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- This time it will be different said the scorpion to the frog... - Raskolnikov October 7, 2019, 6:08 am
- David Graeber. Any Turkish invasion/genocide will be a NATO invasion/ genocide - George Brennan October 7, 2019, 12:14 pm
Posted by Raskolnikov
on October 7, 2019, 6:08 am
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...but of course it wasn't. The U.S. shaft the Kurds once again, after relying on them to fight their battles of course and promising them all kinds of cooperation. Turkey comes calling and in who knows what dirty deals they drop the kurds without a backward glance. https://www.dumptheguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/us-to-let-turkish-forces-move-into-syria-abandoning-kurdish-allies The White House has given the green light to a Turkish offensive into northern Syria, moving US forces out of the area in an abrupt foreign policy change that will in effect abandon Washington’s long-time allies, the Kurds. Kurdish forces have spearheaded the campaign against Isis in the region, but the policy swerve, following a phone conversation between Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday, means Turkey would take custody of captured Isis fighters, the White House said. The arrogance of these bastards; as if they can give permission for another country to invade another country like it's their god-given right. Ruben Gallego, an Iraq war veteran and Democratic congressman from Arizona, said on Twitter: “Allowing Turkey to move into northern Syria is one of the most destabilizing moves we can do in the Middle East. The Kurds will never trust America again. They will look for new alliances or independence to protect themselves.” Which is probably the point. If in the future a Kurd commits some kind of attack against U.S. forces they need to remember this before asking, "Why do they hate us?" |
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