Amash on Syria: Trump's not ending anything

[Swordsmyth]

Trumps a populist. He floats these trial balloons to see how much support he gets. If something doesn't get enough support he pulls back on it. It's been that way from day one.

Which is why the trolls surge every time he does it before he can actually pull us out they want to create an impression that it isn't popular because all he gets is hate from the pro-war camp and hate from the "he's not going to actually do it" crowd.

[Swordsmyth]

By saying Trump hasn't really deescalated is siding with war mongers? That doesn't make sense.

Yes it does, it tells Trump he won't get any support for pulling out while the warmongers make it clear he will lose their support.

[enhanced_deficit]

I hope Amash's skepticism would be proven wrong.. but my fear is it might not looking at recent trends.




The total number of U.S. troops Trump sent to the Middle East between May 2019 and Oct 2019 = 14,000

And subtract 50 troops from Syria-Turkey border region and add 50 troops to another part of Syria.

Net Result = We're getting out of mideast!


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[Swordsmyth]

I hope Amash's skepticism would be proven wrong.. but my fear is it might not looking at recent trends.




The total number of U.S. troops Trump sent to the Middle East between May 2019 and Oct 2019 = 14,000

And subtract 50 troops from Syria-Turkey border region and add 50 troops to another part of Syria.

Net Result = We're getting out of mideast!


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U.S. active-duty military presence overseas is at its smallest in decades

[tebowlives]

U.S. active-duty military presence overseas is at its smallest in decades

Big deal. We are fighting with more technology and less boots on the ground.

"The U.S. military presence in Germany peaked at 274,119 in 1962, nearly eight times its level last year."
Thank goodness for that. Many Americans died in Germany during that time

"The five countries with the largest active-duty U.S. military presence in 2016 were Japan (38,818), Germany (34,602), South Korea (24,189), Italy (12,088) and Afghanistan (9,023). Of the top five countries, Afghanistan is the only one in open conflict, an issue that President Donald Trump addressed in a speech Monday."

Makes sense. Put the least amount of troops in an area of open conflict so less get killed. I believe that is out of Pattons playbook.

But I got robbed only 4 times last year compared to 5 times the year before. Things are looking up.
Yea Trump

At least he's not escalating as much as the previous Presidents.

[tebowlives]

Yes it does, it tells Trump he won't get any support for pulling out while the warmongers make it clear he will lose their support.

Weren't they just moved South? We haven't really pulled anyone out of Syria or at least a significant amount.

[acptulsa]

U.S. active-duty military presence overseas is at its smallest in decades

Still cooked numbers. They admit it right on that site.

By the way, Amash was just on Bleats the Press.

[Swordsmyth]

Weren't they just moved South? We haven't really pulled anyone out of Syria or at least a significant amount.

They were moved to Iraq, it's a phased withdrawal which is what Trump always said it would be.




Defense Secretary Mark Esper says that under the current plan all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the military will continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State group to prevent its resurgence.

His comments were the first to specifically lay out where American troops will go as they leave Syria and what the counter-IS fight could look like. Esper said he has spoken to his Iraqi counterpart about the plan to shift the more than 700 troops leaving Syria into western Iraq.

As Esper left Washington on Saturday, U.S. troops were continuing to pull out of northern Syria after Turkey's invasion into the border region.

He added that the U.S. withdrawal will be deliberate and safe, and will take "weeks not days."
According to a U.S. official on Saturday, about a couple of hundred troops have left Syria so far. The U.S. forces have been largely consolidated in one location in the west and a few locations in the east.

More at: https://news.yahoo.com/defense-chief...024248227.html

[enhanced_deficit]

Any news of troops pull back and reducing global interventions is good news. BTW anyone knows how many troops were pulled back?
Also, there are conflicting reports that on the surface could suggest 'bi-polar inner self' but should avoid jumping to such conclusions until fog clears.

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MAGA indulged in his "inner Sheldon Adelson" and sent 14,000 more troops to Mideast from May 2019 to Oct 2019

Hawkish America-First leadership on globalist interventions front, Iran needed to be taken care of for US interests also and not just because MAGA's top donor is member of our closest ally Israel's military that faces existential threats from Iran:


Trump did not indulge his "inner Libertarion" with sending of more troops to Iraq

US troops leaving Syria will go to Iraq, says Pentagon chief
4 hours ago
Media captionUS troops pass through Tal Tamer before a convoy of ambulances arrives from Ras al-Ain All US troops withdrawing from northern Syria are expected to be relocated to western Iraq, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed.

Mr Esper told reporters that, under current plans, about 1,000 soldiers would be redeployed to help stop the resurgence of Islamic State (IS).
President Donald Trump has previously pledged to bring US troops home.

bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50117765



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From Iraq to the Red Sea, Iran-Israel Battleground Now Spans Entire Mideast
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As the eyes of many in the Middle East are focused on northern Syria, a special note should be given to what was said in Tehran. After a mysterious incident off the coast of Saudi Arabia, it took the Iranians time to reach a conclusion as to what happened there. But on Wednesday, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission in Tehran said that Israel and Saudi Arabia were involved in the attack on the Iranian oil tanker that came after a series of similar attacks by Iran on tankers making their way to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In other words, the Iranian account with Israel is still open – and sooner or later an attempt might be made to close it.

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Alleged IDF airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed paramilitaries have heightened divisions between the Shiite groups and Iraqi government
20 September 2019
BAGHDAD (AP) — As the United States and Israel escalate their push to contain Iranian influence in the Middle East, countries in Tehran’s orbit are feeling the heat.
Pro-Iranian militias across Lebanon, Syria and Iraq are being targeted, both with economic sanctions and precision airstrikes hitting their bases and infrastructure. This is putting the governments that host them in the crosshairs of an escalating confrontation and raising the prospect of open conflict.

[jmdrake]

He also rushed to the defense of Trump when Ilham Omar criticized US foreign policy.

That was a bit of a disappointment.

[jmdrake]

He also rushed to the defense of Trump when Ilham Omar criticized US foreign policy.

That was a bit of a disappointment.

[enhanced_deficit]

Global Policing: More US troops heading to Syria, Iraq
June 17, 2020
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) —
2,200 paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team deploying to Iraq and Syria amid the coronavirus pandemic ...

[Swordsmyth]

There will always be troops heading out as part of troop rotation until they are all home, but we have cut the number of troops in Iraq in half since January and we are going to keep reducing that number until they are all gone.

I've explained this troop rotation issue before but the TDS trolls like to twist the truth.

[TheCount]

There will always be troops heading out as part of troop rotation until they are all home, but we have cut the number of troops in Iraq in half since January and we are going to keep reducing that number until they are all gone.

I've explained this troop rotation issue before but the TDS trolls like to twist the truth.

Was Amash correct in what he said in the OP?

[Swordsmyth]

Was Amash correct in what he said in the OP?

No.