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On the recordOctober 22, 2019
What followed was completely predictable for anyone who's paid attention to the Middle East--a brutal campaign of violence against the Syrian Kurds.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel predicts violence against Kurdish partners after Trump's withdrawal decision.

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