but what i have done is i ve defeated isis. we have defeated isis essentially. we defeated isis. isis was never really defeated. when the u.s. president lies on the world stage, he is doing s more than trampling truth. we captured many, many isis fighters. most of them came from europe. he s upending world order. the united states has essentially gone from what i would describe as the principal architect and the principal general contractor of the world, the preserver of the world, to now we ve come the principal disruptor. trump s lies are a big part of that disrupting. richard haass was the director of policy planning for the state department under president george w. bush, and he s now the president of the council on foreign relations. he believes there are two kinds of trump lies. one is to only present one side of a story.
us. additionally, the united states will retain control of oil fields in northeast syria. u.s. troops are still there. they re just not protecting kurds, who lost thousands of people while helping the u.s. fight isis. we certainly betrayed an ally in the kurds. and this amplified an ominous message that has been ricocheting around the globe ever since trump took office. we don t stand behind our deals. we re not honest. and the world doesn t trust us. what does that do to other allies of the united states when they see, oh, the word of the united states, the word of president trump is actually worthless? what effect does that have? you read the israeli press. it makes israel more uncomfortable about taking risks. the saudis increasingly believe they re on their own. he has made it so that now the japanese and the south koreans are looking at we re
an even bigger concern. syria is suffering from the worst drought in at least 900 years, and that drought forced rural farmers into the cities like aleppo. it creates an environment where terrorist organizations can more easily recruit people, and that is the context in which isis formed. leading to catastrophe. up next, perhaps trump s biggest lie. the whistle-blower s been very inaccurate. the whistle-blower got it all wrong. it was a four-pinocchio claim. he said it 29 times. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis,
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soldiers back home, and that s what i m doing. he sees an election coming with americans in syria, and he just pulls them out. he s trying to fulfill those campaign promises as an inoculation against the lies. he pulled them out of northern syria, but there remain u.s. troops in syria. those who remain will continue to execute counterterrorism operations while staying in close contact with the syrian democratic forces who have fought alongside us. additionally, the united states will retain control of oil fields in northeast syria. u.s. troops are still there. they re just not protecting kurds, who lost thousands of people while helping the u.s. fight isis. we certainly betrayed an ally in the kurds. and this amplified an ominous message that has been ricochetting around the globe ever since trump took office. we don t stand behind our