president trump stirring new fears at home and oversays by choosing one ally over another in the war torn middle east. they have been fighting side by side with kurdish forces against isis. those kurdish fighters now feeling back stabbed by the united states president for giving turkey s president the green light to invade kurdish controlled areas. this is an ally that s lost some 10,000 fighters defeat isis. top members of congress including republicans say that the u.s. pull back is a mistake. mitch mcconnell says it will only benefit russia, iran and the assad regime. nancy pelosi says, president trump is desserting an ally in an attempt to appease a strong man.
i think of our men and women in uniform too, does that put them more so in harm s way, or i suppose they re you always want to have local assistance. i had a lot of help in the iraqi national guard and translators, it was their knowledge that helped me stay alive as well as help me become a burma reen in the field. you know, we would not have been able to attack if the kurds had not stood up for themselves. when the iraqi government fell apart it was only the kurds that stood strong. that was the turning point. and to be honest, outside of israel, the strongest ally that we have had in the middle east has been the kurdish people, not even a nation,ed kurdish people and we ve lost that. congressman, thank you very much. good to see you. coming up next, we have details on the second whistle-blower who has come forward. president trump insists his only