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Trump defends US withdrawal from Syria: Do we want to be Middle East policeman?
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Published: 20.12.18, 16:35
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1. Trump has broken his pledge to remain in Syria until iran
MadDad ,   Johannesburg   (12.20.18)
leaves
WTF
2. Quik withdrawal-likeE Barak qwik withdrawal from South L[ban
Alan ,   SA   (12.20.18)
And like Obama's quick withdrawal from Iraq ,leaving Iran to take over that country..... ALL are the same story with same ending.... And Iran lived happily ever after.
3. Trump is wrong again. USA is obligated to smaller countries.
Michael ,   California, USA   (12.20.18)
It is a moral obligation from a country which was started as a small settlement of rejected people from Europe. It is also an obligation stemming from injustices committed against Native people on this continent. There wouldn't be USA today if smaller and less powerful countries from around the world did not provide startup support to the American settlement. There were many aspects of such support, starting from providing population. The know-how, the military power, and economic prowess developed later and succeeded in making the USA the strongest country on earth today.
4. PUTIN'S POCKET
HERMAN ROSEN ,   HOLLAND   (12.20.18)
MORE PUTIN THAN TRUMP..TRUMP DOES NOT WANT U S TROOPS TO
BE IN A CONFLICT WHERE RUSSIANS ARE CLOSE..SYRIA
PUTIN MUST HAVE TOLD TRUMP WHAT TO DO IN THOSE ONE ON
ONE CONVERSATIONS..."DONALD YOU WANT YOUR HOTEL ...GET
THE HELL OUT OF SYRIA"..PUTIN IS RUNNING U S FOREIGN POLICY
SOME SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA WERE JUST ELIMINATED ..THIS IS AFTER A NUMBER OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS..
ISRAEL SHOULD TAKE IT SLOW WITH TRUMP...HE MAY WIND UP
IN JAIL....BUT DEFINITELY RUN OUT OF OFFICE
5. This allows Kurds to crush attacking Turks without US blamed
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (12.20.18)
A trap is being planned and prepared for the upcoming Turkish military attack on the Kurds.
6. Policeforce, United States and Middle-East.
Sjoerd van der Velde ,   Hoorn Holland   (12.20.18)
For example, the Middle Eastern countries have own policeforces and armies. Just as any country has a own police and armyforce.Unfortunately the "islam" world-caliphate still exists and is a threat and danger to/for the free, human and democratic/democratised world, including the US and Israel, respectively "islam"-following of about 2 billion against and hating 5 to 6 billion other people, on our planet Earth/Terra. DEAR, HOLY AND ALLMIGHTY G.D GIVE YOUR BLESSING, MERCY AND WISDOM TO YOUR/OUR HUMANKIND, ON YOUR/OUR PLANET.
7. USA is the ISIS, Shazam, Trump is telling this as...
Jesus ,   NYNY   (12.20.18)
he forms Masonic rituals in front of your eyes.
8. no surprise
JT ,   Chicago   (12.20.18)
Putin can hardly contain his joy.

The anti-Semites are out on other sites demanding the US pull its troops out of Israel too, as if there were any.
9. This decision really troubles me
Yaakov ,   Beer Sheva   (12.20.18)
I have always been a bit wary of President Trump. I wanted to believe he would stick with us against the enemy.
Now it seems he is backing down on many of his promises.
10. TRUMP IS PUTIN'S STOOGE
Rafi ,   US   (12.20.18)
and Kurds, Azeris, Israelis, Jordanians will pay the price
11. Look at the humans scurry
this human ,   Notmdwhumanhands   (12.20.18)
However it and whatever arises it will capture humanity's rapt attention.
12. Buddy of mass murderer Kim,Trump, has now CAPITULATED to
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (12.20.18)
Putin and Iran !!!!!!!!!!
13. YOU are Obama 2, Mr. Trump, sweetheart of Kim Jong Un.
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (12.20.18)
14. No interest in dragging a dead dog down the ME street
Cameron   (12.20.18)
15. ISRAEL WILL BE FINE ON ITS OWN. TRUMP IS DOING THIS TO GET
Iranian Jew ,   LALA LAND   (12.21.18)
Re-elected. That is all. Now, the mullahs, and the Turk will slaugther the Kurds in the name of fighting ISIS. That is the real troublesome news here.

16. WHY NOT BE THE WORLDS' POLICEMAN ?
KOJAK ,   SAFED HONESTY   (12.21.18)
17. Next he should follow with withdrawal from the diseased UN!
(12.21.18)
18. Time to dump Trump.
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis, USA   (12.21.18)
19. trump
HERMAN ROSEN ,   HOLLAND   (12.21.18)
HE GETS HIS ORDERS FROM FOX NEWS ..THEN CHECKS IN WITH
PUTIN..OR VICE VERSA...BAD FOR ISRAEL AND COULD CAUSE A
WAR WITH IRAN AND WHOEVER THINKS THAT THEY COULD DEFEAT
ISRAEL..EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONLY 2000+ AMERICAN SOLDIERS
IT IS STILL A PRESENCE AND PUTIN PROBABLY ORDERED TRUMP
TO AVOID A CONFLICT WITH HIS OWN ARMY IN SYRIA..TO TAKE
U S SOLDIERS OUT THE CLASSIC MOLE OF SPY FICTION IN THE
U S GOVERNMENT IS TRUMP HIMSELF
20. Smart move done by a VERY smart man. Idiots don't 'get' it,
(12.22.18)
but eventually they will.....
21. "United States was doing the work of others, including
C   (12.24.18)
russia and iran."

russia and iran are enemies of the united states.
they will never do anything to help the united states.
to the contrary, russia and iran and their proxies are thrilled that the
united states pulled its troops out of syria and eventually from afghanistan.
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