Trump Pulls Troops from Syria as Turkey Readies Offensive

Of course prophecy watchers already know that Turkey is in the news every day as Ezekiel 38 draws near.  It should surprise no Bible reader that Turkey is moving AWAY from Europe and NATO and falling into the arms of Russia and Iran.  Since Iran hates Saudi Arabia it should also surprise no one that Turkey is at serious odds with Saudi Arabia.

So today we are reading that Trump is pulling troops out of Syria and paving the way for Turkey to come in and possibly wipe out the Kurds.  This would be sad since the Kurds were our only allies in the region when we went into Iraq to take out Saddam Hussein.  This would feel like we are turning out backs on them and leaving them to the wolves.

It would also further open the door for Turkey to get more troops into Syria and be pounding directly on the door of Northern Israel.  Iran and Russia are already there so maybe the Israel-hating-trio is getting ready to sing?  If so how close might we be to the Lord coming in the clouds and calling his bride home?

The United States began withdrawing American troops from Syria’s border with Turkey early Monday, in the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration was washing its hands of an explosive situation between the Turkish military and U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.

President Trump, in a series of Twitter messages Monday, suggested that the United States was shouldering too much of the burden — and the cost — of fighting the Islamic State. He rebuked European nations for not repatriating citizens who had joined the extremist group, claiming that the United States was being played for a “sucker.” And he chided his own Kurdish allies, who he said were “paid massive amounts of money and equipment” to fight the militants. 

“It is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home. WE WILL FIGHT WHERE IT IS TO OUR BENEFIT, AND ONLY FIGHT TO WIN,” he tweeted.

The withdrawal followed a late Sunday statement by the White House that the United States would not intervene in a long-threatened Turkish offensive into northern Syria. The announcement, which signaled an abrupt end to a months-long American effort to broker peace between two important allies, came after a call between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

Erdogan said in a speech Monday that the withdrawal began soon after their phone call.

A U.S. official confirmed to The Washington Post that American troops left observation posts in the border villages of Tel Abyad and Ras al-Ayn at 6:30 a.m. local time.

In an initial reaction to the pullout, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), a strong Trump supporter, indicated on Twitter that he was seeking more information on the president’s decision. But he added, “If press reports are accurate this is a disaster in the making.”

Here;  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-to-pull-troops-from-northern-syria-as-turkey-readies-offensive/2019/10/07/a965e466-e8b3-11e9-bafb-da248f8d5734_story.html

If God put Trump on the throne of America for the sole purpose of setting up some major prophetic dominoes for the very last days so they can all fall down in rapid succession...then "Blessed be the name of the Lord."

"When you see all these things beginning to happen, then life up your heads, for your redemption is drawing near."--said Jesus

Hat tip to Guy B.