Political Quotes

“yesterday, Christmas came early to the Kremlin. First, we have President Trump's announcement to pull our troops out of Syria. Second, the administration wants to delist three companies controlled by Oleg Deripaska, though, I am not sure he has adequately relinquished control of those companies. Third, the administration has done nothing to respond to Russian aggression in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait. This is a trifecta for Vladimir Putin and sends a global message that creates real concerns. Christmas has indeed come early to Moscow. The Trump administration's withdrawal from Syria lacks any strategy, is foolhardy, and it puts U.S. security in the Middle East--including our ally, the State of Israel--at great peril. This is not simply an error. It is dangerous. It is dangerous. Let me be clear. Withdrawal from Syria without success is failure. American credibility will take a horrible hit if the President moves forward with this decision. As a country, we have said that Assad, who has butchered his people, cannot stay in power. Assad is likely to stay in power into the foreseeable future. Second, we have said we cannot leave Syria because we have strategic interests. By leaving, and doing so precipitously, the President is willing to leave these strategic interests in the hands of Iran and Russia, and Moscow will be given a solid foothold in the Middle East--something it has aspired to for some time, and now it will happen.…”