Instead, the president managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by making it all about himself. Trump has betrayed his military and intelligence officials at every opportunity. He did so most recently by pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, forcing them to abandon their Kurdish allies. Intelligence and counter-terrorism officials say Trump’s decision to withdraw forces from Syria actually put the mission against al-Baghdadi at risk. The credit for this success goes to the troops and officials who pulled it off despite your leadership, not because of it.

Source: thestar October 28, 2019 20:26 UTC