Kurds are more unsafe now. No, they aren't more threatening than ISIS

By Miriam Berger
Oct. 19, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. EDT

President Trump has had lots of contradictory things to say about the Kurds, who until just two weeks ago were allied with the United States in northeastern Syria.

The Kurds, you may recall, are a stateless and predominantly Muslim ethnic group divided among Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran ...

Trump’s recent statements on the matter have been, to quote the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, “highly unusual.” Other comments have been downright wrong or misleading.

Trump’s confusing take on the Kurds reflects other related inaccuracies he’s been touting, such as incorrectly claiming that U.S. soldiers in northeastern Syria were safe from Turkey’s invasion; in fact, Turkey attacked near a U.S. base. He also posited that he has “100% defeated” the Islamic State; in fact, the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate is no more, but the group is looking to capitalize on the current void to rebuild ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/10/19/fact-checking-trump-kurds-yes-they-are-more-unsafe-now-no-they-arent-more-threatening-than-isis/