NYT: A Strategy of Retreat in Syria, With Echoes of Obama
The lessons that many in the Pentagon and the intelligence agencies learned in the post-9/11 era — that deployed forces are key to stopping terrorists before they reach American shores and vital to maintaining the alliances that keep the world safe — never resonated with Mr. Trump.
The president seems much more interested in using the military to beef up security at the Mexican border instead of countering Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
