Trump gave Turkey the green light to invade northeastern Syria after a phone call with Turkish President Erdoğan last Sunday.
"President Trump was definitely out-negotiated and only endorsed the troop withdraw to make it look like we are getting something—but we are not getting something," the source, who spoke toon the condition of anonymity, said."The U.S. national security has entered a state of increased danger for decades to come because the president has no spine and that's the bottom line."
Although Trump has suggested he will support financial sanctions against Turkey for targeting the Kurds, he has defended his withdrawal of troops as fulfilling a campaign promise to end"endless wars." He has also repeatedly pointed out that Turkey is an important U.S. ally. The two countries are formally allied through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization .
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