The Chaos resulting from President Trump's seemingly Out-of-the-Blue Decision to Withdraw U.S. Troops from their Positions in Kurdish-held Syria, Greenlighting an All-Out Turkish Invasion, continues to grow.

Trump's move was so Precipitous that U.S. Forces in the Region were caught Completely Unaware. That includes U.S. Nuclear Forces.

Over the Weekend, State and Energy Department Officials were quietly Reviewing Plans for Evacuating roughly 50 Tactical Nuclear Weapons that the U.S. had long Stored, under American Control, at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.

They didn't Move Them. "Those weapons, one senior official said, were now essentially Erdogan's hostages."

What happens to those 50 Nuclear Weapons now is a bit Dicey.

Turkish Forces have been Firing at U.S. Troops in Syria, until Trump Responded by Ordering a Full Retreat to the South, Fleeing the Turkish Advance.

There is Word that Turkish-Allied Forces have been Releasing ISIS Prisoners as they Advance.

U.S. Military Officials now have to Decide whether to Leave the Nuclear Weapons in Turkey, under the Assumption that U.S.-Turkish Relations will Not Collapse Completely in coming days, or hastily Fly them Out.

And U.S.-Turkish Relations are likely to get much Worse, as the House and Senate demand Harsh, Crippling Sanctions against Turkey in response to the Invasion.

Again, Nobody, and certainly Not the U.S. Military, knows why Trump suddenly Ordered a Hasty U.S. Retreat.

There's No Word of what was Offered in Exchange, if Anything, or if Trump pulled the Stunt as an Evening Tantrum just to show his Own Advisers that they were Not the Boss of him.

But it turned into Absolute Chaos within hours, and it keeps getting Worse.

UPDATE

President Trump on Oct. 16th said the U.S. is “Confident” in the Safety of B61 Nuclear Weapons based at Incirlik AB, Turkey, as Ankara’s close Relationship with the U.S. falters and the Turks target previously American-backed Kurdish Forces inside Syria. “We’re confident,” Trump said in the Oval Office, when asked about the Safety of the Weapons at Incirlik. “We have a great air base there, a very powerful air base there. … We’re supposed to get along with our NATO members.” Trump’s comments mark the First time a U.S. President or other Senior Official has Publicly confirmed the Open Secret that the Nuclear Bombs are Stored at the Base.










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