Stay in Syria | National Review

[TomSea]

Stay in Syria | National Review

The American military intervention in Syria represents one of the most successful and cost-effective military operations of the post-9/11 era. At a minimal cost in American lives — through maximum cooperation with courageous Kurdish and Arab allies — the ISIS caliphate has been reduced to rubble, Russian and Iranian ambitions in Syria have been checked, and the United States has gained valuable territorial leverage in the negotiation for a permanent peace settlement in the Syrian civil war.

But there is work left to be done. ISIS is down but not out, our Syrian allies remain vulnerable, and Russia and Iran retain their own ambitions for regional domination. That’s why Trump’s advisers have repeatedly talked him out of making a serious error by abandoning Syria before the mission is complete. As recently as September he seemed to have reached a definitive decision. American forces would stay, and he’d begin a renewed “diplomatic push” for a sustainable peace.

Well, Trump has reversed course, and he’s about to make that serious mistake. Here’s the New York Times:

Read more at: https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/trump-syria-withdrawal-shameful-betrayal-of-allies/