MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : CHARLES LISTER’S QUESTION ON SYRIA TODAY
Charles ListerVerified account @Charles_Lister 31 Mar 2019
#pt: After all: 1. Arab #SDF components are already entering into local deals w. #Assad/#Damascus; 2. Negotiations w. #Turkey are stalled/going nowhere; 3. The #PYD remains engaged in talks w. #Russia… 4. … Meaning US leverage looks set to decline. Will #Trump back that?
#pt: The key question in response to @EricSchmittNYT‘s piece is whether President #Trump has OK’d this slower withdrawal plan? If yes, this news is good & welcome. If no, then this DOD plan may yet end up meaningless, given parallel developments on the ground in #Syria.
According to a report by @EricSchmittNYT, the @DeptofDefense aims: – To have 1,000 troops left in #Syria in early-May 2019 – Further reductions will take place every 6 months – #Trump‘s 400 troop level will be met by Fall 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/world/middleeast/us-troops-syria-isis.html …
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