Posts Tagged: Trump Syria
‘Buckle Up’: Abrupt Syria Policy Shift Is Sign of Trump Unchained
Over the span of just a few hours, US President Donald Trump upended his own policy on Syria with a chaotic series of pronouncements, blindsiding...
Leaving Syria: A Blow to US Deterrence, a Boost to Middle East Islamists
JNS.org - The decision by US President Donald Trump to pull back troops from northern Syria in the face of a likely Turkish offensive against...
Today, Trump Abandons the Kurds. Tomorrow….
In a decision that confounded and enraged many, President Donald Trump gave the green light to the tyrant of Turkey to invade northern Syria. For the...
Trump Damages Deterrence, Abandons Allies, and Boosts Enemies
JNS.org - The decision by Donald Trump to pull troops from northern Syria in the face of a likely Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces is...
The Dark Side of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda
JNS.org - In retrospect, no one should be shocked by the news that the United States has given the green light to Turkey for a...
Donald Trump’s ‘Obama Moments’ in Syria and the Gulf
On June 3, 2019, President Donald Trump tweeted: “Hearing word that Russia, Syria and, to a lesser extent, Iran, are ‘bombing the hell’ out of...
Germany Rejects Trump’s Call for Ground Troops in Syria
Germany on Monday rejected demands by the United States to deploy ground troops in Syria, a stance likely to anger President Donald Trump who wants...
Hundreds of US Lawmakers Ask Trump Administration for Syria Strategy
Hundreds of members of the US Congress signed a letter to President Donald Trump on Monday arguing that the United States should remain engaged with the...
In Syria, Russia Reveals Its Nefarious Aims and Alliance with Iran
It is amazing how little Bashar Assad and the Syrian government have to do with the disposition of Syrian assets and territory, as the murderous rampage of the last...
Trump Says All Islamic State Territory Retaken, Contradicting Allied Commander
President Donald Trump told American troops on Thursday that US-backed forces in Syria have retaken 100 percent of the territory once held by Islamic State...
Trump and the Left Are Wrong: America Must Take an Active Role in the World
JNS.org - Precipitously and with no plan in place, Donald Trump announced late last year his intention to withdraw all American troops from Syria. Until then,...
Will Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Endanger the Region and Israel’s Security?
JNS.org - A decision by Donald Trump to pull some 2,000 American special force troops from eastern Syria will provide a boost to Russia and...
Donald Trump, the Syrian Kurds — and ‘Never Again’
According to a recent poll, 37 percent of Americans believe that Benjamin Franklin -- not Thomas Edison -- invented the light bulb. But Americans’ historical...
Amid Trump’s Withdrawal, Israel Is Still Doing America’s Dirty Work in Syria
JNS.org - For some observers, this past weekend’s revelations about Israeli strikes against Iranian targets in Syria was just politics as usual in the Jewish...
