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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Turkey deal hands power to Ankara and leaves Syrian Kurds for dead
Trump hails ceasefire and safe zone on Turkey-Syria border as great day for civilisation but few believe it...In hailing the deal, Trump not only adopted Turkish talking points but even seemed to embrace the language of ethnic cleansing.
Theyve had terrorists, they had a lot of people in there that they couldnt have. They suffered a lot of loss of lives and they had to have it cleaned out, the president said. This outcome is something theyve been trying to get for 10 years.
So when Trump had boasted people have been trying to make this deal for many years, the people he was talking about were Erdoğan and his military leadership. Until now no one was prepared to give them deal. Certainly not the Kurds who live there.
Pence claimed the US would work with the YPG (the dominant Kurdish element within the SDF) to carry out an orderly withdrawal from the 32km zone. He even said it was already under way on Thursday evening. But the YPG showed no readiness to surrender that territory....
Theyve had terrorists, they had a lot of people in there that they couldnt have. They suffered a lot of loss of lives and they had to have it cleaned out, the president said. This outcome is something theyve been trying to get for 10 years.
So when Trump had boasted people have been trying to make this deal for many years, the people he was talking about were Erdoğan and his military leadership. Until now no one was prepared to give them deal. Certainly not the Kurds who live there.
Pence claimed the US would work with the YPG (the dominant Kurdish element within the SDF) to carry out an orderly withdrawal from the 32km zone. He even said it was already under way on Thursday evening. But the YPG showed no readiness to surrender that territory....
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/trumps-turkey-deal-hands-power-to-ankara-and-leaves-syrian-kurds-for-dead
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Trump's Turkey deal hands power to Ankara and leaves Syrian Kurds for dead (Original Post)
mia
Oct 2019
OP
the only way to rebuild america's credibility onthe world stage would be to
SterlingPound
Oct 2019
#1
SterlingPound
(428 posts)1. the only way to rebuild america's credibility onthe world stage would be to
Turn Trump over to The Hague for prosecution.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)3. Thinking the exact same thing.
bdamomma
(63,917 posts)6. Especially
if he causes a genocide of the Kurds. Turkey will have to be pulled aside too, Turkey was involved in 1915 genocide of the Armenians.
mia
(8,361 posts)4. Well said.
I hope this happens.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. Komrade drumpf is selling out America and its allies to Russia.
Mission accomplished.
Demonaut
(8,924 posts)5. he's going to order the US military to attack the Kurds, some lame excuse will be the cause
bdamomma
(63,917 posts)7. I thought they
told the US troops to stand down. Our troops are being callled betrayers and cowards.
In one week, tRump has betrayed our allies and shamed our troops. And has given Putin everything he asked for. Because we have a POS who knows nothing about anything except lining his own pocket.
Demonaut
(8,924 posts)8. they have thirty days before they become a problem, if they stay we or russia will find cause