WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. troops out of northeastern Syria, said on Sunday he now believed “historic solutions” were possible.
In an interview with Fox News Channel, Graham said a conversation he had with Trump over the weekend had fueled his optimism that a solution could be reached where the security of Turkey and the Kurds was guaranteed and fighters from Islamic State contained.
“I am increasingly optimistic that we can have some historic solutions in Syria that have eluded us for years if we play our cards right,” Graham said.
Graham said Trump was prepared to use U.S. air power over a demilitarized zone occupied by international forces, adding that the use of air power could help ensure Islamic State fighters who had been held in the area did not “break out.”
Senator Jim Inhofe, a Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Saturday that Trump understood the need for the United States to maintain air power in the region.
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Another case of the Swamp vs. President Trump.
Trump does something un-Swamp like, and all the Swamp creatures from all sides of the aisle scream that he wrong, he’s a madman, he must be removed from office, 25th Amendment, impeach...
Then his actions work out far better than expected, and they’re all surprised.
“Rinse. Lather. Repeat” It would be funny if it weren’t so sad.
In an interview with Fox News Channel, Graham said a conversation he had with Trump over the weekend had fueled his optimism that a solution could be reached where the security of Turkey and the Kurds was guaranteed and fighters from Islamic State contained.
“I am increasingly optimistic that we can have some historic solutions in Syria that have eluded us for years if we play our cards right,” Graham said.
Graham said Trump was prepared to use U.S. air power over a demilitarized zone occupied by international forces, adding that the use of air power could help ensure Islamic State fighters who had been held in the area did not “break out.”
Senator Jim Inhofe, a Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Saturday that Trump understood the need for the United States to maintain air power in the region.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Another case of the Swamp vs. President Trump.
Trump does something un-Swamp like, and all the Swamp creatures from all sides of the aisle scream that he wrong, he’s a madman, he must be removed from office, 25th Amendment, impeach...
Then his actions work out far better than expected, and they’re all surprised.
“Rinse. Lather. Repeat” It would be funny if it weren’t so sad.