Stoa Policy Debate: Syria (NEG)

The case against withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria will argue that when Trump walked back his decision to withdraw, he made the right choice. It would be dangerous and unwise to make the mistake of his original order again, because it will trigger substantial disadvantages. Not only would we jeopardize US interests and national security, but we would also betray our allies and the millions of innocent civilians caught in the crossfire of war. An important note – many of the pieces of evidence are from 2018 and 2019, after Trump’s announcement of the original withdrawal. Although outdated (because he revised that decision) they are still applicable because AFF is advocating the same policy as was proposed back then. These experts predicted major disadvantages to a retreat from Syria, and those disadvantages would happen again under the affirmative plan.