Bolton: U.S.' Withdrawal From Syria Will Happen Under One Condition

Beth Baumann / Townhall Tipsheet

On Sunday, White House national security advisor John Bolton made it clear the United States' withdrawal from Syria is conditional. America needs to know Turkey will not target the U.S.’s Kurdish allies once our troops are removed, the Wall Street Journal reported.
From WSJ:

President Trump’s order to withdraw U.S. troops is a “cause-and-effect mission” that requires certain assurances from various players in the region before it can be executed, said Mr. Bolton, the first administration official to outline the conditions for withdrawal.
His comments marked the first public acknowledgment from the White House that the safety of Kurdish allies is being considered as part of its pending withdrawal plan, but it also indicates that a quick withdrawal was unlikely given challenging regional dynamics.

It's hard to know exactly what the time table looks like though.

NYC to pay $224,000 to Muslim firefighter who was accused of threatening to kill his fellow firefighters
By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch

If Raheem Hassan had been a non-Muslim who threatened to kill his Muslim colleagues, do you think criminal charges against him would have been dropped if he agreed to stay out of trouble and go into counseling? Neither do I. And now the city is paying him $224,000 because he was allegedly harassed, although “neither […]
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Miscarriage of Justice: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging FBI Role in 2015 Jihad Attack on AFDI Event in Texas

By Pamela Geller / THE GELLER REPORT

“In another court filing related to Joiner’s suit, the DOJ had described the ‘tear up Texas’ text message as ‘innocuous.’ In March of last year, the undercover agent testified against the ringleader of the entire attack, Erick Jamal Hendricks. The testimony came under highly unusual circumstances where the agent appeared on the stand under a light disguise and using a pseudonym, and the courtroom was cleared except for attorneys, jury members, and essential court members. In that testimony, the agent said he did not have advance knowledge of the attack, and was surprised when the shooting began.”

This undercover agent’s story defies belief. He claims that when he told jihadi Ibrahim Simpson to “tear up Texas,” that he was only saying what a mujahid, a warrior of jihad, would say, and that he wasn’t encouraging Simpson to “tear up Texas” himself.

Read entire article here: https://gellerreport.com/2019/01/judge-dismisses-fbi.html/

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• Weekend talks to end the government shutdown show little progress as President Trump stands firm by his demand for a border wall, and in a concession to Democrats, supports building it with steel instead of concrete
• Representatives from the U.S. and China are scheduled to start two days of talks on Monday to settle trade and economic disputes
• In a TV interview Sunday night, freshman congresswoman - and rising Democratic star - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls herself a 'radical' and slams President Trump's 'lies' on immigration
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