Eric Schmitt

@EricSchmittNYT

Senior writer, The New York Times () covering terrorism and national security issues. Co-author, Counterstrike

Washington, D.C.
Joined July 2011

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  1. Jan 1

    Reversing course amid criticism from even Republican allies, Trump will allow U.S. troops several months to withdraw from Syria, not 30 days

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  2. 28 Dec 2018

    Stunning exclusive on how Saudi Arabia is hiring child soldiers from Darfur to fight its grueling ground war in Yemen

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  3. 26 Dec 2018

    Since President Trump took office, his administration has initiated an aggressive rollback of U.S. environmental regulations, bringing short-term economic growth for affected areas while also creating severe environmental and public health risks for locals

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  4. 26 Dec 2018

    Saudis “were given specific coordinates of targets that should not be struck and they continued to strike them” - US arms sales to Saudis leave American fingerprints on Yemen’s carnage

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  5. 25 Dec 2018

    “We are not the Department of No" -- New Pentagon chief turns Trump’s demands into policy

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  6. Retweeted

    Trump has privately told associates that he is glad Democrats won the House in last month’s midterm elections, saying he thinks that guarantees his re-election because they will serve as a useful antagonist. ⁦

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  7. 20 Dec 2018

    Allies and advisers “blindsided” as Trump withdraws U.S. forces from Syria, declaring ‘We Have Won Against ISIS’

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  8. 19 Dec 2018

    Trump defies advice of U.S. diplomats, generals and spies, and orders full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria before final defeat of ISIS

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  9. 14 Dec 2018

    Pentagon admits accounting screw-up and bills Saudis and U.A.E. $331 million for refueling warplanes in Yemen

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  10. 14 Dec 2018

    "Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi '' - senators vote to end aid for Yemen fight over journalist's killing and Saudis’ war aims

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  11. 13 Dec 2018

    “Today, we tell the despotic regime in Saudi Arabia that we will not be part of their military adventurism" -- Senate votes to end military aid for Yemen fight over Khashoggi killing and Saudis’ war aims

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  12. 8 Dec 2018

    Mattis "livid" that junior officers blamed in Niger inquiry but not higher-ups, and Army rushes to revisit who is accountable for deadly ambush that killed four soldiers

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  13. Retweeted
    7 Dec 2018

    This Tillerson interview, which eviscerates POTUS as undisciplined, impulsive, and believing he can violate the law, won't get enough coverage here on Circus Friday -- so here you go:

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  14. 7 Dec 2018

    Mattis "livid" over inquiry into death of four soldiers in Niger, and Army scrambles to revisit who's to blame

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  15. 5 Dec 2018

    “There is not a smoking gun, there’s a smoking saw" - Saudi crown prince ‘complicit’ in Khashoggi’s killing, senators say after classified C.I.A. briefing

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  16. 4 Dec 2018

    C.I.A. Director to Brief Senators on Khashoggi Killing

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  17. 3 Dec 2018

    “Will the White House give up the cover-up of the cover-up?" Secret intercepts harden C.I.A. assessment that Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi killing

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  18. 2 Dec 2018

    "This shows that the crown prince was witting of premeditated murder" -- secret intercepts solidify C.I.A. assessment that de facto Saudi ruler ordered Khashoggi killing

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  19. 1 Dec 2018

    “It’s my sad duty to inform you” — top Navy admiral for the Middle East found dead in Bahrain

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  20. 29 Nov 2018

    "Anything that you need me for to get out of town, I ain’t doing it until we hear from the C.I.A." Senators, furious over Khashoggi killing, spurn Trump on war in Yemen

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