INTERVIEW – GENERAL JACK KEANE – is a retired 4 star general, former Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army, the chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst – discussed why he thinks withdrawing from Syria is a strategic mistake.
- KEANE: Syria withdrawal a strategic mistake. Bush won the war in Iraq with the Surge. Obama lost the peace by premature withdrawal. the result was ISIS. POTUS destroyed ISIS safe haven in Syria and will lose the peace by withdrawing.ISIS will re-emerge, Iran a greater threat, will own all of Syria, Israel more in danger, AQ a growing menace. Responding to future threats as they arise actually prolongs our involvement in Syria. Stay the course with a modest troop investment stabilize eastern Syria with a major reconstruction effort and have a seat at table for political solution.
- Trump orders rapid withdrawal from Syria in apparent reversal: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.
