how this is spun in both left and rightwing media is disgusting.
and is hypocritical to say the least.
even the republicans are threatening sanctions on turkey due to trump unilateral decision.
and that right there is the real crux.
because you are right,there have been talks about withdrawing from Syria,which is part of trumps campaign.all good on that front.
however,those talks also included dealing with ISIS prisoners,and a safe domain for the kurds.which was a main reason why they helped in the fight against ISIS.america has a long history of f**king over the kurds.trump is just one in a long line of dickovers.
by trump just unilaterally deciding to remove the remaining troops,leaves the pfg open to their long time nemesis turkey.who have a long history with the kurds (who are no angels).
which leaves the kurds little choice but to crawl back to assad (and ostensibly the Russians,and iran) for assistance in fighting turkey.
which,if it goes down this way.
means that everything gained...EVERYTHING..
was for nothing.
literally zero,zip,nada.
and will leave assad,russia,iran and possibly china,in a far better position.
this blundering and bulmbling move,in a long line of American blunders,has left us with nothing,while empowering our global competitors.
and this isn't exactly a secret.
our own military intelligence has been warning of this for decades,but for 2 decades politics has trumped prudence.