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Erdogan says Turkey to launch 'air and ground' operation in Syria
Erdogan's goal here is to ethnically cleanse the northern Syrian 'Rojava' homeland of the Kurds, America's best ally in Syria for the past four years.
These ethnic Kurds will be either killed or forcibly removed and replaced with Sunni Syrian refugees from Idlib province where Russian bombing has leveled most cities and towns.
The YPG/YPJ Kurdish militia's bore the brunt of the fighting on the ground against ISIS and AQ in Syria.
U.S. Starts Troop Pullout From Turkey's Border In Northeastern Syria
Trump is betraying an ally and doing his part to allow the ethnic cleansing of Rojava by his dictator friend Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist AK Party.
It's a sad day for America.
10/8/19
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., spoke out Monday against President Trump withdrawing troops in northern Syria and addressed the potential action from Turkey, warning it will embolden Islamic State terrorists. On Monday, Trump defended his decision to withdraw troops, even as his Republican allies in both the Senate and House vehemently criticized the move. Kinzinger, who co-founded the Friends of A Free, Stable and Democratic Syria Caucus, said it shouldn't take very long for Turkey to enter Syria and as a result, the Kurds would have to abandon their ISIS prisoners. "I mean, think about if 10,000 ISIS fighters get released. The president keeps saying we've won this war against ISIS. We certainly have not won the war against ISIS. We've made gains," Kinzinger said Monday on "The Story with Martha MacCallum." "And, if you release 10,000 of them, that's incredible."
The congressman ripped Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who earlier Monday praised the president's move and criticized the U.S.'s presence in the region and the significance of having a small number of troops present in Syria. "This is exactly the kind of fight that people like Rand Paul actually said he wanted to do instead of 200,000 troops," Kinzinger said. "So, it comes to a point where if... Americans believe that for whatever reason terrorism has decided that they're done fighting, then that's fine, but this is not a U.S. endless war. This is an endless war that the terrorists have decided to do against us." Kinzinger added, "If we can if we can keep that back with three or four hundred troops, we ought to do that."
Rep. Kinzinger on Trump's Syria withdrawal: 'We certainly have not won the war against ISIS'
Before Trump’s withdrawal announcement, the administration demanded that the SDF remove defensive barriers, leaving the SDF vulnerable to an impending Turkish intervention. And they did so.
USAF Lieutenant Colonel Adam Kinzinger
I don't agree with Rep. Kinzinger on everything, but he is spot-on here.
I'm beginning to get the notion that Trump wants to leave the US and the world in as bad a shape as possible for his Democrat successor.
Related: Trump Syria withdrawal decision immoral and short-sighted | Military Times
Erdogan says Turkey to launch 'air and ground' operation in Syria
Erdogan's goal here is to ethnically cleanse the northern Syrian 'Rojava' homeland of the Kurds, America's best ally in Syria for the past four years.
These ethnic Kurds will be either killed or forcibly removed and replaced with Sunni Syrian refugees from Idlib province where Russian bombing has leveled most cities and towns.
Such a shame. Trump aught to be ashamed of himself, kowtowing to a vicious ethno-nationalist dictator. But, we all know he won't, and will in all high likelihood double or even triple-down on this in the coming days. Watch
Trump's decision is a boat load of stupid. I wish I could be more polite, but that's the bare bones part of all this. Clearly it's a decision he's made on his own with no real consideration to what it means to the Kurds; who were the people on the ground fighting ISIS directly. Turkey gets its wish of removing Kurds from their homes and away from the Turkish border in one fell swoop. History shows us that dispossessing people from their homelands doesn't bode well. In this case you could end up with another ME peoples who hate the US, and more importantly, remove the fighters who were making all of those gains against ISIS. Now there will be a vacuum; Trump's only made a statement that it's for others to figure out, but plenty can happen while other nations figure out how to help. I hope it doesn't end as badly as I think it will for the Kurds.
Now the Democratic Party of war and death wants to go to war against Turkey. If they could, the Democratic Party would go to war against every country on earth, while slaughtering and imprisoning tens of millions of Christians and Republicans.
Trump has the mental acuity of a six year old. US foreign policy is in a shambles.
Of course, it actually helps if you know who it is that is being discussed.
First of all, these are not really "Kurdish Groups".
And most importantly, these are groups that reject all forms of Nationalism or Ethnic identity. You see, these are very belligerent Marxist-Communist organizations, and are in often violent opposition to the much more mainstream Kurdish National Council.
In fact, the PYD, YPG and other allied factions were all evicted from the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria for their extremist views.
So what, you are actually supporting this group?
The Democratic Union Party is at best, social democrats, and do not constitute every Kurdish force we are supporting. They are not, by any definition, the dominant force in the Syrian Democratic Council.
Actually, the Kurdish National Alliance was expelled from the Kurdish National Council because of their cooperation with the Democratic Union Party.
Yes, because they're the only reliable group in the conflict that actually supports democracy, egalitarianism, and secularism.
U.S. general told Syria's YPG: 'You have got to change your brand' - ReutersOne of America’s most senior generals said on Friday he instructed the Kurdish YPG militia to change its “brand” a day or so before it unveiled an alliance with Syrian Arabs in 2015 under the name Syrian Democratic Forces.
The recounting by U.S. Army General Raymond Thomas, the head of Special Operations Command, offered a glimpse into the mechanics that preceded a major ramp-up in U.S. support to the Kurdish fighters despite fierce opposition from NATO ally Turkey.
Turkey views the YPG as an extension of PKK militants waging an insurgency on Turkish soil, and has sharply criticized U.S. support to the group, which has increased over time.
The YPG is the militant arm of the Democratic Union Party. And even the US told them they had to back off of their activities. And not only are they the "dominant force" in the Syrian Democratic Council,
OK, so I now have you down as supporting a terrorist group,
A lot of the stalemate in the Syrian Civil War is because of the refusal of most groups to work with them.
And this is the group that you support. Yea, got it. You support Marxist terrorists because they believe in "democracy, egalitarianism, and secularism".
Of course, it actually helps if you know who it is that is being discussed.
The main target of these attacks is the YPG (People's Protection Units) and the PYD (Democratic Union Party).
First of all, these are not really "Kurdish Groups". While most of their members are indeed Kurds, it is nowhere near exclusive to them. And most importantly, these are groups that reject all forms of Nationalism or Ethnic identity. You see, these are very belligerent Marxist-Communist organizations, and are in often violent opposition to the much more mainstream Kurdish National Council.
In other words, this is a group of Communists who are just 1 member of the vicious multi-faction fighting in the Syrian Civil War. In fact, the PYD, YPG and other allied factions were all evicted from the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria for their extremist views.
So what, you are actually supporting this group?
This is the problem of simply buying what is written in an article, without knowing the groups being discussed. Even the vast majority of Kurds want the YPG and PYD eliminated.
Erdogan says Turkey to launch 'air and ground' operation in Syria
Erdogan's goal here is to ethnically cleanse the northern Syrian 'Rojava' homeland of the Kurds, America's best ally in Syria for the past four years.
These ethnic Kurds will be either killed or forcibly removed and replaced with Sunni Syrian refugees from Idlib province where Russian bombing has leveled most cities and towns.
The YPG/YPJ Kurdish militia's bore the brunt of the fighting on the ground against ISIS and AQ in Syria.
U.S. Starts Troop Pullout From Turkey's Border In Northeastern Syria
Trump is betraying an ally and doing his part to allow the ethnic cleansing of Rojava by his dictator friend Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist AK Party.
It's a sad day for America.
Now the Democratic Party of war and death wants to go to war against Turkey. If they could, the Democratic Party would go to war against every country on earth, while slaughtering and imprisoning tens of millions of Christians and Republicans.
Of course, it actually helps if you know who it is that is being discussed.
The main target of these attacks is the YPG (People's Protection Units) and the PYD (Democratic Union Party).
First of all, these are not really "Kurdish Groups". While most of their members are indeed Kurds, it is nowhere near exclusive to them. And most importantly, these are groups that reject all forms of Nationalism or Ethnic identity. You see, these are very belligerent Marxist-Communist organizations, and are in often violent opposition to the much more mainstream Kurdish National Council.
In other words, this is a group of Communists who are just 1 member of the vicious multi-faction fighting in the Syrian Civil War. In fact, the PYD, YPG and other allied factions were all evicted from the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria for their extremist views.
So what, you are actually supporting this group?
This is the problem of simply buying what is written in an article, without knowing the groups being discussed. Even the vast majority of Kurds want the YPG and PYD eliminated.
The YPG is fighting for a homeland for the Kurds like all Kurdish groups are. Only a fool would say otherwise. Deserting them will forever make our troops unable to get allies to assist us again. Educate yourself before posting garbage.
Who are the Kurds? - BBC News
That's something that most Americans don't understand: being a Kurd does not necessarily make you an ally of the US.
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