@nngreaa at the lilniteh ?tatea
Washington. HGT. 211515

The Honorable Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
The White House

Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

We write in bipartisan support of your announcement of the start of a ?deliberate
Withdraw of U.S. military forces in Syria, and we welcome the completion of this
process within the next six months.

The 2015 introduction of U.S. military forces into hostilities in Syria was never approved
by Congress, in violation of the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973. We
believe that the stated intention of withdrawing our forces is appropriate, and we look
forward to the orderly return of our service members from this theater of con?ict.

While it is essential to accomplish the announced withdrawal, we urge your
Administration to couple the process of a phased removal of U.S. troops with an
increased focus on diplomacy to ensure mininml disruption and prevent needless loss of
life.

Additionally, we recommend direct, robust engagement and coordination with both U.S.
allies and other regional governments to ensure the safety of Syria?s civilian populations
and avert the resurgence of ISIS. We agree with your aim of averting a Turkish military
assault on Syria?s Kurds, and U.S. leverage?such as conditioning weapons sales to

Turkey?can achieve this outcome.

It is long past time to rein in the use of force that goes beyond congressional
authorization, and we look forward to pursuing this longstanding bipartisan objective
with your Administration. Finally, we hope this will serve as a model for ending
hostilities in the ?itune - in particular, as you and your administration seek a political
solution to our involvement in Afghanistan.

 

 

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