Stop the Handwringing About Withdrawal From Syria

Stop the Handwringing About Withdrawal From Syria
An image grab taken from a video obtained by AFPTV on Jan. 16, 2019, shows US armored vehicles at the scene of a suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. -/AFP/Getty Images
James Gorrie
Updated:
President Donald Trump’s decision to begin U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria sets off America’s military establishment and foreshadows Russian dominance there. Or does it?
When Trump announced that the United States would begin to draw down its 2,000-member military presence in Syria, handwringing among some in the U.S. military began in earnest.
James Gorrie
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.
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