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On the recordOctober 15, 2019
Ten days ago, President Trump sealed the fates of our Kurdish partners in Syria when he gave President Erdogan of Turkey the green light to invade, setting off a humanitarian disaster and reigniting chaos in northern Syria.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline condemns Trump's decision that endangered Kurdish allies and caused chaos in Syria.

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