Moulton Statement on Northern Syria Withdrawal

Statement

Last night, the White House announced that the United States would step aside in Northern Syria to allow Turkey to conduct an offensive operation there. Following the news that the major U.S. policy shift was ordered after a call between President Trump and Turkish President Erdogan, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) made the following statement:

" "We've got your back,' these are words every American veteran knows; we say that to one another, and we say it to our allies. But Trump says it to our enemies: Putin, Assad and Kim Jong-Un. Now he's giving up our Kurdish allies--who've been some of the toughest fighters in Iraq for three decades--because an authoritarian Turkish president, more aligned with Russia than U.S. allies, asked him for a favor. This decision will embolden Russia, Iran, ISIS, Syria and our other enemies in the region and around the globe by showing them that America doesn't keep its promises, doesn't stand up for our friends, and follows the whims of a Commander in Chief who doesn't know a thing about serving his country."

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