Donald Trump Dismisses Critics of Syria Withdrawal: ‘Do We Want to Be There Forever?’

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President Donald Trump defended his decision to withdraw American troops from Syria on Thursday.

“Does the USA want to be the Policeman of the Middle East, getting NOTHING but spending precious lives and trillions of dollars protecting others who, in almost all cases, do not appreciate what we are doing?” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Do we want to be there forever?”

Foreign policy hawks such as Sen. Bob Corker, Sen. Marco Rubio, and Sen. Lindsey Graham adamantly criticized the president on Wednesday for ordering the withdrawal of forces in Syria. 

On Twitter, Graham described Trump’s action as “a huge Obama-like mistake.”

But President Trump touted praise for his decision from Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.

“I couldn’t agree more with the president’s decision,” Paul said. “By definition, this is the opposite of an Obama decision.”
Source: Breitbart
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