Article snippet: Democrats in Congress are vowing to quickly slap new sanctions on Ankara and formally oppose MORE's decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria following Turkey’s military offensive against Kurdish forces loyal to the United States. Speaker MORE (R-S.C.), an ally of Trump who is fiercely critical of his policy on Syria, about the need for bipartisan legislation. “As we find ourselves in a situation where the president gave a green light to the Turks to bomb and effectively unleashed ISIS, we must have a stronger sanctions package than what the White House is suggesting,” said Pelosi. Republicans have excoriated Trump for his decision, but it’s not clear how far they’ll go with legislation to explicitly rebuke him. Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) didn’t tip his hand Monday on what he will support, but said he was “gravely concerned” and that talks would be ongoing in the Senate this week on how to respond. “Withdrawing American leadership from this pivotal region would not serve our nation’s short-, medium- or long-term interests. ... I look forward to discussing what the United States can do to avoid a strategic calamity with my Senate colleagues and with senior administration officials when the Senate returns to Washington this week,” he said. Graham and Sen. MORE (D-Md.) are expected to introduce a sanctions bill this week that would target Turkey’s military and energy sector. It would also restrict any assets Turkish leadership, including President Re... Link to the full article to read more