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Eliot Engel: “When the President mentioned that we were going to get out of Syria, which was a huge mistake and I hope they are…”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
When the President mentioned that we were going to get out of Syria, which was a huge mistake and I hope they are walking it back a bit, one of the reasons that I think it is a terrible mistake is because we have had the Kurds fighting side by side with us as our loyal and faithful allies and friends.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Eliot Engel criticizes the decision to withdraw from Syria, highlighting Kurdish support.

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