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Graham: 'Obama-like mistake' for Trump to withdraw troops from Syria By Michael Burke<https://thehill.com/author/michael-burke> - 12/19/18 Share to Facebook Share to Twitter <mailto:?subject=TheHill.com%3A%20Graham%3A%20%26%23039%3BObama-like%20mistake%26%23039%3B%20for%20Trump%20to%20withdraw%20troops%20from%20Syria&body=From%20TheHill.com%3A%20%0A%0A%0A%0Ahttps%3A//thehill.com/policy/defense/422063-lindsey-graham-obama-like-mistake-for-trump-to-withdraw-troops-from-syria> Sen. Lindsey Graham<https://thehill.com/people/lindsey-graham> (R-S.C.) on Wednesday criticized President Trump<https://thehill.com/people/donald-trump>'s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, saying the move would be an "Obama-like mistake." "If these media reports are true, it will be an Obama-like mistake made by the Trump Administration," Graham wrote in a statement. "While American patience in confronting radical Islam may wane, the radical Islamists’ passion to kill Americans and our allies never wavers." Earlier Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post reported that Trump is planning<https://thehill.com/policy/defense/422040-trump-signals-us-withdrawal-from-syria> to "immediately" remove 2,000 troops from northern Syria. Trump appeared to confirm the reports in a tweet<https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1075397797929775105> Wednesday, saying that the U.S. has "defeated" the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria. "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency," he tweeted. Graham, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, added that a withdrawal "would be a big win" for ISIS, Iran, Syrian President Bashar Assad and Russia. "I fear it will lead to devastating consequences for our nation, the region, and throughout the world. ... Staying there is an insurance policy against the reemergence of ISIS and destruction of our Kurdish allies who fought so bravely against them," he added... -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
