1/14/2021

AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY: “United States military troops in Afghanistan are at a 19-year low. Likewise, Iraq and Syria are also at the lowest point in many years. I will always be committed to stopping the endless wars. It has been a great honor to rebuild our military and support our brave men and women in uniform. $2.5 […]

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10/29/2020

2020 ELECTION/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/JOE BIDEN/MICHIGAN/PENNSYLVANIA/REFUGEES/SOMALIA/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/YEMEN: “My Administration has suspended the entry of refugees from terror-compromised nations such as Syria, Somalia and Yemen. Biden’s plan surges refugees 700% into Minnesota, Michigan & Pennsylvania—burdening schools & hospitals while opening the floodgates to Radical Islamic Terror.“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 29, 2020 1:45 pm […]

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8/19/2020

ISIS/SYRIA/TERRORISM: “Earlier this year, I ordered the strike that took out the world’s number one terrorist, Qasem Soleimani, in addition to previously terminating leader and founder of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the two leading terrorists by far in the world. The founder of ISIS. Nobody even talks about that. And we also defeated — we […]

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8/11/2020

ISIS/IRAQ/SYRIA: “When I took over, ISIS was prevalent. It was all over the place. And I wiped out ISIS in Syria and Iraq, 100% of the caliphate.” -Donald Trump as quoted by Hugh Hewitt, “President Trump On A SCOTUS Vacancy, China, College Football, Joe Biden’s VP And More,” hughhewitt.com, Aug. 11, 2020 […]

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5/7/2020

SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “You know, we were guarding the border between Turkey and Syria, and for years, and we had thousands of people there. And I said, ‘Wait a minute, let me ask you this: Turkey, Syria, two big countries, they know how to guard their border. They’ve been fighting with each other for years. […]

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1/7/2020

SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/YEMEN: “RT @LindseyGrahamSC: ▶️ Dismembering Syria and Yemen. ▶️ Killing their own citizens who are demanding freedom President Trump is right to…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 7, 2020 6:59 am […]

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12/4/2019

NATO/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-4-19] morning participated in an unannounced meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following months of scrutiny over the administration’s posture toward Ankara and controversial shifts in Syria policy. The meeting, which was absent from Trump’s public schedule, appeared to occur on the sidelines of a larger […]

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11/14/2019

GOP/SENATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “At one point during his extraordinary joint press conference with President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned his attention to the U.S. Senate. The chamber, he contended, would stop the ‘vicious cycle’ started by the House, which had passed biting sanctions on his country. But senators have a clear response […]

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11/13/2019

KURDS/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [11-13-19] pushed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to walk away from the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, calling it a ‘very serious challenge’ to bilateral ties, even though he described a meeting between the two leaders as ‘wonderful.’ After the much anticipated meeting at the […]

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11/6/2019

BORDER/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Also talked about their Border with Syria, the eradication of terrorism, the ending of hostilities with the Kurds, and many other topics. Look forward to seeing President Erdogan next Wednesday, November 13th at the @WhiteHouse!”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 6, 2019 3:15 pm […]

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10/31/2019

MILITARY/OIL/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to protect oil fields in Syria means the U.S. may have as many troops in the country — or potentially more — as when he took office, undermining his repeated pledge to end a ‘forever war’ in the Middle East. Commanders are now moving additional […]

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10/30/2019

KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Every day in northeastern Syria, waves of American troops are pulling out under President Trump’s order this month that paved the way for a Turkish offensive that included assaults on the Pentagon’s allies, the Syrian Kurds. And at the same time, a separate wave of American troops from the opposite direction is […]

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10/29/2019

HOUSE OF REPS/KURDS/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday [10-29-19] to impose a series of sweeping sanctions on Turkey over its brutal assault on the Kurds in northern Syria, dealing its second bipartisan rebuke to President Trump this month for pulling back American forces to allow for the Turkish incursion. The measure drew […]

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10/24/2019

MILITARY/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “A ceasefire in northeast Syria seems to be holding ‘by and large’, as major powers gather in Geneva ahead of the first meeting of Syria’s Constitutional Committee next week, the U.N. Special Envoy told Reuters on Thursday [10-24-19]. Geir Pedersen said that envoys from 7 Arab and Western states backing the opposition, […]

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10/23/2019

KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-23-19] a ceasefire in northern Syria is now permanent and lifted sanctions on Turkey as a result, rejecting criticism of his decision to pull out U.S. troops that allowed Kurdish allies to come under attack. In a White House speech, Trump described the truce as […]

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10/23/2019

ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured. I will be making a statement at 11:00 A.M. from the White House. Thank you!”  -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2019 […]

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10/22/2019

CONGRESS/MILITARY/SANCTIONS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Congress vowed two weeks ago to impose sanctions on Turkey and rebuke President Donald Trump for withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria. But the Senate has struggled to make any substantial headway in condemning the Turkish government for its incursion into Syria and to convince the president to reverse course. Senate Majority Leader […]

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10/22/2019

KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just weeks ago, aides to President Donald Trump unveiled a task force charged with preventing ethnic cleansing, genocide and other mass atrocities — and holding accountable the perpetrators of such crimes around the world. The effort was driven in part by Congress, but aides cast it as part of Trump’s ‘comprehensive approach’ […]

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10/21/2019

ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American forces and their Kurdish-led partners in Syria had been conducting as many as a dozen counterterrorism missions a day against Islamic State militants, officials said. That has stopped. Those same partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, had also been quietly releasing some Islamic State prisoners and incorporating them into their ranks, in […]

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10/20/2019

NANCY PELOSI/OBAMA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Pelosi is now leading a delegation of 9, including Corrupt Adam Schiff, to Jordan to check out Syria. She should find out why Obama drew The Red Line In the Sand, & then did NOTHING, losing Syria & all respect. I did something, 58 missiles. One million died under Obama’s mistake!” […]

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10/18/2019

NATIONAL SECURITY/OBAMA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Susan Rice, who was a disaster to President Obama as National Security Advisor, is now telling us her opinion on what to do in Syria. Remember RED LINE IN THE SAND? That was Obama. Millions killed! No thanks Susan, you were a disaster.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2019 9:59 pm […]

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10/18/2019

KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “The United States had encouraged its Kurdish allies to dismantle their defenses in northern Syria, saying it would make it easier to assure Turkey that the Kurds posed no threat. So in recent months, according to three American officials involved, the Kurds blew up tunnels and destroyed trenches, leaving themselves vulnerable as […]

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10/18/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey accused President Trump on Friday [10-18-19] of having broken with ‘diplomatic and political courtesy’ by sending him a letter threatening to destroy the Turkish economy if he did not behave in ‘the right and humane way’ in Syria…At the same time, Mr. Erdogan said, ‘we […]

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10/17/2019

NANCY PELOSI/RALLY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump defended his Syria pullout at a campaign rally on Thursday [10-17-19] and lashed out at ‘crazy Nancy’ Pelosi and other Democrats who are trying to remove him from office through impeachment…Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, accused Trump of having a ‘meltdown’ after walking out […]

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10/17/2019

HOUSE OF REPS/NANCY PELOSI/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democratic leaders cut short a meeting with Republican President Donald Trump after he had a ‘meltdown’ over a House of Representatives vote condemning his Syria withdrawal and showed no signs of having a plan to deal with a crisis there. Trump called Pelosi […]

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10/16/2019

MEDIA/OBAMA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘About 500,000 human beings were killed in Syria while Barack Obama was president & leading for a ‘political settlement’ to that civil war. Media has been more outraged in the last 72 hours over our Syria policy than they were at any point during 7 years of slaughter.” BuckSexton” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/16/2019

DEMS/ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Washing his hands of Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday [10-16-19] the U.S. has no stake in defending the Kurdish fighters who died by the thousands as America’s partners against IS extremists. Hours later, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats walked out of a meeting at the White House, accusing […]

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10/16/2019

FOREIGN DIGNITARIES/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “U.S. President Donald Trump warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a letter about Turkey’s incursion into Syria, ‘Don’t be a tough guy’ and ‘Don’t be a fool!’ The Oct. 9 letter was released by the White House on Wednesday as Trump battled to control the political damage following his decision to […]

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10/16/2019

DEMS/NANCY PELOSI/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democratic leaders cut short a meeting with Republican President Donald Trump after he had a ‘meltdown’ over a House of Representatives vote condemning his Syria withdrawal and showed no signs of having a plan to deal with a crisis there. Trump called Pelosi a ‘third-rate […]

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10/16/2019

KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Trump on Wednesday [10-16-19] defended his abrupt decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria, seeking to counter international and bipartisan criticism as Turkey continued its offensive against the Kurds. Here’s an assessment of his remarks at two events on Wednesday. WHAT MR. TRUMP SAID ‘Now, the P.K.K., which is a […]

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10/16/2019

HOUSE OF REPS/MIDDLE EAST/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The House on Wednesday [10-16-19] dealt a stinging bipartisan rebuke to President Trump for his decision to withdraw American forces just inside Syria’s border, registering overwhelming opposition in Congress to a move that has thrown the region into bloody chaos and unraveled Middle East policy. In a rare break […]

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10/15/2019

KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “To understand why President Trump’s withdrawal from Syria has unleashed such violence, it helps to see this moment as the culmination of a problem that has been building since the conflict began. In the war’s first days, northern Syria’s large Kurdish population effectively seceded and, later, came to control the area. The […]

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10/14/2019

MEDIA/SYRIA/TURKEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A big scandal at @ABC News. They got caught using really gruesome FAKE footage of the Turks bombing in Syria. A real disgrace. Tomorrow they will ask softball questions to Sleepy Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, like why did Ukraine & China pay you millions when you knew nothing? Payoff?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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10/14/2019

COMMERCE/SANCTIONS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-14-19] signed an executive order imposing ‘powerful’ sanctions against Turkey for its incursion into northeast Syria. The White House announced that tariffs on steel imports from Turkey will double, reverting to 50 percent from 25 percent. Trump imposed a tariff hike on Turkey last year after the […]

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10/14/2019

BORDER/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some people want the United States to protect the 7,000 mile away Border of Syria, presided over by Bashar al-Assad, our enemy. At the same time, Syria and whoever they chose to help, wants naturally to protect the Kurds….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2019 2:16 pm […]

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10/14/2019

KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “….and Assad to protect the land of our enemy? Anyone who wants to assist Syria in protecting the Kurds is good with me, whether it is Russia, China, or Napoleon Bonaparte. I hope they all do great, we are 7,000 miles away!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2019 2:10 pm […]

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10/14/2019

ISIS/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After defeating 100% of the ISIS Caliphate, I largely moved our troops out of Syria. Let Syria and Assad protect the Kurds and fight Turkey for their own land. I said to my Generals, why should we be fighting for Syria….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 14, 2019 2:10 pm […]

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10/14/2019

SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY/WAR: “Syrian government troops moved into a series of towns and villages in northern Syria Monday [10-14-19], setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces in the area, as U.S. troops prepared to pull out. The Syrian army’s deployment near the Turkish border came hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the […]

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10/14/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/IMMIGRATION/ISIS/NATIONAL SECURITY/SANCTIONS/SECRETARY OF STATE/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TREASURY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/TURKEY: “I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the situation in and in relation to Syria, and in particular the recent actions by the Government of Turkey to conduct a military offensive into northeast Syria, undermines the campaign to defeat the Islamic State […]

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10/13/2019

IRAQ/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Do you remember two years ago when Iraq was going to fight the Kurds in a different part of Syria. Many people wanted us to fight with the Kurds against Iraq, who we just fought for. I said no, and the Kurds left the fight, twice. Now the same thing is happening […]

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10/11/2019

ARMS-WEAPONS/IRAN/MILITARY/SAUDI ARABIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is sending about 3,000 additional troops to Saudi Arabia in the latest military response by the Trump administration after it accused Iran of attacks last month on Saudi oil facilities, the Pentagon said on Friday [10-11-19]. The move came only five days after President Trump said that his […]

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10/10/2019

GOP/KURDS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “Retiring Republican Rep. John Shimkus is ending his support for President Donald Trump after this week’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Syria-Turkey border, calling the move ‘despicable.’ The Illinois Republican told St. Louis radio station KMOX on Thursday [10-10-19] that after he learned about the withdrawal, he told his own chief […]

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10/9/2019

SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY/WAR: “President Trump on Wednesday [10-9-19] called a Turkish incursion into Syria ‘a bad idea’ but reiterated his opposition to ‘endless, senseless wars,’ striking a far milder tone than outraged members of Congress, foreign allies and officials in his own administration, who said the offensive must be stopped. And later in the day, […]

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10/8/2019

KURDS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “….understands that while we only had 50 soldiers remaining in that section of Syria, and they have been removed, any unforced or unnecessary fighting by Turkey will be devastating to their economy and to their very fragile currency. We are helping the Kurds financially/weapons!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 8, 2019 7:55 am […]

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10/8/2019

KURDS/NATO/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We may be in the process of leaving Syria, but in no way have we Abandoned the Kurds, who are special people and wonderful fighters. Likewise our relationship with Turkey, a NATO and Trading partner, has been very good. Turkey already has a large Kurdish population and fully…”. –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]

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10/7/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/KURDS/MIDDLE EAST/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Trump threw Middle East policy into turmoil on Monday [10-7-19] with a series of conflicting signals after his vow to withdraw American forces from the region touched off an uprising among congressional Republicans and protests by America’s allies. Defending his decision to clear the way for a Turkish military […]

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10/7/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Trump’s sudden blessing of a Turkish military operation in northern Syria and his announcement of an American troop withdrawal from that region raised questions about the fate of thousands of Islamic State detainees that the Turks’ targets, American-backed Syrian Kurds, have been holding in makeshift wartime prisons. Mr. Trump insisted that […]

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10/7/2019

SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Doranimated: From the archives | Surprised by what you’re seeing in Northern Syria? I’m not. Back in January 2018, I explained the dile…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 7, 2019 10:26 am […]

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10/7/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/KURDS/MIDDLE EAST/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President Trump threw Middle East policy into turmoil on Monday [10-7-19] with a series of conflicting signals after his vow to withdraw American forces from the region touched off an uprising among congressional Republicans and protests by America’s allies. Defending his decision to clear the way for a Turkish military […]

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10/7/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States was supposed to be in Syria for 30 days, that was many years ago. We stayed and got deeper and deeper into battle with no aim in sight. When I arrived in Washington, ISIS was running rampant in the area. We quickly defeated 100% of the ISIS Caliphate,…..” –Donald […]

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8/19/2019

IRAQ/ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Five months after American-backed forces ousted the Islamic State from its last shard of territory in Syria, the terrorist group is gathering new strength, conducting guerrilla attacks across Iraq and Syria, retooling its financial networks and targeting new recruits at an allied-run tent camp, American and Iraqi military and intelligence officers said. […]

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4/30/2019

ISIS/PRISONER/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have 1,800 ISIS Prisoners taken hostage in our final battles to destroy 100% of the Caliphate in Syria. Decisions are now being made as to what to do with these dangerous prisoners….”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 30, 2019 11:31 am […]

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4/23/2019

ISRAEL/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Tuesday [4-23-19] that he would ask his government to approve naming a new Jewish settlement in the Golan Heights for President Trump, in appreciation of the American leader’s proclamation recognizing Israel’s authority over the long-disputed territory. Mr. Netanyahu’s announcement, made during a Passover tour […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [3-20-19] said ISIS will be ‘gone by tonight’ and held up a pair of maps to reporters that he claimed shows the dramatic reduction of the Islamic State’s presence in Syria since his election in 2016. The president unfolded the maps — printed on the same page, […]

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3/20/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Wednesday [3-20-19] that the last territory in Syria held by the Islamic State would be ‘gone by tonight,’ despite reports of continuing fighting between the extremist group and American-backed local forces in Syria. It was the second time over the last month that Mr. Trump was ready to […]

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3/13/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “With the Syrian Civil War entering its ninth year this month, the Trump administration is proposing to zero out all new US funding for stabilization efforts in the country. This move comes as the administration is pressing allies to step up their commitment to the ongoing crisis both militarily and financially and […]

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2/28/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump declared on Thursday [2-28-19] that ‘we just took over 100 percent’ of territory controlled by the Islamic State in Syria — a claim that reports from the battle front suggested was 100 percent untrue…Over the past month, American forces have been working with Syrian fighters to seize the last square […]

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2/16/2019

EU/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800 ISIS fighters that we captured in Syria and put them on trial. The Caliphate is ready to fall. The alternative is not a good one in that we will be forced to release them……..” -Donald […]

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2/9/2019

AFGHANISTAN/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It was great meeting some of our outstanding young military personnel who were wounded in both Syria and Afghanistan. Their wounds are deep but their spirit is sooo high. They will recoverer & be back very soon. America loves them. Walter Reed Hospital is AMAZING – Thank you all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/6/2019

AFGHANISTAN/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump sought to reassure nervous allies on Wednesday [2-6-19] that his administration would continue an unrelenting hunt for Islamic State fighters ‘for many years to come,’ even as the United States prepares to withdraw troops from the war zones of Syria and Afghanistan. Mr. Trump, speaking to international diplomats at the […]

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2/6/2019

JAMES MATTIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis was right to disagree with President Donald Trump over his plan to withdraw US troops from Syria, a top civilian official at the Pentagon told congressional lawmakers on Wednesday [2-6-19]. Appearing before the House Armed Services Committee for a hearing on the Pentagon’s counter terrorism […]

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2/6/2019

IRAQ/ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Wednesday [2-6-19] that officials would announce next week that ‘100 percent’ of the ISIS caliphate had been liberated..ISIS currently holds only about 1 percent of land in Iraq and Syria, the global coalition to counter ISIS announced late last year. However, the caliphate continues to hold territory in […]

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2/5/2019

GOP/LEGISLATION/MIDDLE EAST/SENATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican-led Senate approved legislation Tuesday [2-5-19] that sharply criticizes President Donald Trump’s planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan. The bill also includes a controversial provision that would allow local governments to penalize businesses or individuals engaged in anti-Israel boycotts. Supporters of the boycott provision said it’s needed […]

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2/4/2019

INTELLIGENCE/ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “ISIS will claim victory over the US and is likely to regain territory as a result of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria, according to a new report released Monday [2-4-19] by the Pentagon’s Inspector General…The report, the first of its kind since Trump announced plans to pull all troops […]

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2/1/2019

AFGHANISTAN/CONGRESS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump defended his decision to remove troops from Syria and Afghanistan in a series of tweets Friday [2-1-19] morning, a day after the Senate issued a rebuke of the president cautioning against the ‘precipitous withdrawal’ of military forces. Trump said he inherited ‘a total mess in Syria and Afghanistan,’ wars […]

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2/1/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….after 18 long years. Syria was loaded with ISIS until I came along. We will soon have destroyed 100% of the Caliphate, but will be watching them closely. It is now time to start coming home and, after many years, spending our money wisely. Certain people must get smart!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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2/1/2019

AFGHANISTAN/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I inherited a total mess in Syria and Afghanistan, the ‘Endless Wars’ of unlimited spending and death. During my campaign I said, very strongly, that these wars must finally end. We spend $50 Billion a year in Afghanistan and have hit them so hard that we are now talking peace…” –Donald Trump, […]

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1/31/2019

AFGHANISTAN/DEMS/FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate delivered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy Thursday [1-31-19], opposing his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and shrink American forces in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan voteof 68-to-23, lawmakers advanced a measure sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., warning against a ‘precipitous withdrawal’ […]

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1/30/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When I became President, ISIS was out of control in Syria & running rampant. Since then tremendous progress made, especially over last 5 weeks. Caliphate will soon be destroyed, unthinkable two years ago. Negotiating are proceeding well in Afghanistan after 18 years of fighting..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 30, 2019 6:25 am  […]

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1/29/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amid ongoing discussions and confusion about the future of the US presence in Syria, President Donald Trump had words of comfort for a representative of a key ally in the fight against ISIS on Monday [1-28-19] night. ‘I love the Kurds,’ Trump told Kurdish Leader Ilham Ahmed in an unconventional diplomatic meeting […]

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1/19/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump embarked Saturday [1-19-19] on an unannounced trip to Dover Air Force Base to meet with the families of four Americans killed in a suicide bombing in Syria last week. The president’s visit on a gray, frigid morning follows renewed skepticism surrounding his administration’s directive last month to withdraw […]

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1/19/2019

ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump was paying tribute Saturday [1-19-19] to the four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria this week as he set off to Dover Air Force Base for the return of their remains. The trip was not listed on the president’s public schedule that was released Friday [1-18-19] […]

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1/16/2019

ISIS/MIKE PENCE/SYRIA/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A suicide bombing in Syria killed four Americans and wounded three more on Wednesday [1-16-19], raising questions about the terror group’s resilience and reviving the pitched debate around Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw American forces from the country. The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, claimed credit for the attack in […]

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1/16/2019

MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The deaths of four Americans in Syria raise questions about the timing and scale of President Donald Trump’s directive to pull troops from the war-torn country. The White House said Wednesday [1-16-19] that there are no plans to reverse Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria. But the suicide blast, claimed by ISIS, […]

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1/13/2019

IRAN/ISIS/RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “….Likewise, do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey. Russia, Iran and Syria have been the biggest beneficiaries of the long term U.S. policy of destroying ISIS in Syria – natural enemies. We also benefit but it is now time to bring our troops back home. Stop the ENDLESS WARS!” -Donald Trump, […]

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1/13/2019

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining ISIS territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions. Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 13, 2019 5:53 pm  […]

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1/11/2019

FOREIGN POLICY/IRAQ/ISIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The U.S. military began the process of withdrawing its troops from Syria following a drawdown ordered by President Donald Trump, a military official said Friday [1-11-19]. Col. Sean Ryan, a spokesman for the U.S.-coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, declined to discuss specific operational details of the […]

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1/9/2019

NATIONAL SECURITY/NATO/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and senior defense officials met to discuss the planned Syria troop withdrawal Wednesday [1-9-19], as his national security team continued to send conflicting signals about the planned pullback that has roiled relations with NATO-ally Turkey. Even as administration officials continue to insist the US will leave Syria, […]

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1/8/2019

SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/TURKEY: “US National Security Advisor John Bolton made ‘a serious mistake’ telling reporters that the United States would only pull out of Syria if Turkey pledged not to attack its Kurdish allies there, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday…The extraordinary public rebuke comes as the US has been sending starkly divergent […]

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1/8/2019

SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/TURKEY: “National security adviser John Bolton left here in frustration Tuesday [1-8-19], with the U.S. and Turkey locked in a political standoff that threatens President Donald Trump’s plans for a troop withdrawal from Syria. Bolton left Turkey without seeing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who then publicly called earlier comments the top […]

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1/7/2019

ISIS/MEDIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Failing New York Times has knowingly written a very inaccurate story on my intentions on Syria. No different from my original statements, we will be leaving at a proper pace while at the same time continuing to fight ISIS and doing all else that is prudent and necessary!…..” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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12/31/2018

MEDIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WAR: “…I campaigned on getting out of Syria and other places. Now when I start getting out the Fake News Media, or some failed Generals who were unable to do the job before I arrived, like to complain about me & my tactics, which are working. Just doing what I said I was […]

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12/31/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If anybody but Donald Trump did what I did in Syria, which was an ISIS loaded mess when I became President, they would be a national hero. ISIS is mostly gone, we’re slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting ISIS remnants……” –Donald […]

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12/26/2018

ISIS/JAMES MATTIS/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [12-26-18] restated his position that it was time for U.S. forces to leave Syria and the fight against the Islamic State, saying, ‘We’ve knocked them silly.’ During an unannounced visit to a military base in Iraq, his first to a combat zone as president, Trump also […]

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12/24/2018

SAUDI ARABIA/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Saudi Arabia has now agreed to spend the necessary money needed to help rebuild Syria, instead of the United States. See? Isn’t it nice when immensely wealthy countries help rebuild their neighbors rather than a Great Country, the U.S., that is 5000 miles away. Thanks to Saudi A!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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12/23/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey has very strongly informed me that he will eradicate whatever is left of ISIS in Syria….and he is a man who can do it plus, Turkey is right ‘next door.’ Our troops are coming home!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 23, 2018 11:54 pm […]

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12/23/2018

ISIS/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TURKEY: “I just had a long and productive call with President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey. We discussed ISIS, our mutual involvement in Syria, & the slow & highly coordinated pullout of U.S. troops from the area. After many years they are coming home. We also discussed heavily expanded Trade.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 23, […]

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12/22/2018

ISIS/MEDIA/MILITARY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If anybody but your favorite President, Donald J. Trump, announced that, after decimating ISIS in Syria, we were going to bring our troops back home (happy & healthy), that person would be the most popular hero in America. With me, hit hard instead by the Fake News Media. Crazy!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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