In a move that suggests he is still considering a pullout of US troops from Syria, President Trump has ordered the State Department to freeze over $200 million in funding for Syrian recovery programs.
The $200 million in funding was announced by then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a visit to Kuwait in February. It was seen at the time as underscoring the long-term US commitment to Syria intervention.
President Trump, however, has been talking to cabinet officials for months about pulling out of Syria soon. The administration rank-and-file, along with top party figures in Congress, appear to generally oppose ending the war.
Last week in Ohio, however, President Trump suggested that with ISIS defeated, the US could pull out of Syria “very soon.” This move to freeze funds punctuates those comments, and suggests Trump envisions a near future where the US military isn’t in Syria.
The State Department didn’t indicate whether or not that was the case. For now, it seems that exactly what the US plans are remains a matter of serious speculation.
It would be nice if every foreign power would leave Syria including Iran and Turkey .
Iran is there with the invitation of the internationally recognised Syrian government, as is Russia. Turkey and Amerikastan, not so much.
America British Australian (I think they already have left) French and Turkish Governments are operating illegally in Syria. In fact their actions are under international law ACTS OF WAR against Syria. No Different to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, No declaration of War and action in a Foreign land without the permission of the lawful Government of Syria! What is worse is that the US was also the Original Funder of the Terrorist groups like Al Nusra Front which morphed and split to form ISIS. The US is DIRECTLY responsible for the Refugee Crisis in Europe by those actions! Russia and Iran are there at the DIRECT invitation of the Lawful Government of Syria, whether America likes it or not! Just a hint here WHY has no one bothered to check where all those ISIS Toyotas came from, there is a VIN Number which Toyota has records of to where they were shipped to and which country purchased them which dealer even which person, yet the US hasn’t bothered………. embarrassingly they were probably the client, who supplied Toyotas to an Al Qaeda based Terrorist group……….. now that is actually a US Domestic Crime!
….and Israel
We destroy, not build. We will not even fix a portion of the infrastructure we destroyed in Syria.
Get outta’ there immediately. Now!!! Give them all the money and materials they need to rebuild their country the way they want to do it without any ‘merican or other foreign presence. The global capitalists, international bankers, presstitrutes, and the politicians responsible for the carnage death, and destruction should foot the bill 100% on their own dime. Then go directly to jail for their crimes against the world.
The headline gives a different impression-the USA never had any intention to help Syria “recover”-just the reverse.
Nice to think that Trump might actually do what he was elected for and just dump these places.
A couple of good recent pieces on Syria:
https://tomluongo.me/2018/03/27/you-know-the-u-s-is-losing-were-willing-to-talk/
http://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/syriasly-2/
Enjoy!