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https://politicalwire.com/2019/10/21/trump-handed-isis-its-biggest-victory-in-years/Trump Handed ISIS Its Biggest Victory In Years
October 21, 2019 at 6:46 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
New York Times: When President Trump announced this month that he would pull American troops out of northern Syria and make way for a Turkish attack on the Kurds, Washingtons onetime allies, many warned that he was removing the spearhead of the campaign to defeat the Islamic State, also known as ISIS.
Now, analysts say that Mr. Trumps pullout has handed the Islamic State its biggest win in more than four years and greatly improved its prospects. With American forces rushing for the exits, in fact, American officials said last week that they were already losing their ability to collect critical intelligence about the groups operations on the ground.
Now, analysts say that Mr. Trumps pullout has handed the Islamic State its biggest win in more than four years and greatly improved its prospects. With American forces rushing for the exits, in fact, American officials said last week that they were already losing their ability to collect critical intelligence about the groups operations on the ground.
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babylonsister
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bdamomma
(63,868 posts)2. After watching
Richard Engel talking to ISIS members Europe and yes even us should be on high alert, they hate the WEST. And Europe will remember who unleashed this evil on them. They were contained for 4 years now they are running free... ... horrible.
BootinUp
(47,162 posts)3. This will be the one thing Trump is
Most despised for.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)4. yet, Cowardly Cadet Bone Spurs TrumPutin doesn't have a clue
He never considered any consequences except, perhaps, the revenue stream from the towers in Istanbul.
moondust
(19,991 posts)5. Boss's orders.
I suspect Putin told him to get his troops out of Syria and of course he complied. Assad probably wants the region for its oil and agriculture after it is ethnically cleansed of the Kurds.