LETTER: President Donald Trump abandons our Kurdish allies

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

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Without conferring with his Cabinet or military leaders, President Donald Trump has withdrawn our military advisers supporting our Kurdish allies in Syria, even though he knew Turkey would immediately invade and start slaughtering them.

His action will have repercussions for many years.

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