The 'adults' in the White House aren't getting us out of wars. They're keeping us in them.

Why won't Trump's military advisers let him leave Syria?

President Trump, Jim Mattis, and Mike Pence.
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This week President Trump reiterated his desire to see American troops exit Syria. Will his civilian and military advisers ever let him?

"I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home. I want to start rebuilding our nation," Trump told reporters, echoing his "America First" rhetoric from the campaign trail. This came shortly after the president interrupted an "Infrastructure Week" speech to unexpectedly announce, "We're coming out of Syria very soon."

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W. James Antle III

W. James Antle III is the politics editor of the Washington Examiner, the former editor of The American Conservative, and author of Devouring Freedom: Can Big Government Ever Be Stopped?.