Lindsey Graham warns Trump not to pull American troops out of Syria: 'Do not read the Obama playbook'

Source: Washington Examiner | April 1, 2018 | Kyle Feldscher

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., believes pulling American troops out of Syria and leaving it to the Russians and Iranians would be the biggest mistake of President Trump’s presidency.

Graham said on “Fox News Sunday” that Trump’s off-the-cuff remark in a speech Thursday — that the U.S. would be leaving Syria “very soon” — would be a page out of President Obama’s playbook.

“When it comes to Syria, do not read the Obama playbook. This is the Obama playbook — one foot in, one foot out,” Graham said. “This is a disaster in the making. All of his military advisers have said we need to leave troops in Syria to work with them, calm down the conflict between Turkey and the Kurdish fighters who have helped make sure that it does not fall back into the hands of ISIS.”

Graham said Trump must recognize the importance of driving ISIS out of Syria.

“If we withdrew our troops anytime soon ISIS would come back, the war between Turkey and the Kurds would get out of hand, and you would be giving Damascus to the Iranians,” he said. “Without an American presence, Russia and Iran would dominate Syria.”

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