Political Quotes

On the recordMay 21, 2019
It would just be the wrong thing to do morally. It would be the wrong thing to do in so many ways.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the moral implications of potentially abandoning Kurdish allies in Syria.

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