The hasty U.S. pullback from Syria is a searing moment in America’s withdrawal from the Middle East
BEIRUT — The blow to America’s standing in the Middle East was sudden and unexpectedly swift. Within the space of a few hours, advances by Turkish troops in Syria this week had compelled the U.S. military’s Syrian Kurdish allies to switch sides, unraveled years of U.S. Syria policy and recalibrated the balance of power in the Middle East./ As Russia and Syrian troops roll into vacated towns and U.S. bases, the winners are counting the spoils.
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