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Ernst: arming Kurds in Syria ‘an immense milestone’May 15, 2017 By O. Kay HendersonSenator Joni Ernst is applauding the Trump Administration’s decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria.“This is an immense milestone,” Ernst says.Ernst, a veteran of the Iraq war, has long argued the U.S. should arm Kurdish fighters known as the Peshmerga in Iraq. Last week’s decision, however, arms Kurdish units in Syria known as the YPG.“They are heavily involved in the fighting against ISIS. And why would we not engage them? They have worked quite well with American forces and it’s the right thing to do,” Ernst says. “And I’m glad to see the president stands behind that.”Continued: http://www.radioiowa.com/2017/05/15/ernst-arming-kurds-in-syria-an-immense-milestone/
