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December 22, 2018

And, gabbard's always been about protecting

Assad.. claiming he didn't gas his own people so I can see why there are those who don't trust her on foreign policy.

Tulsi Gabbard reveals she met Assad in Syria, without informing top Democrats

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Gabbard framed her sit-down meeting with Assad as part of a necessary dialogue in order to resolve the Syrian conflict. The war began after a series of pro-democracy protests in March 2011 were swiftly and brutally put down by the Assad regime. The war has since devolved into a brutal and complex war, fuelled by sectarian, political and international divisions.

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Gabbard said her trip to the region was born from “the suffering of the Syrian people that has been weighing heavily on my heart.”

But in 2015, she was one of just 47 Democrats who sided with Republicans and backed a GOP-sponsored measure that would essentially block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from resettling in the US. Gabbard was also a vocal critic of the Obama administration – which repeatedly called for Assad to step down – for arming Syrian rebel groups.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/26/tulsi-gabbard-bashar-al-assad-syria-democrats

December 22, 2018

Yes, I know.. about the Kurds.

This is one of many to Gabbard @6:16am..
https://twitter.com/Fdr1942/status/1076149364224086016

December 22, 2018

Yes, 8 hours later after she got major pushback

from her orginal tweet she woke up.
https://twitter.com/Fdr1942/status/1076149364224086016
One of many.. Gabbard's not a leader.

The US should stay in northern Syria to deter attacks against Syrian Kurds, well-known American linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky said in an interview with the Intercept last week.

“The other crucial question is the status of the Kurdish areas — Rojava. In my opinion, it makes sense for the United States to maintain a presence which would deter an attack on the Kurdish areas,” he said.

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/13cf816e-8e40-41c8-bb76-d453a3261d8b

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11578048
December 22, 2018

Yes.. Thank You. & Noam Chomsky..

The US should stay in northern Syria to deter attacks against Syrian Kurds, well-known American linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky said in an interview with the Intercept last week.

“The other crucial question is the status of the Kurdish areas — Rojava. In my opinion, it makes sense for the United States to maintain a presence which would deter an attack on the Kurdish areas,” he said.

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/13cf816e-8e40-41c8-bb76-d453a3261d8b

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11578048

December 22, 2018

Mahalo for this from Chomsky, JHan! I did

agree with this from him, too..

Noam Chomsky tells those who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton to stop Donald Trump: You Made A Big Mistake

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/noam-chomsky-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-a7438526.html

Thanks for calling out Gabbard on her "whataboutism"!

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