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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOMG! ISIS was cornered in Syria. A "Tora Bora" situation. Twitler pulls our troops out!
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https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1077327743820410880.htmlNew: In weeks before the Syria decision, national security adviser John Bolton instructed senior officials to meet directly with coalition partners and assure them the US is staying in Syria until Iran is out of Syria, two sources tell CNN. 1/
2/Syria withdrawal was a complete reversal, done without deliberation" and "no consideration of risks. Allies and partners are shocked and totally bewildered, Syrian Democratic Forces dont believe this is happening, a senior administration official familiar tells me.
3/Decision comes at critical time in fight against ISIS, with US military & partners in a Tora Bora situation in N. Syria with ISIS cornered. US has reason to believe ISIS leader al-Baghdadi & senior cmdrs could be trapped in a little pocket," based in part on vigorous defense
4/Contradicting President Trump, the Senior Admin Official warns Russia loves this, referring to the US withdrawal, and continues to send a message to partners that if Americans are your friends, theyll abandon you
5/More broadly, this official says the national security decision-making process in the administration has "basically stopped working...with decisions made on a whim on phone calls"
2/Syria withdrawal was a complete reversal, done without deliberation" and "no consideration of risks. Allies and partners are shocked and totally bewildered, Syrian Democratic Forces dont believe this is happening, a senior administration official familiar tells me.
3/Decision comes at critical time in fight against ISIS, with US military & partners in a Tora Bora situation in N. Syria with ISIS cornered. US has reason to believe ISIS leader al-Baghdadi & senior cmdrs could be trapped in a little pocket," based in part on vigorous defense
4/Contradicting President Trump, the Senior Admin Official warns Russia loves this, referring to the US withdrawal, and continues to send a message to partners that if Americans are your friends, theyll abandon you
5/More broadly, this official says the national security decision-making process in the administration has "basically stopped working...with decisions made on a whim on phone calls"
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OMG! ISIS was cornered in Syria. A "Tora Bora" situation. Twitler pulls our troops out! (Original Post)
Roland99
Dec 2018
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Docreed2003
(16,869 posts)1. Amazing...and the right just nods their head in approval
Sneederbunk
(14,297 posts)2. A veritable cut and run.
House of Roberts
(5,179 posts)7. Not only that.
A coordinated cut and run.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)3. Red Don strikes again.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,397 posts)10. the Cowardly Red Don
safeinOhio
(32,713 posts)4. A great subject for the House
to investigate. Just like Benghazi.
moondust
(20,002 posts)5. Blackmail?
Roland99
(53,342 posts)6. If that's the case..."hangin's too good for him!!"
moondust
(20,002 posts)8. No telling
who has all the kompromat on him, whom they might share it with, and what any of them might do with it once they've got the goods in hand.
I'd settle for hangin'--by his heels.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)11. I'm willing to bet there's "kompromat" or "quid pro quo" from...
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Israel
Qatar
UAE
And who knows who else
TexasBushwhacker
(20,209 posts)9. Right before Trump pulled out of Syria
SOMEONE produced the SIGNED Letter Of Intent regarding the Trump Hotel in Moscow. This was after weeks of Trump saying he NEVER had any deals with Russia. Putin has more dirt on him BELIEVE IT.