David Gergen: “What happens? We leave those Kurds to be slaughtered. We destroy our…”

On the recordDecember 18, 2018

What happens? We leave those Kurds to be slaughtered. We destroy our reliability in the Middle East.

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Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights the consequences of U.S. withdrawal from Syria, particularly the danger to Kurdish allies and the impact on U.S. credibility.

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David Gergen: “What happens? We leave those Kurds to be slaughtered. We destroy our reliability in the Middle East.”