{"id":41810,"date":"2018-12-19T12:17:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T17:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=41810"},"modified":"2018-12-19T12:17:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T17:17:17","slug":"in-drastic-reversal-us-set-for-full-withdrawal-from-syria-as-trump-claims-victory-over-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=41810","title":{"rendered":"In Drastic Reversal, US Set For &#8220;Full Withdrawal&#8221; From Syria As Trump Claims Victory Over ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-12-19\/drastic-reversal-us-prepares-full-withdrawal-forces-syria-immediately\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">In Drastic Reversal, US Set For &#8220;Full Withdrawal&#8221; From Syria As Trump Claims Victory Over ISIS<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--sticky node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1275\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1276\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\">\n<article class=\"profile\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\"><u><strong>update 2:<\/strong><\/u>\u00a0A troop withdrawal appears already underway after a Pentagon official said it would happen &#8220;quickly&#8221;.<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>White House spokesperson\u00a0Sarah Sanders has issued a formal statement on troop withdrawal from Syria: <strong><em>&#8220;We have started returning United States troops home as we transition to the next phase of this campaign.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moments after President Trump confirmed reports of US pullout via Twitter saying &#8220;We have defeated ISIS in Syria,&#8221; Pentagon officials said the president &#8220;ordered full US troop withdrawal from Syria,&#8221; and that this will be &#8220;rapid&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<article class=\"MediaCard\n           MediaCard--mediaForward\n\n           customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\" data-scribe=\"element:photo\"><a class=\"MediaCard-borderOverlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1075416769945354240\/photo\/1\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">View image on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 750px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 91.3333%\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset NaturalImage\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1075416769945354240\/photo\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Duyl2epW0AMDZfg?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"750\" height=\"685\" data-image=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Duyl2epW0AMDZfg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1075416769945354240\" data-tweet-id=\"1075416769945354240\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Kaitlan Collins (screen name: kaitlancollins)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1070046571667120129\/7dStKuMb_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1070046571667120129\/7dStKuMb_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1070046571667120129\/7dStKuMb_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sarah Sanders: \u201cWe have started returning United States troops home as we transition to the next phase of this campaign&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Meanwhile Israel&#8217;s ambassador to the U.N. has vowed to continue combating Iran in Syria if US forces leave. Russia has alternately said &#8220;Syria will stabilize&#8221; should the thousands of American troops stationed there exit.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>update:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0It&#8217;s official, within an hour after the first headline the president tweeted <strong>&#8220;We have defeated ISIS in Syria&#8221;<\/strong> and in reference to reports of a planned US troop withdrawal from Syria which unnamed officials say is to be initiated &#8220;immediately,&#8221; he added that the terror group&#8217;s defeat was &#8220;my only reason for being there&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Drastic Reversal, US Set For &#8220;Full Withdrawal&#8221; From Syria As Trump Claims Victory Over ISIS update 2:\u00a0A troop withdrawal appears already underway after a Pentagon official said it would happen &#8220;quickly&#8221;. 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