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In Rare Joint Statement, U.S. and European Lawmakers Condemn Trump for Abandonment of the Kurds
by Jerry Lambe | 4:10 pm, October 21st, 2019
Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) on Monday issued a joint statement with his counterparts from several European allies condemning both President Donald Trumps decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria and the Turkish governments subsequent military offensive in the region.
We, the chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the European Parliament and the House of Representatives of the United States of America, jointly condemn in the strongest terms the Turkish military offensive in northeastern Syria, the statement said. We consider the intrusion as a military aggression and a violation of international law. The Turkish offensive is causing suffering for the local people who are forced to flee and a further instability in Syria and the neighboring region. We consider the abandonment of the Syrian Kurds to be wrong.
We deeply regret the decision of the President of United States to withdraw American troops from northeastern Syria which marks another landmark in the change of American foreign policy in the Near and Middle East. The turmoil caused by the Turkish offensive may contribute to a resurgence of Islamic terrorism and undermines years of effort and investment to bring stability and peace in this part of the world. Therefore, we hope the United States will take up its responsibility in Syria again, the statement continued. We consider the abandonment of the Syrian Kurds to be wrong. The Syrian Democratic Forces, our partner in the Global Coalition, massively contributed to the successful yet unfinished fight against Daesh in Syria and incurred heavy losses by doing so.
We deeply regret the decision of the President of United States to withdraw American troops from northeastern Syria which marks another landmark in the change of American foreign policy in the Near and Middle East. The turmoil caused by the Turkish offensive may contribute to a resurgence of Islamic terrorism and undermines years of effort and investment to bring stability and peace in this part of the world. Therefore, we hope the United States will take up its responsibility in Syria again, the statement continued. We consider the abandonment of the Syrian Kurds to be wrong. The Syrian Democratic Forces, our partner in the Global Coalition, massively contributed to the successful yet unfinished fight against Daesh in Syria and incurred heavy losses by doing so.
A joint statement with foreign leaders is a rare occurrence, and follows bipartisan criticism of Trumps decision to abandon Americas Kurdish allies.
The statement was co-signed by chairman of the U.K. House of Commons Committee on Foreign Affairs Tom Tugendhat, chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister, chairman of the German Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs Norbert Rottgen, and Marielle de Sarnez, the chairwoman of the French National Assembly Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This horrible war touches and affects the peoples of our countries in such an enormous way. For that reason, we, as members of our parliaments, feel compelled to making our common position clear. We unite across parties and nationalities to demonstrate our commitment to our common values, responsibility and interests, the statement concluded.
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In Rare Joint Statement, U.S. and European Lawmakers Condemn Trump for 'Abandonment' of the Kurds (Original Post)
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(33,346 posts)1. we must bear the shame of Trump forever
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(14,118 posts)2. I don't see any reason to bear tRUMP's shame. I didn't vote for him and have never supported
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him. I recognize the shame and harm he's brought to the US and the world but it's his shame and his supporters shame, not mine.
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(8,031 posts)3. Than you!
He is in power because our country was attacked by a foreign enemy and the majority of our citizens are victims of that.
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