Confusion, changing goals and arrogance led U.S. policy in Syria
The US is withdrawing from most of Syria now, changing its policies once again to “secure the oil,” a blatant disregard for its own stated goals of defeating ISIS and removing Iran.
A Turkish military helicopter flies over as Turkish and U.S. troops return from a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol in northern Syria, as it is pictured from near the Turkish town of Akcakale, Turkey, September 8, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN