The US has begun drawing down its forces from Syria, with 600 pulled out and less than 1,000 remaining. In February, the DoD drafted plans for a complete pullout. Trump’s strategy marks an attempt to enforce his first term preferences, and undo sabotage done to his Mideast policy the first time around, says veteran ex-DoD analyst Karen Kwiatkowski.
The US has begun drawing down its forces from Syria, with 600 pulled out and less than 1,000 remaining. In February, the DoD drafted plans for a complete pullout. Trump’s strategy marks an attempt to enforce his first term preferences, and undo sabotage done to his Mideast policy the first time around, says veteran ex-DoD analyst Karen Kwiatkowski.
