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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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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

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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