Former US ambassador warns of withdrawal: We will confirm our abandonment of our principles

The former US ambassador to Denmark, James Kane, warned against withdrawing from Syria, saying it was wrong and would lead to the emergence of terrorist groups and stressed the need to support Syrian Democratic Forces and the people of the region and added "With our withdrawal we assure the world that we are abandoning our principles."

Former US ambassador warns of withdrawal: We will confirm our abandonment of our principles
23 December, 2018   11:58

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In an article published by the former US ambassador to Denmark, James Kane, in the Washington Post, he considered the withdrawal of US troops from Syria "wrong" and would lead to the same repercussions of the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq seven years ago, which Obama took.

He said "The withdrawal of the US from Syria, will lead to the return of fundamentalist extremism strongly, whether under the name of IS or the emergence of terrorist organizations by other names." As Sky News reported.

The US diplomat pointed out in his article, to other damages will be attached to Washington in the Trump decision, he said:

 "The withdrawal of America will give Iran a greater chance to extend its influence in the region to the Mediterranean Sea and will provide the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad resources of great wealth by re-controlling the region which was producing more than 60 percent of oil, which will give his repressive machine more force" .

"Trump says he does not want America to be a free Middle East policeman, but in fact, our country can get the reward by supporting Syrian Democratic Syria), and help the people there build their country and support them to stand up to terrorism. "

"Without our support, these areas will once again be plundered by the regime of Damascus, Tehran, Istanbul or even Moscow. This will be a serious blow to the national security interests of the United States. We will confirm the words of our opponents in the Middle East that America is abandoning its allies, this will mean to the world that we abandon our principles that have given hope to many in the world for more than 200 years. "

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