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Paul Rieckhoff on CNN New Day — Trump Abandons the Kurds

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Why Paul calls this "maybe the biggest loss in a generation". and what Putin, China, and North Korea are taking from it

02

The Cuba warning. Congress needs a War Powers Act *before* the next strike, not after

03

Thirteen dead service members, forty percent of the Navy occ. Thirteen dead service members, forty percent of the Navy occupied, tens of billions unaccounted for

04

How Trump did everything an adversary would script to streng. How Trump did everything an adversary would script to strengthen the Iranian regime: sanctions lifted, assets returned, nuclear program intact

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“Does anybody feel victorious right now? This is not a reality show. You’re going to post images that show nobody has won. This is combat, it’s evolving and there are no victors here in this kind of a war. He can say whatever he wants and try to spin it, but this is not a reality show. Our troops are caught in the middle. He also said there were no Kurds at Normandy. He knows as much about Normandy as he does about Vietnam. He’s completely out of touch with the reality of what’s happening on our ground. And again, our troops are caught in the middle of politics. He does it again and again, politicizing our troops, and this is just another example.”