Posts Tagged: Trump Syria
Israel Has No Choice But to Operate in Syria
JNS.org - A reported Israeli strike in Syria on Wednesday was, according to foreign media reports, a clear signal that despite the strategic changes in...
Ill-Boding News for Israel’s Enemies
JNS.org -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed this week “to act vigorously and continuously against the Iranian military entrenchment in Syria.” Addressing graduates of the Israel...
Trump and Isolationists in America
JNS.org - Ever since Donald Trump astounded the world by announcing the withdrawal of US troops from Syria, commentators have been trying to work out...
The Danger of Trump’s Withdrawal From Syria
In responding to President Trump’s surprise announcement of a withdrawal of all US forces from Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a brief statement...
Trump’s Retreat from Syria Will Cause the Region to Combust
JNS.org - Ever since World War II, the United States has had a foreign policy that supports its democratic allies and friends, and opposes its...
Retreat From Syria Will Cause Region to Combust
JNS.org – Ever since World War II, the United States has had a foreign policy where it supports its democratic allies and friends, and opposes...
Trump Defends US Withdrawal From Syria, Says Others Must Fight
US President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his surprise decision to declare victory over Islamic State militants and completely withdraw US troops from Syria, amid...
In Syria Retreat, Trump Rebuffs Top Advisers and Blindsides US Commanders
US President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided US ground commanders, and stunned lawmakers and allies with his order for US troops to...
Merkel, Trump Share Concerns About Syrian Developments
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump shared concerns about developments in Syria, especially the humanitarian situation in the region around Idlib, their...
After Helsinki, US Abandons Its Legal Obligations in Syria
Among several noteworthy and interrelated Helsinki summit policy derelictions -- most obviously, Vladimir Putin’s still unpunished aggressions in Crimea -- US President Donald Trump chose to ignore America’s...
As Trump and Russia Align, Europe Should Be Worried
JNS.org - Two weeks ago, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with his Belarusian colleague Alexander Lukashenko, who is known as “Europe’s last dictator.” Lukashenko surprised his...
Trump, Putin, Iran, and Syria
These are heady days for Vladimir Putin. With leaders from around the Middle East regularly bee-lining to Moscow for his counsel, there is no doubt...
Iran and Russia Encourage and Aid Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program
The issue of the chemical weapons (CW) possessed and employed by Syria since it supposedly decided to get rid of them has become an increasingly tangled...
The US, Russia, and Syria — What to Worry About Next
"Where there were great military actions, there lies whitening now the jawbone of an ass." - Saint-John Perse (French poet, 1887-1975) More than likely, the recent allied...
