U.S. Starts To Withdraw Forces From The Syrian-Turkish Border Ahead Of Turkish Offensive

Daily Mail: Donald Trump threatens to destroy the Turkish economy if they test his 'great and unmatched wisdom' as his Republican critics accuse him of abandoning Kurds and 'leaving them to die' as Turks prepare for Syria invasion after sudden troop pullout

* Turkish government plans to invade Northern Syria and take into custody all ISIS fighters captured over the past two years
* White House released a statement Sunday saying Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by telephone to discuss the plans
* U.S. announced it will remove all of its forces from the 'immediate area'
* President Trump tweeted his rationale on Monday morning, saying he was acting to withdraw America from an 'endless war' that doesn't serve U.S. interests
* Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham fired back, insisting the move will be disastrous for Kurds who depend on the U.S. for military help
* 'The biggest lie being told by the administration [is] that ISIS is defeated,' Graham said on 'Fox & Friends'
* Nikki Haley, Marco Rubio and a Fox News host questioned Trumps judgment; Hillary Clinton blasted him, contradicting herself while she ran the State Dept.
* Syrian forces warned: 'We will not hesitate to turn any unprovoked attack by Turkey into an all-out war on the entire border'

Donald Trump's Republican allies condemned his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria on Monday, calling it a dangerous move that will hurt American interests and could doom hundreds of thousands of Kurds to a Turkish genocide.

The president responded by warning the Turks not to test his 'great and unmatched wisdom' and threatening to 'destroy' the country's economy if they did anything 'off limits' - an apparent reference to the possibility of a Turkish invasion of Kurdish territory in Syria.

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's closest friends in Congress, blasted him in a tweet, calling the move 'a stain on America's honor' and 'a disaster in the making.'

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WNU Editor: The initial withdrawal of U.S. forces will be limited to the "safe zone" near Turkey .... Initial U.S. pullback in Syria limited to safe zone near Turkey (Reuters). See map below:

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