View source for Trump’s artless deal: The president’s Syria decision will have long-term consequences

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|author=Andrew Malcolm
|source=The Charlotte Observer
|date=December 26, 2018
|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article223528310.html
|quote=While the rapid drawdown solves one friction with a NATO ally and may encourage Ankara to buy Patriot missiles, the president’s move was an artless deal. He could have used the U.S. exit as leverage to get Iran to leave or curb its troop presence there. Instead, he gave it away for free, to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s delight.
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