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| France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria |
| 2018-12-24 |
| N’DJAMENA (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. In an abrupt policy shift, Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, upending a pillar of American policy in the Middle East and alarming U.S. allies. "I very deeply regret the decision made on Syria," Macron said during a news conference in Chad. "To be allies is to fight shoulder to shoulder. It’s the most important thing for a head of state and head of the military," he said. "An ally should be dependable." Macron stressed the importance of the work of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which has captured large parts of northern and eastern Syria from Islamic State. "I call on everyone ... not to forget what we owe them," he said. U.S. officials justified the decision by saying Islamic State had been defeated. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 I am with Herb McCoy; Why is the deep state interested in Syria? Posted by Vortigern Elmusotle Northrup Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, the Klingons, Foggy Bottom, shi* disturbing, global conflict and chaos are their product lines. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-12-24 11:52 |
| #5 I am with Herb McCoy; Why is the deep state interested in Syria? |
| Posted by: Vortigern Elmusotle7351 2018-12-24 11:28 |
| #4 #2 - I think the troops are needed back home to keep the peasants in their place. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-24 11:09 |
| #3 If Frenchy 'regrets' the decision, it must be the right one. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-12-24 08:22 |
| #2 Regretful, but not nearly enough to saddle up his own troops to undertake the mission. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-12-24 08:10 |
| #1 Maybe Macron can tell us why the hell we're in Syria? Nobody else can. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2018-12-24 05:37 |