Joint Chiefs chairman was in the dark about Trump Syria pullout: report [View all]
Source: The Hill
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was not aware of President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria until after it was made Wednesday, The Washington Post reported.
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. was not involved in the meeting with Trump in which he made the decision and was left in the dark until after the meeting, according to the Post, citing several sources familiar with the matter.
The decision angered many Republicans in Congress. The Pentagon initially had no comment on media reports that the U.S. was withdrawing troops.
Trump on Wednesday announced his decision to remove U.S. troops from Syria, claiming that the U.S. had defeated the Islamic State ...
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