U.S. President Donald Trump once again ventured way out of his depth on geopolitics (which isn’t very deep) on Wednesday, taking false credit for diminishing the ISIS footprint in Syria over the last two years of his administration:
Shame on #POTUS stealing credit from those on ground/air who’ve lost lives fighting/defeating #ISIS, namely Syrian Army, Russia, PMU/Hashed al-Shaabi, Iraqi Army, Hezzbola, Iran. Lack of geopolitical awareness… https://t.co/rvVEBmpzm4
— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) March 21, 2019
Here are the comparison maps Trump used in his tweet and on television news reports to back his errant claims:
In reality, the largest share of credit for helping to defeat ISIS in Syria should be going to the Syrian Army, Russia, Popular Mobilization Units (PMU)/Hashed al-Shaabi in Iraq, the Iraqi Army, Hezbollah and Iran.
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