria here.

 

[Skeptic Bob]

Yep, that (bolded above) is not a trait of many politicians - it is unique to Trump.

Most of them do it, but Trump holds the land speed record for it.

 

[apdst]

No Idea. We are talking about Syria here.

A general officer with 40 years in service and current SECDEF gets mad and quits? Nothing about that makes sense.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Most of them do it, but Trump holds the land speed record for it.

Yep, and the only one said to always change from the wrong position to the even more wrong position - even if one or both of those positions was/is held by a demorat.

 

[apdst]

ct>>>

Right! Because backroom political deals NEVER, EVER take place.

 

[Rexedgar]

Right! Because backroom political deals NEVER, EVER take place.

I’ll play along. What dirt/deal do you envision in regard to Gen. Mattis?

 

[apdst]

I’ll play along. What dirt/deal do you envision in regard to Gen. Mattis?

I alreasy mentioned the possibilities. Re-read the post you responded to.

 

[TU Curmudgeon]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46723603

US President Donald Trump has now said the abrupt withdrawal of US troops from Syria he announced earlier this month will be carried out "slowly".

"We're slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting Isis [Islamic State] remnants," he tweeted on Monday.
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Maybe someone with some common sense finally got him to lesson to reason. But this is typical Trump: say one thing, then change your mind & do another.

How can Mr. Trump possibly be fighting ISISISISILDAESHWHATEVER when He has already announced that He had defeated it?

 

[TU Curmudgeon]

Somebody got to General Mattis. Someone threatened to smear him, or promised him something in the next administration. He may have even gotten a phone call from Mueller.

Yep, it's all a part of the great, huge, enormous, covert, hidden, secret, conspiracy plot.

 

[apdst]

Yep, it's all a part of the great, huge, enormous, covert, hidden, secret, conspiracy plot.

He probably had a "tarmac meeting".