Critics fear that ISIS could return to the region.
, Trump’s decision could cause further instability in the region—and possibly a resurgence of ISIS—which has been rocked by eight years of bloody civil war.Trump’s decision was made against the advice of both the Pentagon and the State Department, reported the. And while Trump defended his decision Monday morning, former national security advisor Brett McGurk said it “demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of anything happening on the ground.
In December 2018, Trump ordered the full withdrawal of 2,000 American troops from the same region of Syria. It was a surprise decision that compelled then-secretary of defense James Mattis to resign. That move also inspired an intense backlash, causing Trump to reverse his decision. Meanwhile, with the new withdrawal of U.S.
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