He said that Mr. Trump’s plan for a withdrawal could be achieved, but with more time for planning. The United States and Turkey have both designated that group a terrorist organization, saying that it works against the interests of Turkey, which is a strategic ally of the United States and NATO. To withdraw and leave the Kurdish fighters with weapons supplied by the United States was “insane,” the senator said. “You can do all that with smaller forces, partnering with others,” Mr. Graham added. “It would be a new mission, but the idea that Syria is not strategically important to the United States I completely reject.”

Source: New York Times January 19, 2019 13:18 UTC