The place IS a mess….
And COULD turn into a BIGGER MESS if left alone?
If Trump thinks he’s gonna be able to get thru fours years without doing ANYTHING in Foreign Affairs ?
He’s fooling Himself, the Country, and World VERY Dangerously….
Pearl Harbour and 911 ARE lessons in a NEED to keep in touch with what goes on far from the American shores….
US Troops…
Syrian rebel groups’ rapid advance on the nation’s capital city of Damascus and the possible collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government after more than a decade of civil war has brought renewed attention to the continued presence of U.S. forces in the country, despite the absence of a clear legal authorization.
The U.S. is believed to have around 900 troops deployed to Syria, mostly in the northeast, as well as an unknown number of private contractors. Nick Turse, a contributing writer for The Intercept, observed Thursday that American forces in Syria “have, on average, come under fire multiple times each week since last October,” according to internal Pentagon statistics.
“Keeping military personnel in harm’s way for the sake of foreign policy credibility has become increasingly risky with the Gaza war and the flare-up of the Syrian civil war,” Turse wrote.
Kelley Vlahos, senior adviser to the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, wrote Saturday morning that “whether the Pentagon wants to admit it or not,” U.S. troops “are likely involved in the broader conflict unfolding there right now.”
Reutersreported Tuesday that as rebels advanced toward the city of Hama, “fighters from a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led coalition battled government forces in the northeast, both sides said, opening a new front along a vital supply route” and “compounding Assad’s problems.”….
Trump on Syria….
Oh, Trump WAS the one to want to leave Afghanstan, that Biden did, and got blamed for….
The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s lightning-fast capture of the capital carries cascading geopolitical implications. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is trying to secure his own international legacy, and Trump is launching a shadow foreign policy more than a month before officially becoming commander in chief. Syria’s years-long civil war has provided a proxy battleground for U.S. relations with Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Asaad’s dramatic departure will have sweeping implications amid the war in Gaza and broader global instability….
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U.S. government officials are cautiously watching the rise of the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). HTS has been named a terrorist group by the U.S. government and has historic links to both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
On Sunday, Vice President-elect JD Vance echoed Trump’s call for the United States to not intervene, tweeting that he was “nervous” about calls on social media to celebrate Assad fleeing the country.
“Many of ‘the rebels’ are a literal offshoot of ISIS,” Vance wrote. “One can hope they’ve moderated. Time will tell.”
Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie said he was concerned that the Islamic State’s possible resurgence could have “profound negative implications” for the region. He added that Trump would have to take a “good hard look at” addressing Syria, amid risks that it could become a foothold for extremist groups trying to plot attacks against the United States and its allies….
I’m interested.
Based on your comment that the place is a mess and could get messier” if left alone,”what exactly do you think we ought to do?
The Biden admin IS continuing to run ops against what it see’s a US national Security risksfrom ISIS…
Trump WILL suggested to KEEP that ….
Either he will or won’t….
But packing up and leaving a dangerous world WILL put America BACK in a dangerous place….
No NATO, NO Middle East, NO China?
Yea…
A man living in a Alternate Universe that could very well in danger American’s…
But then?
Maybe the guy thinks he can Bull Shit his way thru the next 4 years with the help of the SCREAMING , Hair on Fire American media?
Don’t read this Jack….
The Biden administration raced Sunday to try to help stabilize Syria after the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, targeting the Islamic State with dozens of airstrikes and monitoring Syrian stockpiles of chemical weapons…
More….
U should notice that JD Vance gave a answer that Trump, an ex-President, is incapable of dealing with….
And Jack?
President Biden IS DOING SOMETHING….
He won’t be in office to help felon Trump stop trying to make money and actually BE President….
Why wouldn’t I want to read that?
That’s been going on for on for years.
Suppose the new leader(s)ask us to leave?
Do you think we should?
This revolutionary group that has taken control was at one time part of Al Qaeda.
So apparently you think we should just keep doing what we’ve been doing.Got it.
The group that takes over in Syria will have to contend with Russian, Israeli, Turkish , US and other military forces on their doorstep…..
Iran doesn’t seem to want to flex there
THIS IS WHY the situation IS Dangerously unstable
They don’t have to worry about Russia anymore.
I heard the Russian’s booked but have asked the new guys to not ransack their based