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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRemember when Trump abandoned the Kurds in Syria?
And they were caught between Isis and the Turkish army, both of which would gladly kill them all?
Well the media has forgotten all about that. Instead they want to focus on the Afghanis that are caught in Kabul trying to get out.
But Biden hasnt abandoned our Afghani allies either. He is getting them out after brokering an agreement with the Taliban.
Thats what a real leader in a difficult position does.
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Remember when Trump abandoned the Kurds in Syria? (Original Post)
berni_mccoy
Aug 2021
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pwb
(11,205 posts)1. I heard pukes are over there throwing money in the air and
people chase it. Staged events. Money is speech and all that?
momta
(4,076 posts)2. Yeah. I remember.
Hekate
(90,202 posts)3. I thought that was Bush
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)4. I had said Iraq but it was Syria. Trump withdrew our troops from both
But it was our Kurdish allies in Syria that were caught in the vice. Edited the title.
doc03
(35,148 posts)5. Yep and news media forgot about it in about 48 hours. nt
TheProle
(2,101 posts)6. No, it was widely reported
throughout the Fall of 2019
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=trump+abandons+kurds
UTUSN
(70,497 posts)7. K&R