Aaron Mehta

Pentagon correspondent for Defense News

Pentagon correspondent for Defense News

Aaron Mehta on KCRW

Republican U.S. Senator Mitt Romney says President Trump’s withdrawal of soldiers protecting the Kurds violated “American honor.”

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Republican U.S. Senator Mitt Romney says President Trump’s withdrawal of soldiers protecting the Kurds violated “American honor.”

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