President Trump presented Thursday’s deal with Turkey as “a great day for civilization.' But in foreign policy circles it is being widely framed as a capitulation to Turkish President Erdogan and a further gift to Syria’s Assad and Russian Pres. Putin.
has paused fighting in northeast Syria — as “a great day for civilization."
The implications for America's standing on the world stage remain unclear but the blow to its reputation as a power that defends its allies is likely to be significant.“It is capitulation, it’s that simple,” said Fawaz Gerges, a professor of Middle Eastern politics at the London School of Economics. “Trump may celebrate this as the deal of the century, but it reaffirms the humiliation of the Trump administration and its betrayal of the Kurds, its loyal allies.”Trump’s decision to withdraw U.
Then during a campaign rally in Texas on Thursday night, Trump said that “sometimes you have to let them fight, like two kids in a lot, you got to let them fight and then you pull them apart.” It is unclear what Ankara has conceded, if anything, as part of the deal, which appears to allow Turkey to achieve its military aims in the region without having to fight.It was unclear Friday whether the U.S. had even achieved what it said it had.
President Donald Trump talks to reporters about Turkey's agreement to a ceasefire in Syria as he arrives in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday.Furthermore, while the hope is that the agreement will save lives in the coming days, there is little confidence that the pause in fighting will hold.
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