'I Was Not Consulted.' Top U.S. General Left Out of Syria Withdrawal Decision

[TomSea]

'I Was Not Consulted.' Top U.S. General Left Out of Syria Withdrawal Decision
By W.J. Hennigan

President Donald Trump did not consult his top military commander in the Middle East before making the abrupt announcement to withdraw all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria.

General Joseph Votel, the four-star Army commander who heads U.S. Central Command, made the disclosure Tuesday during an appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the withdrawal orders.

“I was not consulted,” he said, adding that he was broadly aware of Trump’s “desire and an intent in the past to depart Syria.”

Video and more at: http://time.com/5521419/syria-withdrawal-donald-trump-joseph-votel/