Evangelist Franklin Graham urged Christians to pray for Syria and that President Trump would reconsider his decision to withdraw troops from the region.
“TODAY I ask that you join me in praying for the lives affected by the White House decision to pull US troops out of northern Syria. Both Democrat & Republican leaders are deeply concerned bc this would be, in essence, abandoning our closest allies there—the Kurdish people,” Graham said Wednesday on Twitter. “The Kurds are the ones who have been leading the fight against ISIS in Syria. Also pray for the Christians who the Kurds have been protecting. They could be annihilated. Would you pray w/me that Pres. @realDonaldTrump will reconsider? Thousands of lives hang in the balance.”
TODAY I ask that you join me in praying for the lives affected by the White House decision to pull US troops out of northern Syria. Both Democrat & Republican leaders are deeply concerned bc this would be, in essence, abandoning our closest allies there—the Kurdish people. 1/2
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) October 9, 2019
The Kurds are the ones who have been leading the fight against ISIS in Syria. Also pray for the Christians who the Kurds have been protecting. They could be annihilated. Would you pray w/me that Pres. @realDonaldTrump will reconsider? Thousands of lives hang in the balance. 2/2
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) October 9, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Wednesday the country’s military would be invading Syria from their southern border. Reporters and eyewitnesses on the ground said Turkey had already been bombing the northern Syria on Tuesday.
The Turkish invasion comes after Trump said the United States would pull out its last troops from the region, which is occupied by the Kurds, who were America’s allies against ISIS.
Trump’s move received criticism from both Republicans and Democrats, who accused the president of abandoning American allies to Turkish slaughter. Trump argued that Turkey is also an ally, and that he wants to end U.S. entanglement in endless Middle Eastern wars.
Fighting between various groups that has been going on for hundreds of years. USA should never have been in Middle East. Moved our 50 soldiers out. Turkey MUST take over captured ISIS fighters that Europe refused to have returned. The stupid endless wars, for us, are ending! https://t.co/Fbcem9i55Z
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
