Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamGraham to introduce resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry Overnight Defense: Trump’s Syria envoy wasn’t consulted on withdrawal | McConnell offers resolution urging Trump to rethink Syria | Diplomat says Ukraine aid was tied to political investigations Partisan squabbles endanger congressional response to Trump’s course on Syria MORE (R-S.C.) on Wednesday urged President TrumpDonald John TrumpGraham to introduce resolution condemning House impeachment inquiry Support for impeachment inches up in poll Fox News’s Bret Baier calls Trump’s attacks on media ‘a problem’ MORE to “listen to your commanders” rather than “policy shop civilians” on the conflict in Syria.
Graham, one of the more vocal GOP opponents of Trump’s plan to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, echoed the president’s remarks from earlier in the day in which he expressed hope that a cease-fire between Turkey and Kurdish forces will hold.
“Mr. President: listen to your commanders, not [Office of the Secretary of Defense] policy shop civilians. OSD policy shop has been a big problem for a long time,” Graham tweeted.
Mr. President: listen to your commanders, not OSD policy shop civilians. OSD policy shop has been a big problem for a long time.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 23, 2019
Trump announced earlier Wednesday that his administration would halt sanctions on Turkey after the country agreed to maintain the cease-fire.
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“Earlier this morning, the government of Turkey informed my administration that they would be stopping combat and their offensive in Syria and making the cease-fire permanent,” Trump said in televised remarks.
Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish troops in northern Syria earlier this month after the White House announced it would withdraw forces from the region. The Kurds, a key U.S. ally in the fight against ISIS, are viewed as terrorist fighters by Ankara.
Graham was vehemently critical of Trump’s decision, but he significantly softened his rhetoric after the administration’s sanctions were announced.