On the recordOctober 15, 2019
A week ago Sunday, the Commander in Chief of this Nation made a call to the head of the Government of Turkey. No one knows the basis of that call, but we do know that it was made without the consultation of the national security apparatus of the United States of America and, to our knowledge, not with any consultation of the Joint Chiefs. Within minutes, within a period of time, a tweet directive was given to take vital, important military personnel away from the Syrian- Turkish border. No one knows what promises may have been made. We do know that if any were made that this would be handled with care, they were broken. Right before our eyes, massive havoc. What strikes me the most, as the chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, is the video that shows the bloodletting of our children, children in shock with limbs bloodied, mothers fleeing. We do not need a backdoor peace treaty that is too late. We need a no-fly zone, Madam Speaker. We need real action, and we need the Commander in Chief not to lead foreign policy by tweets. I am begging them to save the children. ____________________
