Biden says Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria is ‘most shameful thing’
Joe Biden came out swinging during the Democratic debate on Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria but declined to answer a direct question: Would he, as president, place special forces troops back in the region?
Biden called Trump’s decision the “most shameful thing any president has done in modern history in terms of foreign policy,” as he excoriated the president for clearing the way for Turkey to attack U.S. allied Kurds in Syria.
Biden said he believed the U.S. should be involved in air support, but declined to say whether he would order troops back.
The issue is a complicated one for Democrats, many of whom have criticized Trump’s move in Syria but who have also called for the U.S. to withdraw from entanglements in the Middle East. Trump has defended the move by saying he wants to extract American soldiers from overseas commitment.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Democratic debate: Biden says Syria decision is 'shameful thing'
