Note that in her condemnation of Trump on Syria, Hillary - to her credit - doesn't bother to pretend it has anything to do with "protecting Kurds." She just invokes all the War on Terror bromides used to justify Endless War: kick our enemies' asses, show them who's boss, etc:
In welcomed contrast to the deceitful, warmongering MSNBC/neocon axis, Hillary is candid about why she wants permanent war in Syria (remember, she was harshly critical of Obama for not doing more): standard Bush/Cheney dreck about fighting them there, not here, being Strong, etc.
Trump's senior Syria official, the ex-Bush national security official James Jeffrey, spoke at the Atlantic Council just last week, vowing to remain in Syria for a long time. He didn't pretend it was about protecting Kurds; it was about Iran, Russia & ISIS:
