Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria Debate
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Jim Cunningham
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(4 years, 6 months ago)
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Dominic Raab
We are absolutely clear that we condemn Turkey’s military intervention, as we did with our EU partners.
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
First, I think that this is a betrayal of the Kurds on the part of both the west and the Americans. Secondly, the Turks are there in the north and it will be a job to get them out. Thirdly, and more importantly, this will have serious consequences: it could lead to a serious conflict.
We have let the Kurds down badly. The Foreign Secretary should really consider flying to Washington—if we are such an important ally—to meet Congress leaders and the President of the United States face to face, because we are getting ourselves into a dangerous situation.