The former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said the decision was 'appalling' because Kurds had been 'promised our partnership.'
Obama-era National Security Advisor Susan Rice decried President Donald Trump's"bats**t crazy" decision to pull U.S. troops from the Syria-Turkey border in a TV interview Monday night.that the retreat gave Turkey permission to"go for it", referring to the country's plans to invade northern Syria and push out Kurdish forces.
Kurdish fighters have been key allies of the U.S. in the fight to liberate Syria from ISIS control, but have long been in the crosshairs of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who considers the Kurdish militia a terrorist insurgency. The White House announced Sunday that Trump would withdraw U.S. troops from the area along the Turkish border in northern Syria—a move that experts believe could open up opportunities forNational Security Advisor Susan Rice participates in a discussion October 14, 2016 at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.that Trump's decision came after he was"rolled" by Erdogan in a phone call about Turkey's plans to invade Syria, according to a National Security Council official.
Speaking to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, Rice said she woke up to the news and put her head in her hands.Asked to explain why it was"bats**t crazy", the former U.N. ambassador said:"These are the people who for the last four years have been fighting on our behalf, with our equipment, to defeat ISIS.
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