Changes

Immediately after taking office, Trump had exchanged vitriolic rhetoric with and made threats to North Korea after the latter carried out numerous medium/long range missile tests and a nuclear test in September 2017, causing some to fear that war was inevitable on the Korean peninsula.  However, in March 2018, Trump announced he would hold a summit with North Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un, making him the first U.S. president to have bilateral talks with a North Korean leader.  The first summit was held in Singapore in June 2018, a second in Hanoi in February 2019, and a third informal summit in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in June 2019 - during which he became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot on North Korean soil. During the period of the summits, North Korea had halted testing of long/medium range missiles, as well as nuclear testing (and outside of a few short range missiles in early May 2019, North Korea hasn't tested any weapons since November 2017.)

Immediately after taking office, Trump had exchanged vitriolic rhetoric with and made threats to North Korea after the latter carried out numerous medium/long range missile tests and a nuclear test in September 2017, causing some to fear that war was inevitable on the Korean peninsula.  However, in March 2018, Trump announced he would hold a summit with North Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un, making him the first U.S. president to have bilateral talks with a North Korean leader.  The first summit was held in Singapore in June 2018, a second in Hanoi in February 2019, and a third informal summit in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in June 2019 - during which he became the first sitting U.S. president to step foot on North Korean soil. During the period of the summits, North Korea had halted testing of long/medium range missiles, as well as nuclear testing (and outside of a few short range missiles in early May 2019, North Korea hasn't tested any weapons since November 2017.)

On Monday, 7 October 2019, Trump ordered American military forces withdraw from northern Syria in case Turkish forces and their allies would attack them, meaning the predominantly Syrian Kurdish ''SDF'' (''Syrian Democratic Force'') would not have direct U.S. military support. This decision came after a telephone conversation with Turkish ruler [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] on Sunday and reportedly blindsided top Pentagon officials.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/turkey-announces-incursion-of-northeast-syria-us-backed-kurds-have-vowed-all-out-war Trump pulls back troops from northern Syria ahead of Turkish assault, Pentagon officials 'blindsided']</ref> A few days later Turkish forces began advancing into northern Syria to create a buffer zone.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/turkey-syria-invasion-ground-forces-civilians-dead Turkey announces northern Syria invasion of ground forces; multiple civilians reported dead]</ref><ref>[https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/us-forces-say-turkey-was-deliberately-bracketing-american-troops-with-artillery-fire-in-syria-1.602896 US forces say Turkey was deliberately 'bracketing' American troops with artillery fire in Syria]</ref>  

On Monday, 7 October 2019, Trump ordered American military forces withdraw from northern Syria in case Turkish forces and their allies would attack them, meaning the predominantly Syrian Kurdish ''SDF'' (''Syrian Democratic Force'') would not have direct U.S. military support. This decision came after a telephone conversation with Turkish ruler [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] on Sunday and reportedly blindsided top Pentagon officials.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/turkey-announces-incursion-of-northeast-syria-us-backed-kurds-have-vowed-all-out-war Trump pulls back troops from northern Syria ahead of Turkish assault, Pentagon officials 'blindsided']</ref> A few days later Turkish forces began advancing into northern Syria to create a buffer zone.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/world/turkey-syria-invasion-ground-forces-civilians-dead Turkey announces northern Syria invasion of ground forces; multiple civilians reported dead]</ref> After the Turkish artillery fired warning shots at (at least) one American position and Turkish forces entered deeper into Syria than promised and with open display of ruthless behavior,<ref>[https://www.stripes.com/turkish-led-forces-film-themselves-executing-a-kurdish-captive-in-syria-1.602926 Turkish-led forces film themselves executing a Kurdish captive in Syria]</ref> Trump ordered a full pullback of U.S. forces.<ref>[https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/us-forces-say-turkey-was-deliberately-bracketing-american-troops-with-artillery-fire-in-syria-1.602896 US forces say Turkey was deliberately 'bracketing' American troops with artillery fire in Syria]</ref><ref>[https://www.stripes.com/turkish-invasion-threatens-to-escalate-trump-orders-us-pullback-1.602928 Turkish invasion threatens to escalate; Trump orders US pullback]</ref>

In the same week it was announced that it is planned by the U.S. administration to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East because of the tensions between [[Saudi-Arabia]] and [[Iran]].<ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/6040831354001/ President Trump plans to send 1,500 US troops to the Middle East]</ref>

In the same week it was announced that it is planned by the U.S. administration to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East because of the tensions between [[Saudi-Arabia]] and [[Iran]].<ref>[https://video.foxnews.com/v/6040831354001/ President Trump plans to send 1,500 US troops to the Middle East]</ref>