The Big Picture: Syria Crisis - US Backs out

US President Donald Trump on Monday cast his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from "endless war" in the Middle East, even as Republican critics and others said he was sacrificing a US ally and undermining American credibility. Trump declared US troops would step aside for an expected Turkish attack on the Kurds, who have fought alongside Americans for years, but he then threatened to destroy Turkey’s economy if they went too far. Even Trump's staunchest Republican congressional allies expressed outrage at the prospect of abandoning Syrian Kurds who had fought the Islamic State group with American arms and advice. Trump said he understood criticism from fellow GOP leaders but disagreed. He said he could also name supporters, but he didn't. Pentagon and State Department officials held out the possibility of persuading Turkey to abandon its expected invasion. U.S. officials said they had seen no indication that Turkey had begun a military operation by late Monday. On this edition of The Big Picture we will analyse the implications of the US deciding to pull out of Syria.

Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira
Producer: Sagheer Ahmad

Guest Name: Prabhu Dayal, Former Ambassador

Prof. A.K. Pasha, Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, JNU

Waiel Awwad, West Asia Expert

[arpittripathi]

big countries don't lose wars they just lose interest

[krishnakantsingh]

In international relations, there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

[i.e.s.videos]

Fabulous assessment of the situations. So much learning from these panellists that too in 30 minutes.

[anichuraliprodhani]

It's pleasure and privilege to listen and understand the view points of some experienced panelists...

[sabyasachiupadhyay]

Waiel Awwad was outstanding. Other panelists trying to catch up to him. Indian Ambassador's points lacked content and hinged around simplistics assessments, barring the mention of presence of Kurds in different regions of central asia

[rajeevranjan-hixp]

Former ambassador put only fact but no analysis....very sad

[Myself_Al]

Turkey talks about Kashmir in UN and supports Pakistan. TURKEY SHOULD PROVIDE ‘HUMAN RIGHTS’ TO KURDS, ‘APOLOGISE’ FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND LEAVE TURKEY OCCUPIED CYPRUS.

[raymundvincentreyes]

Namaskar Sir Frank Pereira ji... :)
Thank you RSTV..

[shawnmendes]

That's seriously remark of the Waiel wants someone to manage the crisis not to find a 22:53

[abhijeetsingh]

Technical Guruji yaha kya ker rhe hai ??

[karanpatel]

Can anyone tell me why American and Russian troops are in Syria?

[decodeupsc]

Now one more front has been opened for confrontation in middle east

[kirtisharma]

dayal sir is awesome. because he also tells that what should be the stand of india.and my suggestion is please consider the stand of india.

[REIKOLP]

1st to watch yaaaay!!! Greatest feat ever

[Victork]

How many people think that Trump pulled his troops as a favor to Putin?

[gdsunity]

Hey Frank.. Pls urge the participants to speak in very simple language like Former Ambassador in this discussion.

[trollface]

Obama started the war 😂 got messed up by Russia 😂 now a retreat by Trump, now ypg or Kurds are betrayed 😂

Mr. Awwad is kind of a person who can literally capable of convincing anybody to a goat into dog and vice versa. Global leadership is everybody's dream. Except Gandhiji's India. Indian plan is global guidence. Stick with UN don't start a 3rd world war. 2021 is very dangerous year. Comming 6-7 years are very crucial.

[sanjib]

I thinks it will be help to increases some issues. ..
1.ISS may be increases his point of goals. .
2.Iran's will more access on Starit of Hormuz and U.S.A. loose his geo-politics in this region.
3.Turkey will increase his army presence on Kurdish freedom fighter and Kurdish dream will may not come it to effects (i.e. Kurdistan) .
4.A vast ethnic clinching may be happen(on Kurdish peoples) and which is a human rights violence. .
5.Russia may be a major role to construct a peaceful region's if Russia make it perfectly it will be a good message to send Pentagon and he(Russia) will make a good geo politics in this region..

[jayshelke]

Prabhu Dayal Sir Thanks Aa U Are
RS Maharashtra😅♨️
Also Frank Sir