honor and promise. so too is the principle that we stand by our allies, that we do not abandon our friends. the decision to abandon the kurds violates one of our most sacred duties. it strikes at american honor. what we have done to the kurds will stand as a blood stain in the annels of american history. are we so weak and so inept diplomatically that turkey forced the hand of the united states of america? turkey? >> incredulous, mitt romney. eddie glaude, i am going to ask you if you're an ally of the united states, if you're an adversary of the united states watching this unfold in the stages that we've now seen, what think you? >> well, if you're an ally you don't trust the united states. the stain is there. we are in a pretense that we are