The United States will now leave about 1,000 troops in Syria, a far cry from President Donald Trump’s original plan for a complete pullout and later concession of leaving around 200 then 400 peacekeepers.
According to a Sunday Wall Street Journal report, this is just the latest development in an impetuous foreign policy decision that caused the resignation of former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
The decision to leave the troops comes as a result of the administration’s failure to diplomatically establish a “safe zone” in northeast Syria.
