Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, on Thursday blasted President Donald Trump’s “terrible” choice to order the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
Trump said on Wednesday that “we have defeated ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] in Syria,” but Hurd, a former CIA operative, told CNN's "New Day” that although “ISIS fighters are on the run,” they “have the ability to regroup.”
"We cannot allow [ISIS] to have the ability to regroup and train, equipped and run operations unencumbered," he said.
"Our allies weren't notified,” about Trump’s decision to withdraw, Hurd added. “Our senior leaders in our government, in the military -- and the intelligence community wasn't notified.”
“I hope this decision is reconsidered," he said later on.
The congressman argued that the American troops in Syria hold "an important role in keeping our homeland and Americans safe.
“We should be making sure that...the American people don't have to deal with ISIS in the future and that's why we should stay.”
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