Iran Press/America: In the wake of a US Army special operation that killed the head of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former US vice president Joe Biden has warned that President Donald Trump's utter incompetence in foreign policy is going to squander this victory, lead to more ISIS (also known as Daesh) recruitment and further destabilize the Middle East.
Biden, one of the few Democratic candidates who supports keeping some US troops in Syria, is putting national security at the forefront of his campaign and calling on Trump to reverse course on his Syria pullout. In an interview with The Washington Post on Monday, Biden said Trump has no idea what he's doing on foreign policy and is being treated like a baby by his own national security officials.
Biden lamented that Trump's own friends and officials have essentially tricked him into leaving some troops in Syria by telling him he could control the oil there and referred to a US official telling The Post: "This is like feeding a baby its medicine in yogurt or applesauce."
"It's like dealing not with a commander in chief, but a whiner in chief," said Biden. "It's bizarre."
Several outlets have reported that Trump allies including Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., persuaded Trump to reverse his complete pullout of US troops from northern Syria by showing him maps of the oil fields. Trump has repeatedly said he wants to control the oil fields and the money they make.
"The death of [Baghdadi] is proof of the wisdom of the strategy, that without committing our troops to endless wars, you can still, in fact, protect our interests and the interests of friends and allies," Biden said. "You need people on the ground. You need allies on the ground." 101/211/216
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