Defying Pentagon, Trump Backs Turkish Operation in Syria Targeting U.S.-backed Kurds
U.S.-backed militia says American forces failed to meet their commitments, as Washington informs Kurds it wouldn't protect them against imminent Turkish incursion into northeastern Syria to 'clear terrorist elements'
Reuters, The Associated Press and Haaretz Oct 07, 2019 2:37 PM
American troops began withdrawing Monday from their positions along Turkey's border in northeastern Syria, in a major shift in U.S. policy harshly criticized by its Kurdish allies, which came despite Pentagon officials' support for maintaining American presence in the region.
The partial pullout comes ahead of an anticipated Turkish invasion, which U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed in a Sunday phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and that U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces say will overturn five years of achievements in the battle against the Islamic State group.
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/syria/defying-pentagon-trump-turkey-erdogan-syria-u-s-backed-kurds-1.7950055Its crystal clear to me now why Bolton was let go. In September Bolton issued a warning about Iranian Oil Tanker off Port of Syria
https://news.yahoo.com/bolton-says-iranian-tanker-syrian-port-085809246.htmlMakes sense now why Trump called Erdogan a friend at the U.N. We are now abandoning our Allies that have helped rid Syria of ISIS. Erdogan views the Kurds as terrorists. He also is a persecutor of Christians.