'If we abandon the Kurds, ISIS will come back and if there's an attack here or against our allies, President Trump owns it,' the Republican senator said.
on October 7, right after the White House announced that it would withdraw troops from northeastern Syria. The senator argued that Trump's decision was"a big win for Iran and [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad [and] a big win for ISIS."
Turkish forces quickly began targeting Kurdish fighters, and some ISIS fighters and hundreds of ISIS affiliates managed to escape in the ensuing chaos. Although Trump has sanctioned Turkish officials over the invasion and worked to broker a deal that would mitigate the fallout, lawmakers have repeatedly slammed the president's handling of the situation.
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