Senator (Graham) Says Trump Is Re-Evaluating Quick Syria Withdrawal
Source: WSJ
Trump is re-evaluating a rapid pullout of U.S. troops from Syria, an influential Republican senator said Sunday, signaling White House concerns that a withdrawal could allow Islamic State militants to regain a foothold in the country.
The president’s decision earlier this month marked an abrupt shift in U.S. Middle East policy and helped prompt the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Critics have warned the exit of more than 2,000 U.S. forces could also strengthen Iran’s power and fuel worries about U.S. commitment among other allies around the world. A day after the defense secretary resigned, Brett McGurk, the senior U.S. envoy to the international coalition fighting Islamic State, resigned as well.
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“I’m going to ask him to sit down with his generals and reconsider how to do this,” Mr. Graham said, saying he wants the administration to “slow this down, make sure we get it right, make sure ISIS never comes back.”
The White House’s National Security Council declined to comment and referred to a Dec. 23 tweet by the president. “I just had a long and productive call with President @RT_Erdogan of Turkey,” Mr. Trump wrote. “We discussed ISIS, our mutual involvement in Syria, & the slow & highly coordinated pullout of U.S. troops from the area. After many years they are coming home. We also discussed heavily expanded trade.”
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Read Bob Woodward’s “Fear”;
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apparently running our domestic policies as well. Why don't our Democratic leaders just talk to Ann, Rusty and Sean instead of trying to deal with the biggest jackass on the planet? Trump doesn't seem to have any original ideas of his own, so why not talk to the people he gets his ideas from directly? Cut Trump right out of the picture, since he doesn't seem to have any real power anyway? 
How do you think that suggestion would go over with his assholiness? That's what got Bannon fired. 
