Four Americans have died in Syria.
They arguably would still be alive today if Trump had not bragged a month ago about having supposedly defeated ISIS.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2019/01/16/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-syria.html
We spent years listening to and funding endless investigations of four other Americans who died in Benghazi. And yet, not only do we hear nothing from the media, but there isn’t even a single thread blaming the person who is ultimately responsible for the most recent deaths: Trump.
President Obama knew that the right way to deal with ISIS was to root out its members and kill them, while ignoring the terrorist organization publicly. ISIS needs attention and publicity to recruit members, and Trump just gave them attention and publicity. But don’t expect to hear anyone criticize Trump for his blunder.
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