Rep. Meeks Issues Statement on Trump Aadministration's Decision to Back Turkish Operations in Northeast Syria
October 07, 2019
October 07, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's decision to back Turkish operations in Northeast Syria:
"I am alarmed by this President's declared support of Turkish operations in Syria, an abrupt about-face on U.S. policy in the region that endangers our Kurdish allies. Though Trump has tried to claim otherwise, according to the pentagon and experts in the field, ISIS has not been defeated. Not only w . . .
"I am alarmed by this President's declared support of Turkish operations in Syria, an abrupt about-face on U.S. policy in the region that endangers our Kurdish allies. Though Trump has tried to claim otherwise, according to the pentagon and experts in the field, ISIS has not been defeated. Not only w . . .