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Syria Troop Removal Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Trump must contend with intransigent Washington elites

By Willis Krumholz

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after holding a press conference, at the ministry of foreign affairs in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Pompeo is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian leaders as he continues a nine-nation Middle East tour aimed at reassuring America's Arab partners that the Trump administration is not walking away from the region. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo in Egypt amid concerns over U.S. Mideast policy

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

The U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, and Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar speak during a meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP)

Gen. Joseph Dunford tells Turkey: U.S. to keep observatory posts in Syria after pullout

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this Oct. 17, 2016 file photo, a Kurdish Peshmerga convoy drives towards a frontline in Khazer, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq. Over the past century, Kurds in the Mideast have gotten close to setting up their own state or autonomous regions on several occasions only to have their dreams shattered after being abandoned by world powers. The latest instance comes with Syria's Kurds who with U.S. backing have led the fight against the Islamic State group in that country. Now the U.S. plans to withdraw from Syria, leaving the Kurds to face Turkish forces. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File)

Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech to MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Erdogan said Turkey's preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are &quot;to a large extent&quot; complete. Erdogan made the comments just hours after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkish officials seeking assurances that Turkey won't attack U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Latest: Russian, Turkish defense ministers discuss Syria

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech to MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Erdogan said Turkey's preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are &quot;to a large extent&quot; complete. Erdogan made the comments just hours after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkish officials seeking assurances that Turkey won't attack U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey adamant on tough stance on Syrian Kurdish fighters

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech to MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Erdogan said Turkey's preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are &quot;to a large extent&quot; complete. Erdogan made the comments just hours after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkish officials seeking assurances that Turkey won't attack U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Latest: Russian MPs patrolling near Kurd-held Manbij

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FILE - In this July 21, 2017, file photo, Kurdish soldiers from the Anti-Terrorism Units, carry a blindfolded an Indonesian man suspected of Islamic State membership, at a security center, in Kobani, Syria. What to do with hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and growing problem for the Trump administration as it prepares to pull troops out of the country (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Problem of captured IS fighters grows as US plans Syria exit

By DEB RIECHMANN and SUSANNAH GEORGE - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Erdogan said Turkey's preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are "to a large extent" complete. Erdogan made the comments just hours after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkish officials seeking assurances that Turkey won't attack U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Trump Syria withdraw plan scuttled by Erdogan Kurd offensive plan

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech to MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Erdogan said Turkey's preparations for a new military offensive against terror groups in Syria are "to a large extent" complete. Erdogan made the comments just hours after U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with Turkish officials seeking assurances that Turkey won't attack U.S-allied Kurdish militia in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey appears to snub U.S.; no assurances on Syrian Kurds

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

FILE -- In this April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier stands in a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. The planned U.S. troop withdrawal opens a void in the north and east of Syria, and the conflicts and rivalries among all the powers in the Middle East are converging to fill it. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Top Syrian Kurdish official says Kurds ready to fight Turkey

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

National Security Adviser John Bolton attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and senior military leadership at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Kurdish official asks for US clarifications over withdrawal

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

The Latest: US-backed SDF returns Kazakh IS fighters

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National Security Adviser John Bolton, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, attend a news conference between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pompeo, John Bolton, Donald Trump scramble to get Syria troop withdrawal story straight

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Syria Troop Removal Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

It makes no sense to base American policy on removing a thorn from Tehran’s paw

By Lee Smith

In this Jan. 2, 2019, photo, acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, left, and acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims innocence in probe; wall myths

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House as he walks from Marine One, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to Camp David. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump says Syria troop withdrawal will come at ‘a proper pace’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, National Security Adviser John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration's Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. The White House has sent Bolton on a mission to allay Israel's concerns about President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. The pullout announced before Christmas was initially expected to be completed within weeks, but the timetable has slowed as the president acceded to requests from aides, allies and members of Congress for a more orderly drawdown. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

U.S., Turkey set for negotiations on fate of Kurds

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Reports: 2 British soldiers wounded in IS attack in Syria

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National Security Advisor John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration's Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John Bolton says U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria on ‘conditions’

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press