Trump's Syria plan reveals a master strategist in the White House
The actual result hasn't been quite what everyone expected. Erdoğan suddenly understood the box he was in when Trump authorized Treasury secretary Mnuchin to prepare sanctions against Turkey. By themselves, sanctions haven't succeeded much in that part of the world. But in concert with the departure of the U.S., they became a scary signal that Turkey was all by her lonesome. Having steadfastly refused to negotiate, Erdoğan now nervously rang up Trump and asked for an emergency conference. These are the long sought negotiations, brought about by U.S. troops leaving.
Only Donald Trump saw
it - just as only Donald Trump got North Korea to the table, forced the Chinese
to play fair, and got the Mexicans to handle the immigrant caravans on our
southern border. Trump once again exhibits strategic insight not
seen in the White House since George Washington.