SYRIA — America's Kurdish allies have been left in the dust after Trump decided to suddenly up and withdraw U.S. Troops from Syria.<br /><br />According to The Guardian, the U.S. and Turkey established an arrangement in August to carry out joint patrols along a 'safe zone' on the Turkey-Syria border and keep Turkish and Kurdish troops apart.<br /><br />But on Monday, the U.S. began pulling its troops, leaving the Kurds to face a possible Turkish invasion alone.<br /><br />Prior to the withdrawal, Turkey had proposed to extend the safe zone deeper in Syria to resettle non-Kurdish Syrian refugees there.<br /><br />The plan was opposed by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Front, or SDF, who Turkey considers terrorists.<br /><br />According to Reuters, U.S. withdrawal of troops and military vehicles from key positions on the border effectively gives Turkey a green light to move into the area.<br /><br />On Monday, the Turkish defence ministry declared in a Twitter post that preparations for a possible military operation into Syria are completed.<br /><br />SDF Spokesman Mustafa Bali accused the U.S. of leaving to turn the area into a warzone, but added that SDF will defend northeast Syria at all costs.<br /><br />Trump's decision has received much backlash from both Republicans and Democrats.<br /><br />House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it a threat to regional security, while Senate leader Mitch McConnell worried it might increase the risk of ISIS and other terrorist organizations regrouping.<br /><br />Trump has also been accused of betraying the very same Kurdish fighters that helped defeat ISIS, and sending a dangerous message that U.S. partners aren't to be trusted. even as his administration.<br /><br />According to The Guardian, the Trump administration had insisted it wasn't supporting a Turkish offensive. A senior administration official later claimed that troops were pulled back from the border, but won't be leaving Syria.<br /><br />Instead, he says the soldiers will be redeployed to more secure positions inside the country.<br /><br />Eventually, dear old Orange took it upon himself to hammer home his non-support of Turkey's invasion plans, threatening via tweet to "decimate Turkey's economy" if it does anything off-limits.