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John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:30:44 pm »
John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
By Rachel Frazin - 10/26/19 04:24 PM EDT

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly on Saturday joined a chorus of bipartisan voices that have criticized President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, calling it a "catastrophically bad idea."

“I want to get out of the endless wars, too. The problem is, the other side, even if we wanted to surrender, will not take our surrender. They hate us because of who we are, the way we live our lives, the way we worship our God,” Kelly said Saturday at a political conference hosted by the Washington Examiner.

“What was working in Syria was that for very little investment, the Kurds were doing all the fighting, the vast majority of the dying, and we were providing intelligence and fire support assistance. And we were winning,” added the retired four-star Marine general.

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Re: John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2019, 10:36:25 pm »
1961 Eisenhower warned of those, with permanent interest in wars.

Trump takes that advice and position seriously. Career generals, defense contractors, congress critters, intelligence agencies, do not.

Let the others in the region, sort things out.

 
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Re: John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
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Re: John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2019, 11:15:12 pm »
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Re: John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2019, 12:25:50 am »
Quote from: truth_seeker on October 26, 2019, 10:36:25 pm
1961 Eisenhower warned of those, with permanent interest in wars.

Trump takes that advice and position seriously. Career generals, defense contractors, congress critters, intelligence agencies, do not.

Let the others in the region, sort things out. 

Exactly right.   But it appears the good general is rather upset the Syrian civil war may be coming to an end, the Kurds are safer than with the US in NE Syria under the protection of their own and Syria's army, and Turkey has a buffer zone. 

I can't help but wish old generals living in the memory of the wars they miss would retire in silence. 

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Re: John Kelly: Pulling out of Syria was a catastrophic idea
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2019, 12:30:35 am »
"Catastrophic" for Raytheon and Lockheed, no doubt.

Fascinating how important fifty (50) American Special Forces suddenly are over there....     /s
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