SENATE RESOLUTION 738--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD CONTINUE ITS LIMITED MILITARY ACTIVITIES WITHIN SYRIA AND THAT ENDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AT THIS TIME WOULD

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SENATE RESOLUTION 738--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE

UNITED STATES SHOULD CONTINUE ITS LIMITED MILITARY ACTIVITIES WITHIN

SYRIA AND THAT ENDING SUCH ACTIVITIES AT THIS TIME WOULD EMBOLDEN ISIS,

BASHAR AL-ASSAD, IRAN, AND RUSSIA AND PUT OUR KURDISH ALLIES IN GREAT

JEOPARDY

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Ernst, Mr.

Rubio, Mr. King, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Reed) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

\[S. Res. 738\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/738)

Whereas ISIS has been dealt a serious blow in Iraq and

Syria and is substantially damaged but not yet defeated;

Whereas the United States has a limited military presence

in Syria with approximately 2,000 troops who serve as an

insurance policy against future threats;

Whereas a precipitous withdrawal of United States Armed

Forces from Syria will embolden radical jihadist groups in

Syria and in the region;

Whereas it is in the vital national interest of the United

States to continue to support partners, such as the Kurds, in

Syria and other locations in the Global War on Terror;

Whereas a United States withdrawal will embolden the brutal

dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad and bring more suffering to

the people of Syria and the region;

Whereas a precipitous withdrawal of United States Armed

Forces from Syria could lead to the release of hundreds of

foreign terrorists currently detained by the Syrian

Democratic Forces; and

Whereas it is in the national security interest of the

United States to counter Iran's and Russia's influence in

Syria and throughout the region: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate--

(1) calls on the President to reconsider his decision to

withdraw United States Armed Forces from Syria at this time;

and

(2) urges any future decision to withdraw United States

Armed Forces from Syria to be the result of a robust

interagency process and to be conditions-based.

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