PressTV... US President Donald Trump might retreat on his decision to pull American troops out of Syria, an American analyst says.
Trump said on Thursday that US troops cannot stat in Syria "forever" and he would pull them out of the Middle Eastern country. PressTV-'Do we want to be in Syria forever?' Trump asks US President Donald Trump defends his decision to pull American troops out from Syria.
James Petras, a political analyst in New York, told Press TV in an interview on Thursday that there is possibility that the troop withdrawal is not sustainable.
He said taking into consideration Trump's history of going back on his moves when he meets opposition from the Pentagon and pressure from members of the Congress, especially Republicans, there is a possibility that he will contradict his earlier withdrawal announcement.
Let’s wait and see if he contradicts himself, Petras said, noting that it could happens within days, or even hours.
Petras said assuming that the troop withdrawal takes place, the main reason would be because of the US alliance with the Kurds on Syria’s border with Turkey.
Turkey has announced that it plans to attack the Kurds occupying the Turkish border and Trump doesn’t want US forces to be in a head on collision with troops belonging to a NATO ally, Turkey, Petras said.
In addition, Trump has reiterated his commitment towards focusing the nation’s energy on issues of high domestic value, i.e., rebuilding America as well as fighting the trade war with China, he said.
In Petras’ view Trump also thinks that pulling US troops out of Syria would help foster a potential alliance with Russia.
Russia has helped the Americans secure Syria’s borders with Israel and Saudi Arabia, the two regional allies of the US, according to Petras’ analysis.
To sum up, Petras believes that if Trump does not give in to pressure from Congress and the Pentagon and pulls US troops out of Syria, he will concentrate US resources on the domestic issues.
Poster Comment:
Zio's are the terrorists... This is the "push/pull'' tactic they use ! They will say they are going to pull out and then they double the numbers and stay !
Obama did it is his first weeks, he said he would bring the Troops home and promptly went about tripling their numbers ! It is a tactic they use, Google it !
[REALIST] NO REVERSE, BUT THE TROOPS WILL BE REPLACED WITH PRIVATE ARMIES!! SYRIA MUST PREPARE FOR FIGHTING THESE MURDEROUS PRIVATE ARMIES THAT ARE JUST AS BAD AS DAESH!!
[Sandapril2017@outlook.com] It is the increasing awareness in the military personnel that is making the ruling team of the US-EU mad and confused. They are realising that they are losing their lives for nothing.