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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans bemoaning the fate of the Kurds have no one to blame but themselves
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/10/republicans-bemoaning-fate-kurds-have-no-one-blame-themselves/
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), flanked by Rep. Douglas A. Collins (R-Ga.) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) at the Capitol on Sept. 25. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
By
Jennifer Rubin
Opinion writer
Oct. 10, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. EDT
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) put out a written statement on Wednesday declaring, On Monday, I said that President Trumps decision to abandon the Kurds, our major ally in the fight against ISIS, was terribly unwise. Today, we are seeing the consequences of that terrible decision. If the reports of Turkish strikes in Syria are accurate, I fear our allies the Kurds could be slaughtered.
Republican hawks Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) are fit to be tied, as Axios reports. Graham declared, Pray for our Kurdish allies who have been shamelessly abandoned by the Trump Administration. This move ensures the reemergence of ISIS. Will lead effort in Congress to make Erdogan pay a heavy price. I urge President Trump to change course while there is still time by going back to the safe zone concept that was working.
Cheney lashed out: News from Syria is sickening. Turkish troops preparing to invade Syria from the north, Russian-backed forces from the south, ISIS fighters attacking Raqqa. Impossible to understand why @realDonaldTrump is leaving Americas allies to be slaughtered and enabling the return of ISIS. Impossible to understand? Hardly, Rep. Cheney.
One is reminded of Casablanca and Captain Renaults famous line, Im shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! Cheney and Graham know full well from the Trump campaign and more than 2½ years of Trumps presidency that he has a sweet spot for dictators, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin and his friends. They know Trump has sided with Putin over the consensus of U.S. intelligence agencies as to whether Russia interfered with our election. They and all the other Republicans now decrying the slaughter of the Kurds enabled by Trump know he has invited foreign powers to interfere with our election.
In sum, Trump betrays American democracy at the drop of a hat. He continually praises, sides with and provides brutal dictators (e.g., North Koreas Kim Jong Un) with a treasure chest of good PR. He savages our allies, denigrates NATO and has suggested extorting allies to keep our troops forward-positioned in their country. What did they expect Trump would do to the Kurds?
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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), flanked by Rep. Douglas A. Collins (R-Ga.) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) at the Capitol on Sept. 25. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
By
Jennifer Rubin
Opinion writer
Oct. 10, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. EDT
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) put out a written statement on Wednesday declaring, On Monday, I said that President Trumps decision to abandon the Kurds, our major ally in the fight against ISIS, was terribly unwise. Today, we are seeing the consequences of that terrible decision. If the reports of Turkish strikes in Syria are accurate, I fear our allies the Kurds could be slaughtered.
Republican hawks Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) are fit to be tied, as Axios reports. Graham declared, Pray for our Kurdish allies who have been shamelessly abandoned by the Trump Administration. This move ensures the reemergence of ISIS. Will lead effort in Congress to make Erdogan pay a heavy price. I urge President Trump to change course while there is still time by going back to the safe zone concept that was working.
Cheney lashed out: News from Syria is sickening. Turkish troops preparing to invade Syria from the north, Russian-backed forces from the south, ISIS fighters attacking Raqqa. Impossible to understand why @realDonaldTrump is leaving Americas allies to be slaughtered and enabling the return of ISIS. Impossible to understand? Hardly, Rep. Cheney.
One is reminded of Casablanca and Captain Renaults famous line, Im shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! Cheney and Graham know full well from the Trump campaign and more than 2½ years of Trumps presidency that he has a sweet spot for dictators, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin and his friends. They know Trump has sided with Putin over the consensus of U.S. intelligence agencies as to whether Russia interfered with our election. They and all the other Republicans now decrying the slaughter of the Kurds enabled by Trump know he has invited foreign powers to interfere with our election.
In sum, Trump betrays American democracy at the drop of a hat. He continually praises, sides with and provides brutal dictators (e.g., North Koreas Kim Jong Un) with a treasure chest of good PR. He savages our allies, denigrates NATO and has suggested extorting allies to keep our troops forward-positioned in their country. What did they expect Trump would do to the Kurds?
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Republicans bemoaning the fate of the Kurds have no one to blame but themselves (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Oct 2019
OP
Yes. What did they expect from rump by now, after all of the ample evidence of his...
SWBTATTReg
Oct 2019
#1
SWBTATTReg
(22,129 posts)1. Yes. What did they expect from rump by now, after all of the ample evidence of his...
incompetence?
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)2. They have a crackpot running the country. WTF do they expect tRump to do.
He's a narcissistic sociopath. Maybe they need dictionaries so they can look that up.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)3. And they still support Trump
They criticize on 1 single issue, but love Trump still and will help hm push his extremist agenda every chance they get.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)4. THEY are responsible. They REFUSE to follow their oath of office,
to say NOTHING about simply caring for their own country.
REPUBLICANS are SELFISH COWARDS !!!
REPUBLICANS are SELFISH COWARDS !!!
REPUBLICANS are SELFISH COWARDS !!!
REPUBLICANS are SELFISH COWARDS !!!
REPUBLICANS are SELFISH COWARDS !!!