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October 18, 2019

Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Syria cease-fire: Trump's rapid pullout decision created 'chaos'

The Trump administration should have handled the conflict in Turkey and Syria with more careful consideration, Representative Dan Crenshaw, R-Tx., said Friday.

October 18, 2019

Chris Wallace on Trump brokering Syria cease-fire: The question is whether it's a 'surrender'

"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace said Friday that a lingering question about the Syria cease-fire is whether it is a "surrender" to Turkey. 

October 18, 2019

Mollie Hemingway rips 'double standard' among Dems on Trump's Syria policy

President Trump has been subjected to criticism about his handling of Turkey's invasion of Syria partially because of the view that the United States has to be involved in the Middle East, said the senior editor of The Federalist, Mollie Hemingway, on Friday.

October 18, 2019

Retired admiral who commanded bin Laden raid hammers Trump: 'Republic is under attack'

Retired Navy SEAL Adm. William McRaven declared in a blistering New York Times op-ed Thursday that America's institutions are "under attack" by President Trump, calling out the precipitous withdrawal from Syria. 

October 18, 2019

Trump likens Syria violence to schoolyard fight, credits 'unconventional' approach

President Trump on Thursday likened the Turkish offensive against the Kurds to a schoolyard fight, saying, “sometimes you have to let them fight a little while” before you separate them.

October 18, 2019

Syrian American group says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize, US troops should come home

A Syrian American doctor is spearheading an initiative to nominate President Trump for a Noble Peace Prize after Trump managed to convince Putin to throttle back on plans to seize the Syrian refugee city of Idlib in 2018, an attack that could have potentially killed upwards of 3 million civilians.  

October 18, 2019

Syria cease-fire in question after fighting, shelling reported

Just hours after President Trump announced a cease-fire between Turkish and Kurdish-led forces in Syria, journalists have reported continued fighting in the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn on Friday morning, while other areas have reported relative calm since the agreement.

October 18, 2019

Tom Bevan: Rally response shows a 'disconnect' between Washington and the heartland regarding wars, military

There is a "disconnect" between Washington, D.C. and the rest of America regarding Syria, this according to RealClearPolitics.com co-founder Tom Bevan who was reacting to President Trump's rally.

October 18, 2019

Rebecca Grant: Cease-fire halting Syria fighting between Turks and Kurds faces uncertain future

The cease-fire agreement reached Thursday by the U.S. and Turkey to halt Turkish military operations against Kurdish forces in Syria for five days is just the first step in long and hard bargaining that lies ahead if further fighting is to be averted.

October 17, 2019

Turkey-Syria cease-fire: Senior US military sources 'highly skeptical' of deal

A very senior U.S. military source who spent years designing the U.S. anti-ISIS strategy liaising with both the Kurds and the Turks told Fox News on Thursday they are highly skeptical of the Turkey-Syria cease-fire announced earlier by Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.