posted by like_that
It's prettty wild seeing liberals all of a sudden turn into neocons due to trump pulling out of Syria. Rumors are he plans to downscale immensely from Afghanistan too.
7k out soon. This is Trump's war now. If Afghanistan falls, it is in him now.
The Syrian removal is more execution than anything. We are just leaving our allies high and dry there. The Kurds are fucked. Turkey is going to wipe them out now.
Also, it is a debate on whether ISIS is actually gone or not. I've read some well respected terrorism experts say this has vibes of the pullout in sections in Iraq that allowed ISIS to ultimately form some years ago.
I think the bigger deal is process and how Trump doesn't give a shit about allies or strategic thought. That is most likely why Mattis decided to leave.