US official tells @NBCNews no US troops have left Syria. They are not packing. No orders to pack. So, Trump’s apparent green light to Turkey for a military operation against the Kurds has trigged confusion and panic, but not real change, for now.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 8, 2019

So Trump makes the announcement without telling anyone, with no input from anyone, and now no one is following the ‘order.’

Big tough guy. The military is pretty much blowing him off here.