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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIsn't announcing that the USA is going to try to get out of Syria telegraphing to our enemies?
Unless they already knew.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Putin is headed North and Trump is shitting his pants. He needs Putin to know he is allowing Russia to have Syria and to be the dominant power in the Middle East.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,125 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)arrangement made with Putin some time ago. The Pentagon has been signaling about this a couple of weeks back.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)The regime lost roughly 90% of its oil production when the civil war began
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/us-withdraw-syria-trump/
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Again,it is all about the Oil. Nothing changes only the Body Counts.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/us-withdraw-syria-trump/
"I do wonder if that is something the President thought about when he made that announcement," Stent said, noting that any departure would elevate Russia's status to make it "the main power broker in that area."
I am a fan of "Just Security" as well, where familiar writers post their essays and analysis..on many subject...
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)We are in debt to them by way of our President.
applegrove
(118,831 posts)think that might stick in Trump's mind.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)I wish I had more certainty. Im still holding the belief that Trump was forced to reach outside of the conventional loan system and found himself dealing with Russian oligarchs. I dont think he is leveraged in any way and payment structures are loose. Oligarchs get access to use a number of Trumps assets as part of payment. I simply think Trump is owned and the Presidency is just a bonus for Putin.
applegrove
(118,831 posts)to Putin.
pwb
(11,292 posts)They can lead from behind too. It's just not allowed for democratic administrations.