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KURDS FOUGHT ALONGSIDE THE U.S. FOR FIVE YEARS ONLY TO BE BOMBED BY U.S. NATO ALLY

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  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 110,282 Founders Club

    Seems like a recipe for a diplomatic solution.

    Trump is the leader. He’s not doing his job by abdicating his responsibilities.

    What did we get, Race?

    ANSWER THE QUESTION...tick tick tick
    He's leading. Hope this helps
  • CirrhosisDawgCirrhosisDawg Member Posts: 6,390
    Dude61 said:

    We lost nothing by moving troops out of Syria. The mission was accomplished, ISIS was destroyed.

    Except for the 12,000 Kurd-held isis detainees and their wives and children that are now going to be free to resume terrorism in the US. Thanks trump!
  • HHuskyHHusky Member Posts: 22,584

    Except for the 12,000 Kurd-held isis detainees and their wives and children that are now going to be free to resume terrorism in the US. Thanks trump!
    Don't matter. I hear ISIS is the JV again.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 110,282 Founders Club

    Except for the 12,000 Kurd-held isis detainees and their wives and children that are now going to be free to resume terrorism in the US. Thanks trump!
    They are from Europe and we just arrested a bunch. If Edgoran releases them to Europe with the rest of the trash he and Turkey are toast

    But I'm sure a payday loan clerk knows more
  • ThomasFremontThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325

    He's leading. Hope this helps
    White flag.

    Good game.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 110,282 Founders Club
    You're giving up?
  • CirrhosisDawgCirrhosisDawg Member Posts: 6,390

    They are from Europe and we just arrested a bunch. If Edgoran releases them to Europe with the rest of the trash he and Turkey are toast

    But I'm sure a payday loan clerk knows more
    They are toast? Does that mean they can’t commit terrorist acts in the US? Hard to argue with this level of imbecilic analysis.
  • ThomasFremontThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325

    You're giving up?

    Any time you want to answer the question, we can try again. Otherwise it’s a clear victory for me. Many are calling it a GREAT victory. Not me, I’m too humble. But lots of people are saying it. Maybe it’s true after all.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 110,282 Founders Club

    Any time you want to answer the question, we can try again. Otherwise it’s a clear victory for me. Many are calling it a GREAT victory. Not me, I’m too humble. But lots of people are saying it. Maybe it’s true after all.
    Asked and answered

    You don't have to like it
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 110,282 Founders Club

    They are toast? Does that mean they can’t commit terrorist acts in the US? Hard to argue with this level of imbecilic analysis.

  • SledogSledog Member Posts: 35,630 Standard Supporter

    Except for the 12,000 Kurd-held isis detainees and their wives and children that are now going to be free to resume terrorism in the US. Thanks trump!
    If they survive the bombings by the Turks.
  • GwadGwad Member Posts: 2,855
    Did Kurds have bone spurs in Normandy?
  • ThomasFremontThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325

    Asked and answered

    You don't have to like it
    Off topic ramblings about NATO are a non answer and you know it.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 110,282 Founders Club

    Off topic ramblings about NATO are a non answer and you know it.
    Asked and answered

  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,896

    Yes they are our ally.

    We are the leaders of said alliance.

    Lead.
    I remember when it was really really bad for Trump to flex with NATO to make them pay their fair share. It was a despicable act that alienated our allies.

    Do you remember that?
  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,896

    They are toast? Does that mean they can’t commit terrorist acts in the US? Hard to argue with this level of imbecilic analysis.
    No worries for you Brah! They know that you and most of your neighbors already hate America. No need to take out fellow team members.
  • ThomasFremontThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    salemcoog said:

    I remember when it was really really bad for Trump to flex with NATO to make them pay their fair share. It was a despicable act that alienated our allies.

    Do you remember that?
    Do you remember how this has nothing to do with NATO?

  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,896

    Do you remember how this has nothing to do with NATO?

    Chasing your tail is no way to burn calories my fren.
  • PurpleThrobberPurpleThrobber Member Posts: 46,269 Standard Supporter
    edited October 2019

    You did that back in your forever war defending days.

    I support bringing the troops home, but holy fuck this was a colossal mistake.

    We still have a shit ton of troops serving over there, so the idea that we are “bringing them home” is bullshit.

    And we just rolled over and acted like there’s nothing we could do to convince Turkey to stand the fuck down. It’s hard!

    Abolish NATO. Brilliant.
    NATO needs re-examined at the very least.

    Trump started down the path by demanding the member nations pay their own freight. That's not unreasonable.

    Next, relative to aggression by members - and this is specific to Turkey almost exclusively though one could argue the US would be subject to the same coalition agreement process - member nations should be required to come in with some percentage of other members or the aggression would be held in violation and the nation gets the boot. Turkey is playing both sides of the fence here - they are beating on the Kurds but hiding behind their NATO status relative to a bigger bully coming in to kick sand in their face.

    We? are really good going in as a member of a coalition. WWI, WWII, Korea (tie in the standings but very much a win relative to democracy in the region), Desert Storm, Bosnia/Balkans, early stages of Desert Swarm/Afghanistan, even partnering with Russia on wiping out ISIS....US is damned near undefeated. When we go solo/world's police, not so much - Vietnam, Somalia, later stages of Iraq/Afghanistan.

    The never ending wars need to end. That is independent of but but Trump, but but Obama, but but anybody - it's a ridiculous waste of resources that are badly needed to address problems at home instead.

  • HoustonHuskyHoustonHusky Member Posts: 5,997
    This is the perfect example of how Effed our policy in the Middle East has been...and specifically Syria (on both sides of the aisle) for the last 8 years:

    Former US-Backed Rebel Leader Now Spearheading Attack On US-Backed Syrian Kurds
    https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/former-us-backed-rebel-leader-now-leading-invasion-against-us-backed-syrian-kurds

    Underscoring the absurd contractions of Washington's Syria policy over the course of the past seven years of proxy war, the pro-Turkish Syrian National Army rebels are actually led by Salim Idris (among two other top commanders), the former Chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council of the FSA.



    During the early years of the conflict in Syria, when the US was supporting an anti-Assad insurgency in pursuit of regime change, Idris was the "US man in Syria" among other top FSA leaders.

    This means America's former top "rebel" leader is now leading an invasion force against America's current Kurdish partners (the SDF) with NATO ally Turkey's support.

    As even The New York Times has for years admitted, the United States was paying the salaries of Idris and other "rebel" fighters in Syria seeking to topple Assad, along with supplying them with weapons and increasingly sophisticated military hardware and equipment.

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