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Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Fox News

During an appearance on Fox News ‘Face The Nation,’ Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Chris Wallace the United States is “preparing a deliberate withdrawal” of about 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria “as safely and quickly as possible.” The move comes a week after Donald Trump announced the shifting of American troops embedded with Kurdish forces in northern Syria, a move that opened the door for Turkish forces to move against the Syrian Defense Forces (SDF). The SDF has been the United States’ primary allies in the fight against ISIS.

Republicans and Democrats agree only bad will come from this ‘deliberate withdrawal.’ Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), a military veteran, said this on CBS’ Face The Nation:

.@RepKinzinger to @margbrennan on implications of Syria troop withdrawal: “It’s going to be terrible.” Adds that @EsperDoD is “doing his job.” pic.twitter.com/n2JCG2fX1h

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 13, 2019

“We were preventing an endless war,” @RepKinzinger tells @margbrennan of U.S. troop presence in Syria. Says Trump’s retreat is “weak.” pic.twitter.com/ZpF3eFiXjl

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 13, 2019

.@RepKinzinger on Syrian troop withdrawal: “The Kurds found out on Twitter,” and we have “left them to the wolves” pic.twitter.com/TGEo0f9OfL

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 13, 2019

And Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) agreed with his colleague from across the aisle:

.@RepAdamSchiff on Syria troop withdrawal: “The consequences will be far lasting…this is just an unmitigated disaster.” He predicts withdrawal will lead to a resurgence of ISIS. pic.twitter.com/iLlLziyvGi

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 13, 2019

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