Trump determined to withdraw from Syria

The president has told people from the beginning that he does not want us to stay forever in Syria”, Mick Mulvaney told an ABC network program.

This is the end result of almost two years of work. ”

When asked about the resignation of Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and the US special envoy in the global coalition fighting the Islamic State of Brett McGurk, Mulvaney said it is not unusual for cabinet members to resign “over these types of disputes”.

Mr. McGurk and Mattis' resignations came after President Trump declared last week that the Islamic State had been defeated and that 2,000 American troops in Syria would return home.

Speaking from Chad on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron said “regrets” for Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria.

“To be an ally means to fight shoulder-to-shoulder,” he said, commending “to the outgoing Secretary Mattis, whom he called a” reliable partner “.

The senator from Tennis Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said on Sunday he was “disappointed” from the decision, calling the United States “insecure”.

Late Saturday, in one of the many tweets on this issue Trumpi said he's bringing home the happy and healthy “ ” after the ISIS “sage in Syria”.