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Donald Trump achievements: Foreign policy (view source)
Revision as of 18:28, July 23, 2018
, 18:28, July 23, 2018→Executive actions, 2017: Re-add arming the Kurds part with better sources.
*[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40667229 Syria war: Trump 'ends CIA arms programme for rebels']. ''BBC''. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
*[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40667229 Syria war: Trump 'ends CIA arms programme for rebels']. ''BBC''. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
See also:
See also:
*Johnson, Natalie (December 20, 2017). [http://freebeacon.com/national-security/report-arms-supplied-u-s-syrian-rebels-often-fell-hands-isis/ Report: Arms Supplied by the U.S. to Syrian Rebels Often Fell into the Hands of ISIS]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.</ref>
*Johnson, Natalie (December 20, 2017). [http://freebeacon.com/national-security/report-arms-supplied-u-s-syrian-rebels-often-fell-hands-isis/ Report: Arms Supplied by the U.S. to Syrian Rebels Often Fell into the Hands of ISIS]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
*McKay, Hollie (May 15, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/15/gave-us-trucks-and-ammunition-to-al-qaeda-chaotic-us-effort-to-arm-syrian-rebels.html 'I gave the US trucks and ammunition to Al Qaeda': The chaotic US effort to arm Syrian rebels]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 23, 2018.</ref> As it ended this program, President Trump also approved a plan to arm the Kurdish YPG in order to defeat ISIS, a program that saw real results based on the SDF victories against the Islamic terrorist group later that year.<ref>Multiple references:
*Nissenbaum, Dion; Lubold, Gordon; Barnes, Julian E. (May 9, 2017). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-approves-direct-arming-of-kurds-in-fight-against-isis-1494353541 Trump Set to Arm Kurds in ISIS Fight, Angering Turkey]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
*Hayward, John (May 9, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/09/trump-defies-turkey-approves-heavy-weapons-syrian-kurds/ Trump Defies Turkey, Approves Heavy Weapons for Syrian Kurds]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
*Huff, Zach D. (May 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/10/on-trumps-signal-kurds-resume-raqqa-push/ Trump Support for Syrian Kurds Recharges Plan to Liberate Islamic State ‘Capital’ Raqqa]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
*Tomlinson, Lucas (May 9, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/09/pentagon-announces-plan-to-arm-kurds-in-syria-over-turkish-objections.html Pentagon announces plan to arm Kurds in Syria, over Turkish objections]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
*Gordon, Michael R.; Schmitt, Eric (May 9, 2017). [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/trump-kurds-syria-army.html Trump to Arm Syrian Kurds, Even as Turkey Strongly Objects]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
*[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/30/us-begins-arming-syrian-kurds-in-effort-to-retake-isis-stronghold.html US begins arming Syrian Kurds in effort to retake ISIS stronghold]. ''Fox News''. May 30, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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*[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/17/timeline-events-in-syrian-city-raqqa-once-is-capital.html Timeline of events in Syrian city of Raqqa, once IS capital]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). October 17, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2018.</ref>
*August 21, 2017—While many nationalist conservatives noted the how President Trump's plan for conducting the War in Afghanistan went against his [[America First]] campaign positions and being similar to Obama's plan,<ref>Multiple references:
*August 21, 2017—While many nationalist conservatives noted the how President Trump's plan for conducting the War in Afghanistan went against his [[America First]] campaign positions and being similar to Obama's plan,<ref>Multiple references:
*Shaw, Adam (August 21, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/21/trumps-america-first-base-unhappy-with-flip-flop-afghanistan-speech/ Trump’s ‘America First’ Base Unhappy with Flip-Flop Afghanistan Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
*Shaw, Adam (August 21, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/21/trumps-america-first-base-unhappy-with-flip-flop-afghanistan-speech/ Trump’s ‘America First’ Base Unhappy with Flip-Flop Afghanistan Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 23, 2017.