TRUMP BOWS TO ISRAEL AND SAUDI ARABIA. AGAIN!

Remember that much-heralded statement that Trump was bringing the troops home from Syria in time for Christmas?

Turns out most are not coming home but are instead being redeployed to Iraq, to keep an eye on Iran.

And now even more troops are staying in Syria, the reason for their remaining was stated by Trump 2 weeks ago. Can you guess what that reason is?

Yep. To protect Israel.

News recently that President Trump has once again done a U turn on his Syria policy – and will keep US forces in the north with their SDF (mainly Kurdish) allies – couldn’t have been more felt than in Turkey. Trump’s decision to listen to his military advisors and even titans in Congress like Lindsey Graham to keep a contingent of US troops in the north with the SDF and in the south east at Al Tanf is hugely important in that it keeps other allies there – namely France and the UK – on board and retains America’s barrier to Iran taking the east of the country as a key corridor all the way to Lebanon. It also keeps Saudi Arabia and Israel happy who were particularly vexed by the hasty decision which would have dramatically changed the Syria War chequers board.

Both Ankara’s decision to stick to its plans to buy Russian weapon systems and Washington’s proximity to Israel are about to reach fever pitch for Turkey which the West identifies as its new threat in the region. https://t.co/pmYAqdecL7

— Strategic Culture (@Strateg_Culture) 2 March 2019