Romney slams ceasefire deal, calls Trump's Syria move 'a bloodstain' in US history

Source: The Hill | October 17, 2019 | Jordain Carney

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) ripped the administration over the recently announced ceasefire in Syria, calling President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops “a bloodstain in the annals of American history.”

“The announcement today is being portrayed as a victory. It is far from a victory. Serious questions remain about how the decision was reached precipitously to withdraw from Syria and why that decision was reached,” Romney said.

Romney’s Senate floor speech came after Vice President Pence announced a five-day ceasefire.

Under the agreement Pence said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to halt Turkey’s offensive in Syria for 120 hours in order to allow Kurdish YPG forces to evacuate. The agreement will also maintain a “permanent ceasefire” once the evacuation is complete.

Romney added the administration needs to explain what the U.S. role will be moving forward. And the ceasefire, he argued, does not change that the United States “abandoned” the Kurds.

“Adding insult to dishonor, the administration speaks cavalierly, even flippantly, even as our ally has suffered death and casualty,” Romney said. “We once abandoned a red line. Now we abandon an ally.”

“The decision to abandon the Kurds violates one of our most sacred duties. It strikes at American honor. What we have done to the Kurds will stand as a bloodstain in the annals of American history,” Romney continued.

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