Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has been one of President Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, on Wednesday said Kurdish fighters in Syria had been “shamelessly abandoned by the Trump Administration” in its sudden decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who has been one of President Trump’s strongest allies in the Senate, on Wednesday said Kurdish fighters in Syria had been “shamelessly abandoned by the Trump Administration” in its sudden decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria, leaving America’s longtime allies in the fight against ISIS exposed to an attack by Turkey.
Graham, R-S.C., reacted to Trump’s comments, characterising them as"a pre-9/11 mentality that the Middle East is no concern to us” that “paved the way for 9/11.” Story continuesGraham, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is one of a number of Trump’s allies who have condemned the decision to withdraw the troops, who had been serving as a buffer between Kurdish fighters and Turkey.
The move came after months of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening a military operation across the border to clear out the Kurdish forces. The White House said the decision to troops from Syria came after a call on Sunday between Trump and Erdogan, who views the Kurds as a threat to his ruling party. There are roughly 1,000 US troops currently operating in northeastern Syria.
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