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NEWSFEED WEDNESDAY: Trump Wins in Syria Without Firing a Shot

J Robert Smith

  • Oct. 23, 2019
  • 2 min read

President Trump announced Wednesday that conditions have been met between Turkey and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for what he called a “permanent ceasefire” between the two sides and that the United States is lifting sanctions on Ankara that were implemented following the invasion of northern Syria.

— Fox News, October 23, 2019

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It was carrots and sticks that resolved the conflict in Northern Syria. Republicans and Democrats were pressing Trump for stepped up military action there. But the president used a combination of negotiations, sanctions, and incentives to avert hostilities.
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