
Big news. President Trump has declared victory over ISIS, and he’s calling for our troops to come home.
After historic victories against ISIS, it’s time to bring our great young people home! pic.twitter.com/xoNjFzQFTp
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018
“So our boys, our young women, our men– they’re all coming back, and they’re coming back now. We won, and that’s the way we want it, and that’s the way they [points up] want it.”
Reactions are all over the map.
Sr. Admin. official tells me re Syria withdrawal: “Senior officials across the Administration agree that the President’s decision-by-tweet will recklessly put American and allied lives in danger around the world, take the pressure off of ISIS allowing them to reconstitute, and…
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 20, 2018
2/ “… hand a strategic victory to our Syrian, Iranian, and Russian adversaries. It’s a mistake of colossal proportions and the President fails to see how it will endanger our country.”
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 20, 2018
Pelosi goes there on President Trump's surprise announcement of a US military withdrawal from Syria pic.twitter.com/te84T0v5Gd
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) December 19, 2018
Netanyahu said of Syria retreat “we will make sure Israel's security is preserved & we will defend ourselves from this arena."
Translation: #Israel will now have to step up attacks inside #Syria even if it results in a new war with Hezbollah & potentially #Iran.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 19, 2018
The reason why Trump suddenly decided to announce that he is withdrawing troops from Syria is because he is about to cave on the wall and he had to give something to his base.
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) December 19, 2018
Thoughts?