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UPDATED 11:14 AM PT — Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018
President Trump is defending his decision to fully withdraw U.S. forces from Syria.
On Twitter Thursday, the president said getting out of Syria should be no surprise as he’s been campaigning on it for years. He said the U.S. was doing the work of other countries in the area, and it’s time to bring our troops home.
The president then questioned if the U.S. should be the policeman of the Middle East when trillions of dollars and countless lives are spent in countries who do not appreciate the help.
Does the USA want to be the Policeman of the Middle East, getting NOTHING but spending precious lives and trillions of dollars protecting others who, in almost all cases, do not appreciate what we are doing? Do we want to be there forever? Time for others to finally fight…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
He added, other countries are not happy about the U.S. withdrawal, because they will have to fight ISIS on their own.
The president closed with saying he’s building the most powerful military in the world and if ISIS attacks the U.S. — “they are doomed.”
….Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are doomed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, American troops look out toward the border with Turkey from a small outpost near the town of Manbij, northern Syria. (AP Photo/Susannah George, File)
