US Sending Tanks to Syria, to Focus on Oilfields
• https://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzAllies emphasized the location of Syria's oil to sell Trump on staying
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Syria
Are We Going Deeper Into The Middle-East... Or Coming Out?
• Zero Hedge - Tyler DurdenAre our troops in Syria, then, on their way home? Well, not exactly.
US Reoccupation of Northern Syria? Turkish Aggression Ended
Stephen LendmanSyria -- Time and again, things aren't as they seem, Trump's ordered withdrawal of US forces from northern Syria the latest example -- saying one thing, then going another way, going along with his geopolitical team's permanent war agenda.
Up In Smoke: The Neocon Assault on Syria Is Finally Over
• https://original.antiwar.com, by David StockmanBy a vote of 354-60 last week the U.S. House of Representative proved that Imperial Washington is addicted to war, and that the level of ignorance, bellicosity and mendacity among the people's representative has reach appalling heights.
Trump Authorizes Funds For Shady Syrian White Helmets
• https://www.targetliberty.com, -RWHere's further evidence that President Trump has no clue when it comes to foreign policy.
Vicarious Courage on Syria
• https://www.fff.org, by Jacob G. HornbergerMax Boot is a conservative commentator who is also an interventionist. (Or am I being redundant?) Boot favored the Iraq War, before he later turned against it when he saw what a fiasco it turned out to be.
Kurdish military leader thanks President Trump, credits him for negotiating ceasefire
• One America News NetworkHe went on to say the U.S. has promised to maintain a partnership with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Pompeo's Mass Deception on Syria
Stephen LendmanSyria -- The Trump regime escalated Obama's wars in multiple theaters, along with economic terrorism on Iran and Venezuela.
With US Withdrawal, Is Hillary's War On Syria Finally Over?
• Ron Paul Liberty ReportPresident Trump announced this morning that the US would continue to withdraw from Syria and allow the countries in the region to solve their own border disputes. He claims the US was 100 percent responsible for the destruction of ISIS. He blamed the
Russian/Turkish Agreement on Northern Syria
Stephen LendmanSyria -- When deals are struck, the devil is in the details, along with implementation of what was agreed on by all parties involved.
Can Trump Survive Ending Project Syria?
• http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org, by tom luongoFrom the moment that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Davos) announced reluctantly that impeachment proceedings would begin against President Trump I knew this was about his shift in Middle East policy.
Russia, Turkey reach 'historic' deal on Syria border
• yahoo.com, Ekaterina ANISIMOVA with Fulya OZERKANRussia and Turkey agreed on Tuesday to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to Syria's border with Turkey and to launch joint patrols, in a deal hailed as "historic" by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
US Syria Pullout Leaves Troops in North and South
Stephen LendmanSyria -- US aggression, occupation and control of Syrian territory is a flagrant UN Charter breach -- a hard truth establishment media ignore, falsely blaming Bashar al-Assad for US-led imperial high crimes committed against his country.
ISIS Benefits from US Syria Pullout?
Stephen LendmanSyria -- In its latest edition, the NYT falsely claimed that "ISIS reap(ed) gains of (the) US pullout from Syria."
Trump Should Ask Congress To Approve Military Intervention In Syria, If Members Want It So Badly
Jim BovardThe House of Representatives voted 354 to 60 on Oct. 16 to condemn President Donald Trump's pullback of U.S. troops from eastern Syria as "beneficial to adversaries of the United States government."
Unintended Lessons from Trump's Syria Withdrawal
• NCC-1776 by L. Reichard WhiteThe talking point is the same for both halves: "OMG, we've abandoned our allies and they're all going to die! Especially the women and children."
Big Win in Syria: US Avoids Headache, Turkey Secures its Border, Russia Brokers Peace
• Russia Insider"It's a quadruple win. The U.S. performs a face saving withdrawal, which Trump can sell as avoiding a conflict with NATO ally Turkey. Turkey has the guarantee - by the Russians - that the Syrian Army will be in control of the Turkish-Syrian b
US Syria Pullout? A Saigon Moment?
Stephen LendmanSyria -- The 1972 Church/Case amendment ended congressional funding for US military operations in Southeast Asia -- except for withdrawal of Pentagon forces, subject to release of prisoners of war.
No Restrictions on US/Israeli Terror-Bombing in Ankara Deal
Stephen LendmanSyria -- Deals agreed to by the US, NATO, Israel and their imperial partners aren't worth the paper they're written on.
US, Turkey Reach Ceasefire Deal: Kurdish SDF Will Abide by Plan
• https://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzUS agrees Turkey will be in charge of Syria safe zone
Turkey Agrees to Pause Military Operations in Syria
• https://moneymaven.io, by MishTurkey agrees to a 5-day suspension coupled with a U.S. pledge to facilitate a pullout by Syrian Kurdish fighters.
Is the Interventionists' Era Over for Good?
• https://www.takimag.com, by Patrick J. BuchananPresident Donald Trump could have been more deft and diplomatic in how he engineered that immediate pullout from northeastern Syria.
The Syrian Debacle Is Actually Well-Planned Chaos
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Brandon SmithFor many years now I have focused a considerable amount of analysis on the subject of Syria, with an emphasis on the country's importance to the global elites as a kind of geopolitical detonator; the first domino in a chain of dominoes that could lea
Is Putin the New King of the Middle East?
• LewRockwell.com - By Patrick Buchanan"Russia's status as the undisputed power-broker in the Middle East was cemented as Vladimir Putin continued a triumphant tour of capitals traditionally allied to the US."
Sham US/Turkish Ceasefire in Northern Syria
Stephen LendmanSyria -- On Thursday in Ankara, Turkish President Erdogan met with Mike Pence and Pompeo, a joint statement by both sides issued following talks. See below.
The NYT Lying Machine on the Illegitimate US/Turkish Agreement on Syria
Stephen LendmanSyria -- Turkey's Erdogan with US officials Pence and Pompeo agreed to unlawfully carve up and control parts of the Syrian Arab Republic -- a flagrant international law breach.
Lou Dobbs: Scalise says Syria meeting went well once Pelosi, Schumer 'stormed out'
• https://videos.whatfinger.comHere's how it all went down…
Democrats walked out of Syria meeting after Trump had 'meltdown', Pelosi says
• https://news.yahoo.com, The GuardianDonald Trump's clash with Democratic lawmakers reached new heights when top Democrats walked out of a White House meeting and House speaker Nancy Pelosi pitied the president for having a "meltdown".
The Russian Masterpiece in Syria: Everyone Wins
• https://www.lewrockwell.com By Federico Pieraccini"Moscow and Damascus have always maintained they are against any form of partition or illegal foreign presence in Syria."
Trump Making Syria and Middle East More Dangerous?
Stephen LendmanSyria - In the past century, the West intermittently ravaged Middle East countries, carving them up for control, notably after large deposits of oil were discovered -- the "resource curse" affecting targeted nations with large reserves.
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