Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell lead condemnation of foreign policy move that could prove ‘disaster in the making’"A precipitous withdrawal of US forces from Syria would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime,”.... “And it would increase the risk that Isis and other terrorist groups regroup.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/07/trump-syria-us-troop-withdrawal-turkey
Ti ovdje govoriš o zadnjem povlačenju, no i ono je dogovoreno daleko prije izbora što vrlo lako možeš pronaći, dogovoreno je da ono krene nakon Božića i da bude izvršeno do 15.1.2021 godine. Amerikanci su imali dogovor sa talibanima da ako ispoštuju dogovor u kojem će situacija biti stabilna, neće biti poveznosti sa Al qaedom da će povlaćenje početi već od veljače 2020 kada je broj postojbi iznosio u Afganistanu 14 000...
About 4,500 troops are currently on the ground in Afghanistan, reduced from over 12,000 when the deal was signed in February. Članak je napisan u listopadu, znači broj se smanjio za 10 000 prije samih izbora...
Taj broj je sada smanjen na 2500 postrojbi, odnosno najmanji broj od početka rata tamo 1980-ih godina...
Idemo zadnje, Irak nakon što je ubijen iranski general Amerikanci prvo odbijaju otići tj. ne odlaze iako je iračka vlada naredila da odmah iranske i iračke postrojbe napuste taj teritoriji. No, već u ožujku počinje napuštanje Iraka.
"U.S. President Donald Trump initially refused to withdraw from Iraq, but began withdrawing in March.
In March 2020, the American-led coalition began the transfer of bases back to Iraqi security forces, citing developments in the multi-year mission against the Islamic state of Iraq (ISIL). As of April 4, 2020, four bases have been transferred."
"On August 23, 2020, U.S. troops withdrew from Taji Base and handed it over to Iraqi security forces. On August 28, a U.S. official said that the U.S. was expected to reduce troops by a third from 5,200 to 3,500. On September 9, the US military said it will reduce its troops in Iraq from 5,200 to 3,000."
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He now presides over about 10,000 ground troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria combined, only slightly less than the number he inherited at the end of the Obama administration. Deployments ordered by Mr. Trump caused that number to rise as high as 26,000 by late 2017, according to a Pentagon report.
After President Barack Obama left just under 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, Mr. Trump ordered about 3,000 more to the country in 2017 before beginning a drawdown that has resulted in about 4,500 there today. He also increased troop levels in Syria, where American forces have battled the Islamic State, from about 500 under Mr. Obama to nearly 2,500 before dropping to a current level of 750. In Iraq, troop numbers were virtually unchanged from the end of the Obama era until last month.
he president has even increased the U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia. None of those forces have been withdrawn over the course of his term.
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Sam sebe demantiraš u članku, ali ni ne čudi s obzirom da je od NY Times autor istog...Piše ti da je Trump ostavio oko 10 000 postrojbi u Afganistanu, Iraku i Siriji nešto sitno manje nego Obama i onda kasnije u članku kako je Obama imao u Afganistanu oko 10 000 postrojbi...
Dalje, nije teško doći do okvirnih brojki ako je Trump povukao postojbe iz Sirije, te ostavio u Afganistanu i Iraku oko 2 500...Secretary Christopher Miller announced Friday the U.S. had withdrawn forces in Iraq and Afghanistan down to 2,500 in each conflict zone...Znači ta brojka sigurno nije 10 000 već upola manje 5 000 i toliko je Obama imao samo u Iraku bez Afganistana gdje se brojka kretala oko 9 000.
Broj postrojbi za vrijeme kraja Obamina mandata u Iraku 2016 godine tijekm Božića..."The visit is a way to show support for the nearly 5,000 U.S. troops in the country supporting the Iraqi army-led campaign against the Islamic State at a time when many would prefer to be home with their families."
https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/us-troops-in-iraq-find-family-away-from-home-on-christmas-1.4460704
Da sumiramo Obama (Sirija+Irak+Afganistan) = 500+ 9000+5000, Islamska država nikad veća, Alepo bez Rusa pri padu 2015 godine, humanitarna kriza, teroristički napadi po Europi, velik broj ISIL-ovih dobrovoljaca ide iz Europe na Bliski Istok i vraća se doma...O tome kako je tu i tamo koji zračni napad slučajno pao na svatove pa ubio 300 ljudi što naravno ni jedni mediji nisu prenijeli nije važno, a broj mrtvih civila je bio zastrašujući.
Trump ostavio oko 5 000 na čitavom području i ono najvažnije obrisao ISIL sa karte, nije započeo novi rat, Izrael je potpisao 6 novih mirovnih sporazuma sa islamskim zemljma okolice....
