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Payne Distinguished Lecturer . Foreign Affairs Analyst /. Former Presidential Envoy. Served under Bush, Obama, Trump. Dad. .

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    31 Dec 2018

    Today was my last day at the State Department. I wish my former civilian and military colleagues well as they work under extremely difficult circumstances to protect the interests of our great country. It was a privilege to serve alongside them.

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    2 hours ago

    I am on the same trip and did not hear Esper mention resettled Kurds or oil. Or a name change.

    I’m not sure who Trump is referring to, but I’m travelling with Defense Secretary Esper and cant recall the quote Trump is using. While speaking with us Enroute to Afghanistan, Esper also made no mention of new…
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  3. 17 minutes ago

    * This is not a “ceasefire” plan. It’s a demand to evacuate towns besieged by Turkish-backed extremists, the same tactic used by Asad. * What oil? We were in Syria to protect the American people from ISIS. Our military does not seize foreign oil. * Name of SECDEF is wrong.

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  4. 17 minutes ago

    This Tweet speaks to dangerous and incoherent policy: * US troops are not “going home”. They’re going to Iraq to manage a resurgent ISIS that we enable by abruptly leaving Syria. * “New areas” aren’t “being resettled w/Kurds.” Kurds are being forced out of traditional areas.

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    2 hours ago

    President Trump says, constantly, he’s pulling US troops out of “endless wars” in the Middle East. But NOW the defense secretary announced US forces leaving Syria to go to western IRAQ, which for years has been a FAR MORE DANGEROUS warzone.

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  6. 1 hour ago

    “In the Middle East, if you’re not at the table, you’re on the table.” With Putin meeting Erdogan in two days as US forces abruptly evacuate positions, the United States is now helplessly on the table together with the SDF and the people of NE Syria.

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    1 hour ago

    WATCH: says President Trump threw all of American leverage in the Middle East "out the window" with his phone call. "I'm afraid that now the future of Syria will be determined by actors who are quite hostile to our interests."

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    2 hours ago

    WATCH: says President Trump threw all of American leverage in the Middle East "out the window" with his Oct. 6 phone call. "I'm afraid that now the future of Syria will be determined by actors who are quite hostile to our interests."

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    2 hours ago

    . on how majority-Christian areas of Syria could be affected by the withdrawal: "The fate of those areas, unfortunately, as we're evacuating our bases and ceding all of our influence, will be decided by President Putin of Russia."

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    17 hours ago

    TOMORROW ON : Exclusive interview with Rep. plus interviews with presidential candidate, Mayor and Fmr. Special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS, . Tune In!

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    Oct 18

    Former Presidential ISIS envoy: For the President to say, let them go at it and we'll come in to fix it, that's total ignorance to the situation on the ground. via

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  12. Oct 18

    Warning: Erdogan today says his "safe zone" as agreed with Trump stretches 450x32 kms, from the Euphrates to Iraq. This includes all majority Kurdish and Christian areas of Syria. Senior U.S. officials say it is far narrower. Listen to Erdogan, not Trump.

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  13. Oct 18

    As Erdogan prepares to visit Putin, he had this to say today about Trump and his bizarre letter: “We will not forget this lack of respect.”

    Letter to him from "was not in line with diplomatic and political courtesy. We will not forget this lack of respect. This is not a priority for us. But when the time comes we would like it to be known that we will take the necessary steps," says .
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  14. Oct 17

    This is an obscene and ignorant statement. 200k innocent people displaced. Hundreds dead. Credible reports of war crimes. ISIS prisoners escaping. US evacuating and bombing its own positions or handing them to Russia. Two kids in a lot?

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    WATCH: President Trump on Turkey attacking the Kurds: "Sometimes you have to let them fight, like two kids in a lot. You have to let them fight, and then you pull them apart!"
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  15. Oct 17

    Look forward to joining on shortly to discuss the latest situation in Syria.

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    Oct 17

    Mike Pence's request for a temporary cease-fire seemed to be “face-saving, for the U.S. side,” the Turkish official in the Foreign Ministry said. “It was as easy a negotiation as we’ve ever had,” the official said.

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    Oct 17

    Sen. Mitt Romney: "What we have done to the Kurds will stand as a bloodstain in the annals of American history."

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    Oct 17

    Pence said Turkey agreed not to take action against Kobani. Turkish FM denies they agreed to that.

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    Oct 17

    The safe zone will have a depth of 32 km, from east of the Euphrates to the border with , explains .

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  20. Oct 17

    The US just ratified Turkey’s plan to effectively extend its border 30km into Syria with no ability to meaningfully influence facts on the ground. Turkey says it’s the entire border from the Euphrates to Iraq (450x30km) to be controlled by its military forces. Non-implementable.

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    Oct 16

    "I don't say this lightly, and I worked for two years in the Trump administration. He doesn't know what he's doing or talking about. He made this decision on Sunday night without any contingency plan for our troops on the ground." -Brett McGurk, former special presidential envoy

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