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"Caught off guard, Erdogan cautioned Trump against a hasty withdrawal, according to one official. While Turkey has made incursions into Syria in the past, it does not have the necessary forces mobilized on the border to move in and hold the large swaths of northeastern Syria where U.S. troops are positioned, the official said."

Trump wasn't going to be strong-armed by Erdogan, which is a common NYC mafia tactic from the 1980's.