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Syria pullout critic Sen. Lindsey Graham reverses stance, now says Trump's policy could succeed
The Japan Times ^ | October 20, 2019 | Reuters

Posted on 10/20/2019 12:42:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Republican Sen. 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.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020; erdogan; graham; kurds; republicans; syria; turkey; turks
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To: blackdog

“I give Linda credit for taking a pause to watch and learn. No money in it for the Defense Industrial Complex though.”

Licked finger and stuck it in the wind

Does he have a primary challenger?


41 posted on 10/21/2019 9:01:51 AM PDT by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Lindsay Graham Gets Clue! Almost.

Nothing historical. Just another day of the world getting a little better and the leftards being wrong.


42 posted on 10/21/2019 5:08:38 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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