Trump defends Syria move, doesn’t want US troops in Mideast

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is defending his decision to pull back U.S. troops from northeastern Syria, citing a focus on the “BIG PICTURE!”
Trump tweets Wednesday that “GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY!”
Trump says “stupid endless wars, for us, are ending!” and he is “slowly & carefully” bringing U.S. troops home.
But the decision to leave Syrian Kurds — who suppo