,,iia  ,calendar ,no4 #bdf #aafth       
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,j4      
,,res4 #gg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of    
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #af1  
#bjai,received2 read the first time     
,october #ag1 #bjai,read the second time
 and placed on the calendar  ,,joint    
,,resolution  ,opposing the decision to 
end certain ,united ,states efforts to  
prevent ,turkish military operations    
against ,syrian ,kurdish forces in      
,northeast ,syria4  ,whereas thousands  
of ,syrian fighters1 including ,syrian  
,kurds1 fought courageously with the    
,united ,states against the brutality of
 ,,isis throughout ,syria1 liberating   
nearly one-third of ,syrian territory   
from ,,isis' so-called caliphate42      
,whereas1 on ,october #f1 #bjai1 the    
,white ,house announced ,turkey will    
soon be moving forward with its         
long-planned operation into ,northern   
,syria while the ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces will not support or be involved 
in the operation1 and ,united ,states   

forces 99 99 99 will no longer be in the
 immediate area42 ,whereas1 on ,october 
#f1 #bjai1 the ,white ,house announced  
,turkey will now be responsible for all 
,,isis fighters in the area captured    
over the past #b years 99 99 9942       
,whereas an ,october #aj1 #bjai1 ,white 
,house statement said1 ,this morning1   
,turkey1 a ,,nato member1 invaded       
,syria4 ,the ,united ,states does not   
endorse this attack and has made it     
clear to ,turkey that this operation is 
a bad idea42 ,whereas ,turkey has       
historically threatened1 forcibly       
displaced1 and killed ,syrian ,kurds1   
including during military operations in 
the ,afrin ,district2 ,whereas1 on      
,august #a1 #bjai1 ,special ,envoy      
,james ,jeffrey stated in reference to  
the ,syrian ,kurds and ,syrian          
,democratic ,forces 7,,sdf71 ,we are    
committed to defeating ,,isis in        
northeast ,syria4 ,the ,,sdf 99 99 99 is
 our partner there4 ,we are committed to
 those who have fought with us not being

 attacked and not being harmed by       
anyone4 ,the ,president made that clear 
publicly4 ,that includes our concerns   
about the ,turks42 ,whereas in ,january 
#bjai1 ,director of ,national           
,intelligence ,dan ,coats stated in     
,congressional testimony that ,the      
conflicts in ,iraq and ,syria have      
generated a large pool of skilled and   
battle-hardened fighters who remain     
dispersed throughout the region 99 99 99
 and the group has returned to its      
guerilla-warfare roots while continuing 
to plot attacks and direct its          
supporters worldwide4 ,,isis is intent  
on resurging42 ,whereas1 during the     
counter-,,isis campaign in ,syria1 the  
,,sdf captured thousands of ,,isis      
fighters1 including foreign terrorist   
fighters from around the world who pose 
threats to our allies in the region2    
,whereas in addition to ,,isis fighters 
in detention approximately #gj1jjj women
 and children are currently held at the 
,al-,hol internally displaced persons   

camp and at other camps in northeast    
,syria2 ,whereas the ,lead ,inspector   
,general for ,combined ,joint ,task     
,force ,operation ,inherent ,resolve    
stated in ,august #bjai1 ,,isis is      
already seeking to establish safe haven 
in al-,hol aiming to recruit individuals
 who are susceptible to ,,isis          
messaging1 coercion1 and enticement42   
,whereas the ,,sdf has warned the       
,united ,states and international       
community that a ,turkish incursion into
 ,northeast ,syria would significantly  
decrease the ,,sdf's ability to combat  
,,isis and to continue providing        
security and management for ,,isis      
detainees and their family members2     
,whereas1 on ,october #f1 #bjai1        
,president ,trump conducted a call with 
,president ,erdogan in which1 according 
to the official ,white ,house press     
release1 they discussed the upcoming    
,turkish incursion1 and soon after this 
call1 a ,white ,house press release     
announced the withdrawal of the ,united 

,states military from the immediate     
area1 which was completed within hours2 
and ,whereas an abrupt withdrawal of    
,united ,states military personnel from 
certain parts of ,northeast ,syria is   
beneficial to adversaries of the ,united
 ,states government1 including ,syria1  
,iran1 and ,russia3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 opposes the  
decision to end certain ,united ,states 
efforts to prevent ,turkish military    
operations against ,syrian ,kurdish     
forces in ,northeast ,syria2  7#b7 calls
 on ,turkish ,president ,erdogan to     
immediately cease unilateral military   
action in ,northeast ,syria and to      
respect existing agreements relating to 
,syria2  7#c7 calls on the ,united      
,states to continue supporting ,syrian  
,kurdish communities through            
humanitarian support1 including to those
 displaced or otherwise affected by     
ongoing violence in ,syria2  7#d7 calls 
on the ,united ,states to work to ensure
 that the ,turkish military acts with   

restraint and respects existing         
agreements relating to ,syria2 and  7#e7
 calls on the ,white ,house to present a
 clear and specific plan for the        
enduring defeat of ,,isis4  ,passed the 
,house of ,representatives ,october #af1
 #bjai4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk     
,october #ag1 #bjai,read the second time
 and placed on the calendar