Donald Trump"s Syria Problem
Donald Trump responded to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by lobbing some missiles at the Syrian air base from which the gas attack was allegedly launched. Some have des.....»»
The life of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who survived a coup, bent an entire nation to his will, and owned the US over Syria
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved with deadly speed and purpose into Syria after Donald Trump pulled US troops from the country in .....»»
Trump"s disastrous retreat from Syria raises new questions about his financial interests in Turkey
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from northeast Syria has proven disastrous for the US's Kurdish allies a.....»»
"Are we so weak and so inept diplomatically that Turkey forced the hand of the United States of America? Turkey?!"
Associated Press, George Frey/Getty Images Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has walked all over the US in the past few weeks, and President Donald Trump let him. Trump pulled US troops from northeast Syria earlier this month, effecti.....»»
Mitt Romney excoriates Trump for being "so weak and inept diplomatically" to cave to Turkey"s authoritarian leader
Associated Press, George Frey/Getty Images Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has walked all over the US in the past few weeks, and President Donald Trump let him. Trump pulled US troops from northeast Syria e.....»»
Trump compared Turkey attacking the Kurds to "two kids in a lot": "You have to let them fight, and then you pull them apart"
President Donald Trump held a rally in Dallas, Texas, the first since the House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution condemning his decision to pull US troops from northern Syria, leav.....»»
Turkey"s authoritarian leader is walking all over the United States thanks to Trump
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has walked all over the US in the past few weeks, and President Donald Trump let him. Trump pulled US troops from northeast Syria earlier this month, effectively aba.....»»
3 of America"s biggest adversaries are now united against the US in the Middle East
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the vast majority of the roughly 1,000 troops in Syria left a bipartisan group of lawmakers flabbergasted in what they described as an abrupt.....»»
Trump Today: Trump calls Turkey’s Syria cease-fire an ‘amazing outcome’
President Donald Trump hailed a five-day cease-fire in northern Syria announced by Vice President Mike Pence, even as Turkey disputed the term and said a pause in Ankara’s military operations depended on Kurdish forces leaving a safe zone......»»
Trump"s "meltdown" meeting with Nancy Pelosi reportedly went off the rails when she called him out for helping Putin in Syria
White House Photo/Twitter/Donald Trump A meeting between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went off the rails after Pelosi accused Trump of helping Russia, according to reports. The meeting was about Trump's sudd.....»»
The most shocking part of the "meltdown" photo Trump tweeted isn"t who"s in it — it"s who isn"t
White House President Donald Trump tweeted out a photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a meeting about Syria on Wednesday, accusing her of having an "unh.....»»
Trump reportedly called Jim Mattis the "world"s most overrated general" in a chaotic meeting on Syria
AP President Donald Trump belittled his former defense secretary, Jim Mattis, by characterizing him as the "world's most overrated gene.....»»
Trump warned Turkish President Erdogan not to be a "tough guy" and a "fool" in White House letter the day he invaded northern Syria
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Donald Trump threatened Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a White House .....»»
Pelosi said Trump had a "meltdown" after the House overwhelmingly voted to condemn his Syria retreat
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters President Donald Trump had a "meltdown" during a meeting with Democratic leaders on Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters. Trump was particularly upset by growing bipartisa.....»»
A top senator says Trump’s Syria retreat and the Ukraine scandal may have damaged America’s credibility forever
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, one of the top voices on foreign policy in Congress, said that America's reputation might never recover from the consequences of President Donald Trump's Syria retreat. Trump abandoned Kurdish for.....»»
Trump Today: Trump distances U.S. from Turkey-Syria conflict even as Pence heads for Erdogan meeting
President Donald Trump distanced himself from the Turkey-Syria conflict on Wednesday, even as his top aides headed for the region and a key Republican senator said he was undercutting their mission......»»
Trump hits back at Graham after senator"s Syria-policy criticism
President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit back at Sen. Lindsey Graham after the South Carolina Republican criticized his Syria policy anew. Graham said .....»»
Trump calls Turkey incursion into Syria "not our problem"
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In just one week, Trump"s Syria retreat has caused the nightmare scenario everyone warned him about
Reuters President Donald Trump was warned that if he withdrew US troops from northern Syria it could have catastrophi.....»»
3 myths about the US and the Kurds
Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump's decision to relocate US troops in Syria attracted immediate backlash in.....»»
Trump"s coziness with authoritarians is backfiring spectacularly in Syria
President Donald Trump's tendency to cozy up to authoritarians has backfired in a major way in Syria. Trump's controversial relationships with autocratic leaders have ra.....»»