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BREAKING: In explaining his decision to pull back US military presence in northern Syria, President Trump tweets his view that "it is time for us to get out of these ridiculous Endless Wars, many of them tribal, and bring our soldiers home."
President Trump says the Kurds "fought with us, but were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so," and "Turkey, Europe, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Russia and the Kurds will now have to figure the situation out."
In paragraph form, read President Trump's tweets on his newly-announced northern Syria military strategy. nbcnews.to/2nok19b 
Brett McGurk, former US special envoy for the coalition to defeat ISIS, tweets of the president's new northern Syria strategy that "Donald Trump is not a Commander-in-Chief. He makes impulsive decisions with no knowledge or deliberation."
McGurk: President Trump "blusters and then leaves our allies exposed when adversaries call his bluff or he confronts a hard phone call ... Trump made a similarly impulsive decision when I was managing the policy."
JUST IN: Sen. Graham on new Syria military strategy: "If press reports are accurate this is a disaster in the making ... if this plan goes forward will introduce Senate resolution opposing and asking for reversal of this decision. Expect it will receive strong bipartisan support"
Former UN Amb. Nikki Haley: "We must always have the backs of our allies, if we expect them to have our back. The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake."
Hillary Clinton: "The president has sided with authoritarian leaders of Turkey and Russia over our loyal allies and America’s own interests. His decision is a sickening betrayal both of the Kurds and his oath of office."
Sen. Graham says he and Democratic Sen. Van Hollen "will introduce bipartisan sanctions against Turkey if they invade Syria and will call for their suspension from NATO if they attack Kurdish forces who assisted the U.S. in the destruction of the ISIS Caliphate."
JUST IN: Sen. Paul says he stands with President Trump "as he once again fulfills his promises to stop our endless wars and have a true America First foreign policy."
NEW: Facing bipartisan criticism for his decision to withdraw US forces from northern Syria, President Trump tweets that "if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey."
Sen. Collins: “This is a terribly unwise decision by the President to abandon our Kurdish allies, who have been our major partner in the fight against the lslamic State.”
BREAKING: Senate Majority Leader McConnell on President Trump's decision: "A precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime. And it would increase the risk that ISIS and other terrorist groups regroup."
BREAKING: Speaker Pelosi on President Trump's decision: "Once again, President Trump is deserting an ally in a foolish attempt to appease an authoritarian strongman. By turning operational responsibility over to the Turks, President Trump has abandoned our Kurdish partners."
