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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Mon Dec 31, 2018, 09:49 PM Dec 2018

New York Times: Trump gives military four months to leave Syria

Source: CNN (citing The NY Times)

President Donald Trump will give the Pentagon about four months to withdraw the nearly 2,000 military personnel stationed in Syria, The New York Times reported Monday, citing administration officials.

Trump told Lt. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, the head of US forces fighting ISIS in the region, during his trip to Iraq last week that troops could have several months to ensure a succinct departure, two US officials told the Times.

A Pentagon spokesman, Cmdr. Sean Robertson, told the Times on Monday, "I'll let the president's words speak for themselves."

The White House did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment on the Times' story.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/31/politics/trump-syria-four-months-nyt/index.html

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New York Times: Trump gives military four months to leave Syria (Original Post) oberliner Dec 2018 OP

Can someone with military knowledge translate this statement? AJT Dec 2018 #1

We have an apolitical military, so that's about all he can say yurbud Dec 2018 #2

In addition to being apolitical as mentioned above..... reACTIONary Dec 2018 #5

What happened to blasting Obama for telling in advance when troops will come home? George II Dec 2018 #3

Bibi and Saudi Arabia aren't going to like this, watoos Dec 2018 #4

AJT

(5,240 posts)

1. Can someone with military knowledge translate this statement?

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 09:52 PM

Dec 2018

"A Pentagon spokesman, Cmdr. Sean Robertson, told the Times on Monday, "I'll let the president's words speak for themselves.""

Is this a statement supportive of 45 or not?

yurbud

(39,405 posts)

2. We have an apolitical military, so that's about all he can say

Reply to AJT (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 09:57 PM

Dec 2018

reACTIONary

(5,770 posts)

5. In addition to being apolitical as mentioned above.....

Reply to AJT (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 11:54 PM

Dec 2018

.... i is also the common dodge used by tRump's own spokesperson whenever he says something that can't be explained.

So I think it's a two-fer: Completely apolitical with a twist of irony.

George II

(67,782 posts)

3. What happened to blasting Obama for telling in advance when troops will come home?

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 10:28 PM

Dec 2018

Is this different?

watoos

(7,142 posts)

4. Bibi and Saudi Arabia aren't going to like this,

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 10:51 PM

Dec 2018

but Putin calls the shots.

The Iran-Iraq-Syria gas pipeline is a go. The Shia pipeline beat out the Sunni pipeline.

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