Op-Ed: Trump says he wants out of costly foreign wars. But his actions say otherwise (via latimesopinion)
, raising questions of why Trump upended them in the first place. His impulsive vacillation only reduces U.S. credibility and makes it harder to leave responsibly.Trump’s repertoire seems to consist of two postures: claim to strike a “great deal” or summarily walk away from a fight.
As seen in the Syria and Afghanistan cases, abruptly walking away is rarely permanent and nearly always requires going back in — usually to greater chaos and more violence. In Syria, the U.S. would need to join up with European allies and put that collective weight behind United Nations negotiators trying to secure a political settlement. The U.S. side still has some leverage, from the territory it occupies and from the Assad regime’s desire to escape financial sanctions and its diplomatic isolation.
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