Trump's Actions Are Direct Threat to National Security

[Old 'N Chill]

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Hillary Clinton: Trump’s actions ‘direct threat’ to national security



As an impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s actions on Ukraine begins, Hillary Clinton says that it appears "that there is evidence of abuse of power and obstruction of justice and contempt of Congress."

The former secretary of state and daughter Chelsea sit down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the decision to withdraw troops from Syria, Trump's tweet attacks, and their new book, “Gutsy Women.”

Hillary Clinton: Trump’s actions ‘direct threat’ to national security | PBS NewsHour

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Syria withdrawal is Haphazard and Almost Unprecendented

Former Trump Envoy: Syria Withdrawal Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unprecedented'

Brett McGurk, who resigned from Trump's national security team in December and also served in the Obama and Bush administrations, tells NPR that Trump making such a drastic announcement shortly after speaking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has turned a vital foreign policy decision into a potential crisis.

"Presidents do a lot of things, but the most consequential are decisions of war and peace like this, and you can't make decisions on a haphazard basis after a single call with a foreign leader," McGurk says on NPR's Morning Edition on Tuesday. "This is almost unprecedented."

Trump's decision to give Turkey more room to operate at the border contradicts recommendations from top officials in the Pentagon and the State Department. It's also raising concerns that a Turkish invasion into northern Syria could endanger U.S.-allied Kurdish forces, leave thousands of jihadist prisoners unguarded — and even lead to a new strengthening of the Islamic State.

There are just about 1,000 American troops in Syria now, but they are supporting a critical ally in the U.S. fight against ISIS: the Syrian Democratic Forces, which includes some 60,000 Christian, Arab and Kurdish fighters.

If American troops are removed, the fear is that Turkey's military will move in.

Turkey considers the Kurdish separatist fighters to be terrorists, since they have been linked to attacks on the government in Turkey.

Former Trump Envoy: Withdrawing From Syria Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unpreceden : NPR

 

[DiAnna]

Re: Syria withdrawal is Haphazard and Almost Unprecendented

Former Trump Envoy: Withdrawing From Syria Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unpreceden : NPR

From the link:

"And the Turkish are going to target the Kurdish communities especially and they are going to do ethnic cleansing to them and they are going to change the demography," Kobani Abdi says."

This final paragraph in the link pretty much says it all:

"The Russians are listening to this. The Iranians are listening this. This Assad regime are listening to this," McGurk says. "It increases the risk for personnel out there in the field, and it increases the risk for our country because it will be harder for us to work with allies. The value of an American handshake really depreciates when you make decisions like this."

 

[Oborosen]

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Hillary Clinton: Trump’s actions ‘direct threat’ to national security | PBS NewsHour

More assumption and allegation. Not really interested at this point, seeing as too many have failed at selling this particular brand of snake oil.

 

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Re: Syria withdrawal is Haphazard and Almost Unprecendented

Former Trump Envoy: Withdrawing From Syria Is 'Haphazard' And 'Almost Unpreceden : NPR

Congress couldn't bring themselves to vote for War Authorization and now they want out? We are not the world's police.

 

[nitroexpress]

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Hillary Clinton: Trump’s actions ‘direct threat’ to national security | PBS NewsHour

So by what authorization are we even in Syria. Assad didn't invite us and there never was a declared war.