"months"... I suspect that if trump had consulted with military and diplomatic leaders that they might have advised a phased withdrawal from Syria and criticism might have been much less... or perhaps even praised. But no... trump needed what he thought would be a source of good media to counter all the bad, and instead...
there u go again, providing u w another eg of straw-man fellacy. McChrystal's comment was in response to, as well as to point out, the dotard's lie about defeating ISIS
Mulvaney told CNN. “It means he’s relying on information other than what his advisers are giving him.” WTF?
Supposedly (according to bolton), US troop withdrawal from Syria is now dependent on Turkey agreeing to not a number of things, including not attacking Kurds. Turkey (our great ally in the region) just gave bolton (trump) the finger...
In Turkey: "Our great ally the USA just got in line behind the terrorists who blow up our civilians again, giving us the middle finger."
Kurds have been fighting against Turkey for about 100 years and well survived... US should step back and watch Erdogan getting defeated.
Watch out for Eric Prince and Trump possibly privatizing all the middle eastern conflicts. I wouldn't be surprised if that is what eventually will happen .