Mainecat Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 McConnell joins other Republicans in rebuking Trump's Syria withdrawal Source: Washington Post Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly rebuked President Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria, saying that a supermajority in the Senate disagreed with the president’s abrupt announcement. “I urge the President to exercise American leadership to keep together our multinational coalition to defeat ISIS and prevent significant conflict between our NATO ally Turkey and our local Syrian counterterrorism partners,” McConnell said Monday in a statement. “Major new conflict between Turkey and our partners in Syria would seriously risk damaging Turkey’s ties to the United States and causing greater isolation for Turkey on the world stage.” McConnell’s statement echoes the comments of several other Republicans who have condemned Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria’s border with Turkey. Several senators said that Trump’s move would abandon U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters ahead of a long-threatened Turkish offensive into northern Syria. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-joins-other-republicans-in-rebuking-trumps-syria-withdrawal/2019/10/07/aef0d11e-e914-11e9-9306-47cb0324fd44_story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 MC wants war!!!!!! What a pile of shit. Kill yourself you fucking idiot. I mean that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 It's gotten so bad Democrats are rallying behind McConnell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Anler said: It's gotten so bad Democrats are rallying behind McConnell... People tend to get upset when somebody starts messing with their money cow. Particularly, politicians deeply invested in the MIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Just now, Zambroski said: People tend to get upset when somebody starts messing with their money cow. Particularly, politicians deeply invested in the MIC. That's joo and Saudi money... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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