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It has been a miracle Trump has not paid a big price for the many stupid decisions he has made. This one he may not be able to control by doing what he usually does, backing down. It is too late to do that now.
Trump, in his warped mind believes he can fix any mistake he makes. We shall see.
The news media should ask Trump this, who is going to fight ISIS now that you betrayed the Kurds.
Trump does not believe he makes mistakes. Remember he is a stable genius and he knows more about everything.
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Everything Trump does must be looked at through the prism of what Putin wants. This is exactly what Putin wants, to take land and weaken NATO.
2naSalit
(86,646 posts)to build a pipeline from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean... he already has Syria in agreement and Turkey, the Kurds are not only in the way of that but also they have a lot of oil in the region of Iraq that could be confiscated. Let that sink in.
The sooner we divest ourselves of fossil fuels, the sooner we can defang those fuckers... and maybe save our species.
Bev54
(10,053 posts)It is naive to think what Trump does is a mistake, these are his orders from Putin. He just spews BS for the weak minded to justify his decisions. He is not even bringing the troops home. People need to look at everything he does as to who does it help, Putin or he and his family. Those are the only two considerations for him.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Granted, those troops are highly skilled and can put up a good fight, but with the Kurds having been betrayed, who will help those troops fight far superior numbers of jihadists? This whole thing has quickly spun out of control, and that it would was obvious to most from the outset.
Erdogan is perfectly ok with ISIS and other jihadists reconstituting in that part of Syria, he at heart is a religious extremist himself.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)More and more Americans are getting or are now truly disgusted. I've been disgusted before he even ran and stole the election through his foreign cronies such as Russia, SA, China and a few others.
The Republican party is unpatriotic. Now our troops in Syria are in danger. The country is being destroyed within. Time to get these MFs out!
There really is a "now or never" feeling to this moment. It's hard to believe we, as a people, can let this go on any longer.
Polybius
(15,428 posts)Very few will go to the polls with the Kurds in mind. It doesn't affect them enough to change their vote, especially those who already support Trump.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)base don't care, but most Americans do have a heart.
lame54
(35,293 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)But I think Europe knows the score.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)If those people isolate and trap pockets of IS troops, they are going to eventually kill our troops in the worst imaginable ways. There is no pause to them, they are religious extremists that believe in and live by a crude code.