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19 October 201901.00 Mitch McConnell, leader of the Republican Senate and one of Trump's closest allies, launched a harsh attack against the withdrawal of US troops from Syria from the columns of the Washington Post, calling it a "serious strategic mistake" that " risks repeating the Obama government's reckless withdrawal from Iraq, which has facilitated the growth of ISIS ". McConnell calls for the reintroduction of US troops and "to separate Ankara from Moscow by bringing it back to the NATO fold".