As Turkey launched attacks in Syria on Wednesday, cracks emerged in Republican support for the Trump administration, even from reliable Trump supporters in the Mountain West.
The attacks follow President Trump鈥檚 decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the war-torn country.
Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney called the move a 鈥� .鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney said it will exacerbate an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria and .
Romney鈥檚 concerns were echoed by other Republicans across the region, in Colorado and Steve Daines in Montana.
Meanwhile, Utah Sen. Mike Lee, a long-time advocate of withdrawing troops from Syria, to thank the president, writing, 鈥淯ndeclared wars are as unconstitutional as they are inadvisable.鈥�
This story was produced by the Mountain West 暗黑爆料 Bureau, a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUER in Salt Lake City, KUNR in Nevada and KRCC and KUNC in Colorado.
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