OT If you are or have been in the Military- what do you think about the withdrawal from Syria?

Rebels or guerilla forces fade into the wood, desert, wherever and regroup...ISIS, Taliban, Hamas, etc...maps aren't a clear picture of how many ISIS followers are in the region....the British made this mistake during the American revolution thinking the farmers disbanded so they got careless. Viet Cong did this as well...blend in with the locals, hide in the jungle and regroup to strike. Terrorists are usually patient. They'll plan things a long time in advance ..The idea tha Al Qaida or Hamas or ISIS are defeated because of any battle is to not understand that they are scattered all over the globe in cells...their war knows no borders...then they suddenly pop up in a region and start taking back territory...it's no wonder Mattis thinks Trump is clueless because well....he's clueless.

 

ISIS has gone underground in the Middle East. Will they make a comeback? Probably, but I can't say for certain.

 

And afghanistan...

 

And thier whore mother and insecure father.

 

You just wrote a long post that demonstrates exactly why doing this ASAP is right.

We can stay there forever and push them into hiding but we'll never get rid of them.

Some things aren't really fixable. This is like gluing something together and as long as you hold it together it seems ok.

As soon as you let go it falls apart.

 

We were put in this position because we didn't seal the borders when we invaded Iraq and many of these guys got asylum from Assad. Bush dropped the ball on this one. I never wanted troops there at all but the way to leave is to usually at least inform your generals

 

I agree with that, let Russia & Ashad deal with ISIS in that region.

 

I just wrote my post to point out ISIS is more than likely not defeated because of a colored map...

 

And lower prices at the maple syrup pump.

 

What happened to Al Qaeda? Haven't heard from them in awhile. They must have disappeared into the ocean with Osama.

 

I didn’t realize so many of you made the sacrifice to serve for our country. Props to you.

 

I'm completely against war. But when you make promises to your allies you keep them.

Now, Drumpf is proving to be Putin's bitch.

And AGAIN what y'all are failing to understand is the Kurds are our allies and we're just up and leaving them to die. @bodyman5000 and 1 says we should bring them here... Yeah... That'll work well with all the racist MAGA hat wearing MFs here... They'll just be labeled terrorists...

 

And what happens when it falls apart? Another 9-11? Avoiding another 9-11 is worth some extra effort on our part.

 

Assad is a major reason for the existence of ISIS. Getting rid of him ought to be one of our highest priorities.

 

Exactly as well as having a game plan other than trump waking up one morning and on his own just make a major announcement like that. He should also discuss it with our allies in the region and come up with a best approach game plan for now and in the future. Trump has no clue what to do cause he doesn't listen to anyone.

 

I don't care if they bring them here. If someone else in my family promises you something that I in good conscience can't follow through with I'll at least try and figure out a solution.

Ask them what they want us to do for them.

 

I was in high school when Bush's first gulf war was started for no reason..

My crazy uncle was still crazy from being sent to Vietnam for no reason...

I feel terrible for all of the people who've joined our military for good reasons only to be used as pawns.

I wasn't of age when Muhammed Ali made his famous statement about going somewhere to kill brown people who'd never done anything to him. Apparently he was labeled a traitor back then but I know I'd have agreed with him..

 

Yes and staying there indefinitely and pointing to a map that shows they hold NO territory and then leaving will be futile. As you say they'll be patient and come back.