committing these crimes. president trump may have green-lighted it and done nothing to stop it, president trump may be the one standing by this sham deal as a pretext to show that he s trying to do something, but the fact of the matter is that were it not for that single phone call earlier this month between president erdogan and president trump, there would still be a relatively stable area of syria where the kurds could maintain some semblance of a homeland, of a safe haven. that is no longer the case. so, i do think that it would be a stretch to say that president trump or any american forces are legally responsible, but certainly, the moral responsibility for this falls on president trump, who failed to do anything, and in fact, gave the green light to his turkish counterpart. ned price, thanks for being with us. thank you. bernie sanders back on the campaign trail for a rally featuring aoc, and word is, she s going to endorse him, but how much of a boost can he expect from i
cuts to revenue deal that the administration offered and another one that was about 2.5 to 1, they had no intention of ever accepting a deal that increased revenues. so i think the entire exercise was disingenuous. i voted against the budget control act because of the same reason. i knew it was kind of a sham deal to begin with, but clearly i think the republicans never had any intention on living up to it. extraordinary. here is what speaker boehner told his conference today according to an aide. he said paul ryan s selection by governor romney validated all the work house republicans have done over the past 19 months. is that a word you would use, congressman, validate? the most bitterly dysfunctional congress in living memory, and he says ryan s selection is validation. well, i d hate to have anything i did validated by