# The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making

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**Created:** [December 7, 2016, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070 "2016-12-07T00:25:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making/774070/28235 "2018-12-19T21:28:09Z")

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Doesn’t sound like Mattis, Bolton, nor anyone in the military had any part in the decision to leave Syria. It’s another “just out of the blue, Trump happened to do one of his stupid things.”

> **[Opinion | Trump undermines his entire national security team on Syria](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/19/trump-undermines-his-entire-national-security-team-syria/)**
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> The sudden announcement of a U.S. troop withdrawal is reckless and contradicts the team's strategy.

Less than a month ago, Mattis was having people building new lookout posts:

> **[Mattis Orders US Troops to Set Up Observation Posts in Northern Syria](https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/11/27/mattis-orders-us-troops-set-observation-posts-northern-syria.html)**
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> U.S. troops will set up observation posts in northern Syria to help prevent partisan infighting.

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