10/15/19 - Sen. Sullivan posted the following to Facebook: "As I have explained before, I do not support the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. However, as it proceeds, it’s important to recognize that one of the most dangerous maneuvers for an American ground force is to withdraw from an established position under fire.

Our Syrian, Iranian and Russian adversaries know this – and are likely to try to inflict casualties on American troops in the coming days. President Trump, Secretary of Defense Esper, and our new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Milley, should be sending a warning to these countries AND Turkey, that any targeting or killing of American forces by them or their proxies will be met in kind, or worse for them – as the Trump administration did in 2018, when Russian proxies were warned to stay clear of U.S. special forces in Syria. When they didn’t heed this warning, our military destroyed and killed hundreds of them. If necessary, we should be prepared to do it again." View the Facebook post here.