Ok Anons……Mattis OUT … Syria decision scary now

To be sure, Trump and Mattis are not in lockstep on the issue. In fact, defeating the Islamic State was just one of three criteria the defense secretary laid out in August to be met before drawing down U.S. troops in Syria. He said at the time that the United States must also train local troops who can assume the role of suppressing the militants, and the United Nations peace process must progress toward a resolution in the Syrian civil war.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/20/a-win-sort-of-for-mattis-on-syria/