Republicans, Foreign Policy Experts Condemn Trump's Decision To Abandon Kurds

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw support for Kurdish allies in northern Syria ahead of Turkey’s planned invasion of the region drew forceful backlash from both Republicans and Democrats, as well as foreign policy experts. pic.twitter.com/URH0DVA1bo — Aaron Rupar October 7, 2019 Graham, who helped to convince Trump to reverse his decision last December to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, tweeted Monday that abandoning our Kurdish allies would be “a stain on America’s honor.” He said he plans to introduce a Senate resolution opposing and asking for a reversal of Trump’s decision if he moves forward with it. — Chris Murphy October 7, 2019 Brett McGurk, the former U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting ISIS, blasted Trump for demonstrating “a complete lack of understanding of anything happening on the ground.” “Trump made a similarly impulsive decision when I was managing the policy,” tweeted McGurk, who resigned last year when Trump announced plans to abruptly withdraw American troops from Syria. — Brett McGurk October 7, 2019 Daniel Drezner, a professor of international politics at Tufts University, accused Trump of “screwing over a local ally that has done pretty much everything the U.S. has asked.” It cannot be stressed enough how much Trump — and let’s be clear, this is Trump, no one else in his administration wants to do this — is screwing over a local ally that has done pretty much everything the U.S. has asked. https://t.co/fU9A39CPlL — Daniel W. Drezner October 7, 2019 Trump appeared to address some of the concerns over his decision to withdraw support in northern Syria, tweeting Monday that he would “totally destroy” Turkey’s economy if its leaders did anything he considers to be “off limits.” “The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected,” he wrote.