I have to admit that this Trump's decision came somewhat unexpected, but we could witness that Trump is a man of the moment - and this decision is by what is write in article by Washington Post made just that way.
Trump have a phone call with Turkish President Erdogan, and after he find out that ISIS is 99% defeated in Syria (and his stuff confirm that), he decided that the presence of American forces in Syria was no longer necessary. This was a shock for Bolton and other officials who attended to this phone call, but Erdogan is also very surprised by the decision.
Erdogan, though, quickly put Trump on the defensive, reminding him that he had repeatedly said the only reason for U.S. troops to be in Syria was to defeat the Islamic State and that the group had been 99 percent defeated. “Why are you still there?” the second official said Erdogan asked Trump, telling him that the Turks could deal with the remaining IS militants.
With Erdogan on the line, Trump asked national security adviser John Bolton, who was listening in, why American troops remained in Syria if what the Turkish president was saying was true, according to the officials. Erdogan’s point, Bolton was forced to admit, had been backed up by Mattis, Pompeo, U.S. special envoy for Syria Jim Jeffrey and special envoy for the anti-ISIS coalition Brett McGurk, who have said that IS retains only 1 percent of its territory, the officials said
Bolton stressed, however, that the entire national security team agreed that victory over IS had to be enduring, which means more than taking away its territory.
Trump was not dissuaded, according to the officials, who said the president quickly capitulated by pledging to withdraw, shocking both Bolton and Erdogan.
Trump call with Turkish leader led to US pullout from SyriaDoes this decision have anything to do with that U.S. State Department has cleared Ankara to purchase
Patriot System few days ago? In a way it is win-win situation for Trump, he withdraw American troops from Syria and make a 3.5$ billion deal with Turkey - in the same time he slap Russia because they fail to sold their S400 to Turkey.
I saw Trump's announcement that he was happy because military troops return home, and he is glad he will no longer have to send notice of the deaths of American soldiers to their families. In the eyes of the American people this was a praiseworthy move, and it is increasing the prospects for a his second presidential mandate.
