The Department of Defense says it's begun the process of withdrawing all 2,000 US troops currently stationed in Syria to fight ISIS. You'll remember President Trump declared victory against ISIS and announced the withdrawal rather abruptly a month ago. Since then, the President's top advisors have been trying to convince America's allies the withdrawal is a good thing –and they've been hedging a bit, saying the pull-out may take longer than the month President Trump initially promised and may only happen if certain conditions are met. Matthew RJ Brodsky joins Julie Rose on her show "Top of Mind" on BYUradio to discuss the latest.
In Rapidly Leaving Syria, U.S. Risks Ceding the Entire Country to Iran, Russia
by Matthew RJ Brodsky
Top of Mind with Julie Rose / BYUradio
January 14, 2019
https://matthewrjbrodsky.com/22252/in-rapidly-leaving-syria-us-risks-ceding
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Related Topics: Iran, Islamic State (ISIS), Kurds, Russia, Syria