Analysis: The radicalized children of the Islamic State will threaten the world for generations to come unless the president changes course
.” According to conversations I’ve had with European officials, the most likely allies to fill this vacuum, Britain and France, have both declined, though they have not decided to remove their existing forces – yet. Others, such as Germany, have no intention to contribute armed forces and question the value of investing heavily in stabilization measures that take place within an unclear strategic environment.
As such, all “policy shifts” and “course reversals” reported in the media are in fact merely new ideas proposed by working officials who are grasping to find a middle-ground that sits somewhere in-between a full withdrawal and what is likely a temporary residual force. None of these new ideas is policy until President Trump signs off. That chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph DunfordSo long as no other governments step up to replace the departing American troops, the U.S. will be forced to continue to shoulder the burden in Syria, virtually guaranteeing a return to a full withdrawal. With the U.S.
Worse, still, is the fact that ISIS lives on despite the president’s claims to the contrary. In Iraq, ISIS attacks are rising month-on-month after a to-be expected winter lull. In February, ISIS conducted an
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