Graham says he'll introduce Turkey sanctions after Trump orders U.S. troops out of Kurdish territory

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he and Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen will introduce bipartisan sanctions against Turkey if it crosses the Syrian border and attacks Kurdish forces, after President Donald Trump said late Sunday that he was withdrawing U.S. troops from the border region.

“I hope and expect sanctions against Turkey — if necessary — would be veto-proof,” Graham said.

“This decision to abandon our Kurdish allies and turn Syria over to Russia, Iran, & Turkey will put every radical Islamist on steroids. Shot in the arm to the bad guys. Devastating for the good guys,” Graham tweeted.

Trump was digging in his heels Monday morning after his decision to withdraw troops from northeast Syria and allow Turkey to expand operations there, despite warnings from lawmakers and officials in his own party that it could lead to “America’s worst nightmare”: facilitating the resurgence of ISIS and general instability there.

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/trump-digs-syria-withdrawal-despite-robust-republican-opposition