Brett McGurk at the Sulaimani Forum. Rudaw
CNN: Former US envoy to anti-ISIS coalition says Trump has given 'new life' to terror group
Washington (CNN)The former US envoy for the anti-ISIS coalition, who resigned last month because of the President's abrupt decision to pull US forces out of Syria, has penned an op-ed arguing that Donald Trump has given the terrorist group "new life."
"The irony is that defeating the Islamic State is what the president said from the beginning was his goal. In 2016, he vowed to 'knock the hell out of ISIS.' His recent choices, unfortunately, are already giving the Islamic State — and other American adversaries — new life," Brett McGurk, the former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, wrote in an Washington Post op-ed published Friday.
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WNU Editor: The ideology that spawned ISIS is still, and will be for the foreseeable future. But to say that President Trump has given "new life" to ISIS is premature, especially in view of how much ISIS has lost its "Caliphate" from the time that President Trump was inaugurated to today.
More News On Former U.S. Envoy Brett McGurk's Remarks On ISIS
Trump said he beat ISIS. Instead, he’s giving it new life. -- Washington Post
Former US official in charge of destroying ISIS says Trump's Syria pull out helps the terror group -- Business Insider
Donald Trump Giving ISIS New Life, Says Brett McGurk, Defense Department Official Who Resigned Over Syria -- Newsweek
Former anti-ISIS envoy: Trump's Syria decision has given ISIS "new life" -- Axios
Trump's Former Anti-ISIS Envoy Says Hasty Syria Withdrawal Is Giving The Terror Group 'New Life' -- Task & Purpose
