AUSTIN, Texas -- Bringing U.S. troops home is typically a cause for celebration.

That's especially true in Texas, which is home to the largest number of military bases, troops and veterans outside of California.

But the President's plan to withdraw troops from northeastern Syria is not sitting well with politicians on all sides of the political spectrum, including Texas Republicans.

President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday saying it's time for other countries to pitch in.

All this comes as Turkey starts a military offensive in Syria.

“I think what we’re seeing before our eyes is the beginning of a Turkish sponsored genocidal attack upon Kurds,” said Jeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. “I think Republicans in the Senate, in particular including our own senators in Texas as well as members of the House, have recognized that the Kurds have been important to us in our fight against terrorism. This is a priority issue for Republicans and by allowing the Turks to take this genocidal behavior toward the Kurds, that undermines American safety in fighting terrorism.”

The Kurds are a minority ethnic group in Turkey who seek an independent state. While the United States has credited the Kurds for helping defeat ISIS in Syria, the minority group has since been abandoned and is now in the center of yet another nightmare.

Suri said the current situation could threaten the safety of American troops abroad.

“I do think we’re going to see a rise in terrorist attacks against American forces, against American actors in the Middle East and perhaps in other areas as well. We’re also going to see more of a refugee crisis throughout the region,” Suri said.

Click the video link above to watch our full interview with Suri.