Out of Syria

Oh, war is an enemy to all mankind
The thought of war blows my mind
--Edwin Starr

Last weekend President Trump announced that remaining US troops in northern Syria would be withdrawn ahead of a pending military conflict between Syria and Turkey. The president rightly notes that the "USA should never have been in the Middle East."

Fighting between various groups that has been going on for hundreds of years. USA should never have been in Middle East. Moved our 50 soldiers out. Turkey MUST take over captured ISIS fighters that Europe refused to have returned. The stupid endless wars, for us, are ending! https://t.co/Fbcem9i55Z

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019

He adds that "the stupid endless wars, for us, are ending!" Well said.

Not surprisingly, pushback is growing from the bi-partisan 'war caucus' in Washington. These people, as Rand Paul observes, "have never met a war they didn't like."

Let's hope and pray that the president is able to stand his ground against the pro-war establishment.