Trump has defended his decision, which spurred Turkey's invasion of Syria Wednesday—but lawmakers are not even remotely on board with the president’s plan
Wednesday morning, and a spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces confirmed airstrikes had begun. The attacks could have a devastating impact on SDF, an instrumental partner in the United States’ fight against ISIS, and may undo allies’ gains against the terrorist outfit.late Sunday that he was pulling the U.S. military out of Northern Syria in advance of the move from Turkey. The White House said a statement that Trump’s decision came following a phone call with Erdogan, who regards the U.
Trump defended his decision Monday, railing against America’s “ridiculous Endless Wars” and suggesting that the U.S. owed its allies nothing beyond the “massive amounts of money and equipment” it provided them during the fight against ISIS. In an apparent attempt to soothe detractors, he that “If Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey.”Rand Paul,
has spoken up in support. The rest of Trump’s allies are skeptical. “The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria,”
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