The administration’s first punitive actions against Turkey and its effort to start talks came amid widespread criticism on Capitol Hill that Mr. Trump’s decision left Kurdish militias that had aided the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State open to attack. Meanwhile, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said they plan to speed through their own sanctions package starting on Tuesday. “I am fully prepared to swiftly destroy Turkey’s economy if Turkish leaders continue down this dangerous and destructive path,” Mr. Trump said on Monday. “Unfortunately, Turkey does not appear to be mitigating the humanitarian effects of its invasion.” Administration officials said Mr. Trump wouldn’t be willing to send a delegation to Ankara on short notice if he didn’t think a cease-fire was possible. They pushed back on the notion that the U.S. was responsible for the current chaos along the Turkish-Syrian border, insisting that Turkey alone is to blame. Syrian military convoys […]