How about some facts about the Kurds?
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK is a Kurdish far-left militant and political organization based in Turkey and Iraq. Since 1984 the PKK has been involved in an armed conflict with the Turkish state.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by several states and organizations, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan,and the European Union. From the mid-1990s, the organization began to lose the upper hand in its operations as a consequence of a change of tactics by Turkey and Syria’s steady abandonment of support for the group.
The group also had lost its support from Saddam Hussein. . From 1996 to 1999, the organization began to use suicide bombers, IED and ambush attacks against military and police bases. The role of suicide bombers, especially female ones were encouraged and mythologized by giving them the status of a “goddess of freedom”, and shown as role models for other women after their death.
On 20 March 2016, the PKK announced the establishment of Peoples’ United Revolutionary Movement, a coalition of Maoists, Marxists-Leninists, Apoists, Communists and Hoxhaists which aim to attain “democracy and a free future” for “peoples against Imperialism, Capitalism, Chauvinism, Fascism and Racism”.
I keep going in circles in my head about why in the world Trump would announce U.S. withdrawal in Syria. The man does NOTHING without purpose. Many keep saying it’s terrible and that we are deserting our ally (Kurds) in their hour of need and the Trumpster is losing what few marbles he had. (Mostly from the Never Trump contingent.)
So I’m thinking to myself, why? And why do it a la Obama (announce it to the world and our enemies) when he was so very, very critical of Obama when he did it. On the surface, it just didn’t make sense and seemed out of character for President Trump.
First off, the Kurds are first and foremost Muslim. In their minds, priority number one is to follow the teachings of Mohammad.
Every other treaty or agreement (especially with infidels) is secondary or non-binding. They fought with us as allies because it was in their best interest to do so. Don’t think for one second they wouldn’t throw us under the bus for the glory of Allah, if the opportunity presented itself. Quit thinking with western morals.
In light of this, they are not an ally. You cannot buy friends. We have been on friendly terms because it was mutually advantageous. Also, for better or worse, Turkey is a member of NATO and by agreement, we cannot war, in the traditional sense, with them.
Secondly, Trump promised to get us out of these never ending conflicts. Not one more drop of American blood should be shed unless it’s in defense of this country. I gotta agree with that.
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why the heck we are in this one. This little conflict has been going on for years and is at a stalemate. And by our presence, both sides have made no move towards resolution. It’s like we were enabling this little pissing match. And this is where I really believe Trump is brilliant.
We’ve “stepped aside” and allowed both sides to resolve the issue. Like every smart parent, remove yourself from the situation but keep an eye on it, ready to step in if things get out of hand. The “kids” will never learn how to get along and compromise if mommy or daddy always step in.
Trump is a fixer. He sees a problem and works to fix it. How better to pull Turkey into committing to action than to say that the one protector (and just where the heck is everyone else in NATO? Why are we always expected to go it alone with only “moral” support from our NATO allies?) Once Turkey makes its move, he then has grounds to move against a NATO “ally”. Until that happens, his hands are tied because he’s bound by treaties made by others.
And with this move, he has forced once again all the Dems who were against the war and we need to get out to turn into war hawks simply because it was his idea. Maybe that was his plan? He knows the only way to finish the job that Obama started with really no reason and no exit strategy, MAY boil down to not only economic sanctions but with bombs and bullets. One way or another, it will be finished.