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On the recordOctober 22, 2019
I don't want to prolong this. I will make two quick points. No. 1, my friend from Kentucky thinks he knows what is better for the Kurds than the Kurds know. The Kurds hate going into the arms of Syria--hate it. Second, if our friend from Kentucky believes that any time we have a small number of Special Forces in different places--and we have them all over--we need a declaration of war, then his view is different from 99.9 percent of America and every other single person in this Chamber. We do not need a declaration of war for a small number of Special Forces to be there to protect us against terrorism, and my friend from Kentucky knows that. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Oct 22, 2019

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