America’s Overdue Middle East Withdrawal
The US has long adhered to a foreign-policy consensus that views military force as the best – and often the only – solution to international crises. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from Syria and reduce forces in Afghanistan has exposed the hollowness of arguments in favor of endless intervention and occupation.
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CANBERRA – ’Twas the week before Christmas, when US President Donald Trump issued another bombshell from the White House. With a single tweet, he decided to withdraw all US troops from Syria over the coming months; the next day, his administration announced that the number of troops in Afghanistan, currently 14,500, would be halved.