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White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. Former presidential envoy. #GirlDad. Personal account.

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    1. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      The weapons provided were meager and just enough for the battle against ISIS. (The SDF cleared IEDs by purchasing flocks of sheep.) They were not “paid massive amounts of money and equipment” (as Trump said today). Nearly all stabilization funding came from the @coalition.

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    2. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Second: the United States did not partner with SDF over realistic alternatives. Both Obama and Trump developed and considered options to work with the Turkey-backed opposition, which is unfortunately riddled with extremists, many tied to al Qaeda.

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    3. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Nonetheless, our best military planners spent months with counterparts in Turkey across both administrations. The only available Turkey-approved option in NE Syria would have required tens of thousands of American troops. Two U.S. presidents rejected that option.

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    4. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Third: the United States is not “holding” ISIS detainees in Syria. They are all being held by the SDF, and barely so given meager resources. State and DOD Inspectors General have covered this in depth. Summary here 👉 https://media.defense.gov/2019/Aug/06/2002167171/-1/-1/1/LEADIG_OIR_ONE_PAGE_OVERVIEW.PDF …

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    5. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Turkish entry by force into NE Syria risks fracturing the SDF, pulling its fighters out of former ISIS strongholds, abandoning ISIS prison facilities, and making it impossible for U.S. forces to stay on the ground in small numbers with an acceptable level of risk.

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    6. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Fourth: It was the Trump administration that dramatically expanded the Syria mission in 2018 beyond ISIS to include staying on the ground until Iran left Syria and the civil war was resolved (meaning many years). Another example of maximalist objectives for a minimalist POTUS.

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    7. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Indeed, the administration expanded the mission and policy aims in Syria while Trump cut U.S. resources by more than 50 percent, leaving our people on the ground scrambling with no backup from the president himself. Misaligned ends/means = policy incoherence & risk.

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    8. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Trump then (twice) abruptly reversed course after 1) a foreign leader call and 2) without consulting his own military advisors. If anyone still believes Trump cares about Syria, they’re mistaken. He doesn’t and his erratic swings heighten risk to our personnel on the ground.

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    9. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Finally: the U.S. leads a @coalition that includes over 80 countries and nearly two dozen contributors to the military and/or stabilization mission in Syria. Leading a coalition requires consultation with coalition partners before major decisions are taken. This is elementary.

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    10. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      The consequences of such unreliability from the Oval will reverberate well beyond Syria. The value of an American handshake is depreciating. Trump today said we could “crush ISIS again" if it regenerated. With who? What allies would sign up? Who would fight on his assurances?

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      Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

      Bottom line: These are matters of war and peace, life and death. Our military personnel, friends and allies, deserve deliberation and thought before decisions are made (the essence of “command”). Erratic swings favor far more patient adversaries in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran.

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        1. Brett McGurk‏Verified account @brett_mcgurk 7 Oct 2019

          I discussed much of this in @foreignaffairs a few month ago and stand by the analysis. You can read it here👇https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/syria/2019-04-16/hard-truths-syria …

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        2. Lulu‏ @upuouo 7 Oct 2019
          Replying to @DemirdasPhd @brett_mcgurk @vvanwilgenburg

          Lulu Retweeted Mark Dubowitz

          https://mobile.twitter.com/mdubowitz/status/1181241077661085698 …

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          Mark DubowitzVerified account @mdubowitz
          You blocked bipartisan sanctions against Turkey for buying the Russian S400 and DoJ/Treasury fine against Turkey’s Halkbank for $20B Iran sanctions busting. Was that in your “great and unmatched wisdom”? https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1181232249821388801 …
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        2. Lulu‏ @upuouo 7 Oct 2019
          Replying to @EDMLive @brett_mcgurk

          Lulu Retweeted Mark Dubowitz

          https://mobile.twitter.com/mdubowitz/status/1181241077661085698 …

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          Mark DubowitzVerified account @mdubowitz
          You blocked bipartisan sanctions against Turkey for buying the Russian S400 and DoJ/Treasury fine against Turkey’s Halkbank for $20B Iran sanctions busting. Was that in your “great and unmatched wisdom”? https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1181232249821388801 …
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        1. Patti O'Brien‏ @OBrieninDC 7 Oct 2019
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          Thank you so much.

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