When Trump first announced withdrawal of American troupes from Syria in the middle of December, he said: "They're all coming back and they're coming back now." In his announcement, Mr Trump had also declared that IS had been "defeated". After the president made his announcement on 19 December, US officials said American forces had been given 30 days to leave Syria.
Here's the big surprise. Trump lied...again. The US National Security Adviser John Bolton now says the withdrawal of US troops from Syria depends on certain conditions, in a further indication that the process is being slowed down. On a trip to Israel and Turkey, he said he would seek Turkish assurances that Kurds in northern Syria would be safe. The US also wants to ensure that the remnants of the Islamic State (IS) group are defeated, he added thus contradicting the unfit "Commander-in-Chief who stated that IS had been defeated 19 days ago.
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