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BY Jason Easley at Politicus USA
Democrats Move To Make Republicans Pay For Not Standing Up To Trump On Syria
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/10/13/chuck-schumer-syria-trump.html
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Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will introduce a joint resolution calling on Trump to reverse the withdrawal of US troops from Syria.
Schumer said during a press conference:
There have been so many developments the last few days, one after the other and it shows how bankrupt this presidents decision-making process is. The president is simply derelict in his duty as president. He is making Americans much less safe, he is undoing years of work to curb ISIS. He is making America more susceptible to terrorism by his actions, he may not have intended to do that but thats just what has happened as a result of his actions. And as New Yorkers, we particularly know the danger of terrorism, because of 9/11. I knew three people who lost their lives. Every New Yorker knows people who were lost and New Yorkers are more aware of terror than anyone else.
So we will be putting on the floor of the Senate and the House Speaker Pelosi will be putting on the floor of the House a joint resolution that urges the president to undo his decision to do everything he can to protect the Kurds, to do everything that we must do to prevent ISIS terrorists from escaping. And make sure that Turkey respects existing agreements related to Syria and with the United States.
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FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)This will not happen until Tuesday at the earliest. And one just knows how much damage will be done before this.
If people think Turkey and Putin give a tinkers damn about what we think,well,we got a ton of Lake Shore for sale out here in the Mohave Desert.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)elleng
(130,972 posts)*Van Hollen and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have emerged as two of the fiercest congressional critics of Trumps decision last weekend to allow the Turkish military to enter into Syria, where it has engaged the Syrian Kurdish militias that helped American forces quash Islamic State forces in the region.
The senators released a bill Wednesday that threatens a series of economic sanctions against Turkey for its incursion, and Van Hollen claimed Sunday that momentum is building for the Congress to act amid the dayslong Turkish assault.
Congress is going to first call upon the president to do the right thing, but since we cant count on that, we will have this bipartisan legislation.'
- Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142380692
Martin Eden
(12,870 posts)If not, what exactly will a reversal of our withdrawal entail?
roamer65
(36,745 posts)We need to prepare for the Turkish-Syrian war, the prelude to the Great Middle East War.
We need to get our nukes, equipment and personnel out of Turkey. Also evacuate the American embassy.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)talks as a clue.
2naSalit
(86,646 posts)Trumpty Dumpty Sat on his wall
Trumpty Dumpty Had a phone call
Now many people whom we said were friends
Are being slaughtered by Erdogan's men.
Like piercing the yolk of an egg, this cannot be "undone".
Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)Democrats vote for endless US involvement in Syria war.
Seriously, I fear this could backfire.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Catch2.2
(629 posts)on the Republicans a long time ago.