He says alot of things most of which is nonsense. And it is about the logistics as @KirkDuyt said
Source?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/13/trump-us-troops-northern-syria-turkish-assault-kurds
He's not entirely doing that. He's sending more troops to Saudi Arabia. It just seems that there's other things driving these decisions.
For training? or to man bases?
Are you honestly this naive?
That hasn't stopped the US military before has it?
Yeah not sure there's a rational argument against this.
Either way, he's not bringing em home as he keeps saying.
Its only 1000 troops though. Thats nothing. They arent even "coming home" they are going elsewhere in the region. Its just smokes and mirrors. Meanwhile He is sending more troops to saudi arabia because. Apparently the Saudis are "paying "for them. whatever that means
. Moving the small amount of troops from syria made NO strategic sense other than being able to tell gullible people that the USA bought the troops home which is the furthest thing from the truth.Come on, don't just repeat a disingenuous MAGA talking point without the context of the current situation in Syria and how this "pulling out" actually happened.
I would say the difference with the Saudi situation as they are being invited by a sovereign nation, also the US and Saudi have an alliance and with the attacks on their oil facilities there are legitimate reason to send troops there. With Syria, i agree it's pretty much backstabbing the Kurds, but in terms of American interests what are they gaining in the long term? Do you really think Turkey and Assad would let the Kurds keep the area they are currently controlling?Its only 1000 troops though. Thats nothing. They arent even "coming home" they are going elsewhere in the region. Its just smokes and mirrors. Meanwhile He is sending more troops to saudi arabia because. Apparently the Saudis are "paying "for them. whatever that means
MAGA!
They sure made it known now that being an ally of America, in this case against ISIS, doesn’t really matter to Americans in the long term.
You say that the US and Saudis have an alliance and this some how this is the difference with the Kurds? And this is why its better for the USA to send troops to SA and pull out of a strategic area in nothern Syria and abondon actual Allies in the Kurds? And The Saudis somehow need the US forces there to help defend oil facilities because the Saudis dont have a capable military to do so?
It is different as the Kurds don't form part of a sovereign nation, they are another proxy group in the civil war, technically the US are an occupying force in Syria. And you didn't answer my question, when Assad finishes off the rebels and turns his attention to the Kurds, what happens then? Are the US going to ignite the Syrian war again by fighting the regime? Not to mention , Turkey a NATO ally who consider some of their factions to be a threat to their national security right on their border?
Dominionism
i Dont see why that matters in the grand sceme of things. The USA had a stategic reason to be there and had an alliance with the Kurds who were doing most of the ground work fighting for them.
Currently the Kurds were forced to form an alliance with Assad brokered by the russians. Russia is now getting the foot hold they wanted in syria. Its a complete shit show. Turkey were never going to attack US forces Protecting the Kurds. Trump was a coward and called Turkeys bluff. There was no reason to come out of Syria in the way Trump did. its now a complicated shit show and the only one smiling at the end is Moscow
It matters because you are comparing SA with the Kurds. And being an occupying force, means they shouldn't really be there.
Also I would also add, if the US really wanted a foothold/ally in Syria they had a chance during the civil war and that was Obama's call, so wonder if you are just as critical of him.
Didn't appear to be that sudden. Sounds like he was working half capacity for a while and spent a decent amount in the hospital before it.Elijah Cummings passed away suddenly just a short time ago
the problem with that is.... Now Russia has taken over the bases that the United States left behind. Its like you're thinking once you leave there the common folk will rise up and take over there land and all will be well again. Russian troops have now basically swapped places with the Americans. This makes sense how exactly?
They would be stopping Russia from occupying Northern Syria, they would stop Erdoğan from committing genocide, they would continue to keep the isis prisoners in the jail, stopping a war from happening and general destabilisation in the middle East. This is why they were there. It was only 1000 troops. The USA have more troops doing drills in South Korea.
Imagine giving Assad his sweetest wet dream for free
the man literally waked up Monday morning with the greatest gift he could have thought of. The resistance force of the Kurds, the one thorn in his side from keeping him from rising up again, are not just there for the taking, they are being forced to surrender everything in a bid to stay off the turks from slaughtering them.Russia is in Syria because they have been invited by their government to assist in the civil war, of course Russia will benefit in having an ally in Syria but ultimately they are fighting on behalf of the Syrian government so they can reclaim their land. So no, Russia are not occupying Syria. .
This is hilarious, the US being a stabilising force in the ME
You don't seem to grasp what sovereignty is, do you? US bases are in South Korea with permission of the Korean gov, therefore it's not an occupation.
And this isn't even what's happening. They are just being relocated to Iraq.Imagine giving Assad his sweetest wet dream for free
But hey.... Trump brought the troops home.. USA USA!
The lion roared in to make the kill. It's only fair that it should now allow the hyena's to pick on the bones of the dead.This is hilarious, the US being a stabilising force in the ME
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I have gone through why the usa presence is needed there already lets nopt go in circels
Wait ... Syria reclaiming control...or Assad?
Obama failed miserably in the ME and alot of these problems being faced are becuase of him. That doesnt mean that things have to be made worse? who says im complaining just now?
no he's not wrong it doesnt mean you fecking let them loose. Thats insane.
Yes as they were bascially there as a strategic placement to keep relative peace and stop genocide amonst the other vast amount of things ive listed. If some other plan was formed to avoid everything that was predicted to have happened in the last 2 weeks then fine by all means withdraw. The cost for keeping them there was miniscule to what it actually helped achieve. You make it sound like there were 100k troops there. Your idea seems to be that they shouldnt be there becuase Asaad didnt sent them an invite which is insane to me.
Haha did he really say that?
Kinda? This doesn't seem to be where the picture is from.
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I don't think so. Easily imaginable though, isn't it?
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The photo seems to be from the point at which Trump was talking about Syria having "lots of sand they can play with." She's really just a poor sod trying her damnedest to write a verbatim transcript. At that moment she was surprised to hear the word "sand" being mentioned so started looking for clues. As she does so the dumb feck repeated the word and she got back to transcribing.
Ha thanks for the clarification. The sad thing is that in a way I didn't doubt for a second he could have said the other thing.
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