NR Daily: Trump Should Buck the Consensus on the Kurds

We all know President Donald Trump isn't a fan of the foreign-policy establishment, either in Washington or at the United Nations. To the contrary, he delights in confounding the experts and defying the international consensus on a variety of issues. Yet on one key matter, Trump seems to be adhering to the conventional wisdom. When it comes to independence for Kurdistan, Trump has been listening to the so-called wise men both inside and outside the government and has been clear that his administration opposes the referendum held there yesterday. But in this case he should buck the consensus ...

September 26 2017

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