Newsweek has learned that President Trump was given alternative Syria withdrawal plans involving UN peacemakers and diplomatic pressure, but opted instead for a speedy exit.
In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump's decision to exit Syria, his National Security Council staff had been preparing and presenting a variety of plans for an orderly withdrawal, a National Security Council official told. The goal was to avoid a violent rush to fill a power vacuum opened by a sudden U.S. exit. These plans were abandoned completely by Trump in favor of an immediate retreat after a call with his Turkish counterpart. Within days of the decision, U.S.
"When you are the strongest nation on the planet militarily and diplomatically, there are so many different ways you cannot achieve the same result," the official said. U.S. military vehicles are seen patrolling along a road near the town of Tal Baydar in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Al-Hasakeh province, October 12, 2019. President Donald Trump opted to withdraw from a fight between two partners, NATO ally Turkey and Kurdish-led forces that were crucial in the U.S.-backed fight against ISIS.spoke to than the Syria withdrawal itself was the way in which it was conducted, with the president ignoring advisers to pursue a hasty exit.
The Kurds are an ethnic minority whose ancestral homelands span four modern-day nations—Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, all of which host separatist movements with complex ties to the government. While condemning a decades-long insurgency against NATO ally Turkey, the U.S. previously sided with Kurdish forces in neighboring Iraq, where they proved a key ally in overthrowing the government of Saddam Hussein and, later, were part of the anti-ISIS fight in that country as well.
The president's methods have led to deep confusion that may not be reflected in official statements. Gallego warned that"we can't trust any readouts" from the administration because"the circle around the president is many yes-women and [yes-]men, and even when they oppose him they are allowing the record to reflect otherwise."."For example, that DoD didn't have a strong reaction to the Syria pullout.
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