Analysis: Trump's rash exit from Syria emboldens Russia and horrifies Israel
WASHINGTON - For the last 2 1/2 years of haphazard foreign policy under President Donald Trump, the refrain of reassurance was that at least the unconventional leader had not been faced with a major international crisis.
Now, Trump faces one of his own making - something he started and might not be able to stop.
Until now, the consequences of Trump's foreign policy decisions usually unfolded in slow motion, such as the withdrawals from the Paris Climate Accord and the Iran nuclear deal, and the subjugation of Palestinians in the Mideast peace process.
By contrast, his rash decision to withdraw the last U.S. troops in northeastern Syria has been the most immediately consequential - and lethal - of his presidency.
It quickly led to the slaughter of Syrian Kurds - U.S. allies who helped defeat Islamic State militants - and
