(THREAD) Trump gave Putin what he wanted in #Syria, weakening US' #MiddleEast position and upsetting US allies, all in exchange for nothing.pic.twitter.com/q0WnkL3Dxx
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Trump also revealed (on Twitter) a US covert program to help rebels in #Syria.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889672374458646528 …
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Trump announced he stopped supporting the anti-Assad rebels. That's not necessarily a bad thing on its own.
#Syria
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But a major pro-#Assad force in southwest #Syria has been #Hezbollah. Trump just helped their position on #Israel's border.
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And what did Trump get from Putin in exchange for the US doing something #Russia, #Assad, #Iran, and #Hezbollah all want?
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Did he get Putin to agree to America's longer-term vision for #Syria?
No.
(Does Trump even have a longer-term vision for Syria?)
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#Russia has been arming the #Taliban, who are killing US soldiers and American allies in #Afghanistan.
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/17/evidence-russian-military-support-for-afghan-taliban-is-growing.html …
Trump abandoned people the US has worked with in #Syria, upset #Israel (plus #Saudis and other anti-#Assad partners in the #MiddleEast)
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Either #Putin has leverage over #Trump, or Trump doesn't know what he's doing and got played. (Or both).
#Syria
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Maybe next time, consult with allies, and don't change America's #MiddleEast policy in a private meeting with no advisers
#Syria
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Nicholas - I often RT and copy key political hashtags. Please let me know if you're OK with that. If not, I leave you out of that...
Absolutely. I'd be honored. The more people I interact with, the merrier.
Both chemical weapons attacks were orchestrated from the outside and then blamed on Assad. They were caught on video staging rescues.
First look at the man Assad is. He is Christian and protecting his people from ISIS insurgents. The white helmets ARE members of ISIS.
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