Turkey/Kurdish War in Short:
1) Trump tells Turkey's Erdogan its cool to attack Kurds in northern Syria
2) Turkey kills/displaces Kurds
3) Kurds reluctantly cut deal with Russia/Syria to help them
4) US military caught in middle evacuates (blowing up its own bases)
1) Trump tells Turkey's Erdogan its cool to attack Kurds in northern Syria
2) Turkey kills/displaces Kurds
3) Kurds reluctantly cut deal with Russia/Syria to help them
4) US military caught in middle evacuates (blowing up its own bases)
5) Trump then signs agreement with Erdogan solidifying Turkey's gain of Kurdish lands and condoning ethnic cleansing of Kurds. But, no more fighting!
6) Within hours Turkey continues offensive, mocking Trump's letters and agreements.
6) Within hours Turkey continues offensive, mocking Trump's letters and agreements.
Kurds got killed/displaced from their homes. This is an unmitigated disaster for their dreams of autonomy, peace, prosperity.
Turkey got the buffer into Syria they always wanted with no repercussions, even praise, for "cleansing" Kurdish lands. Unmitigated victory for Turkey.
Turkey got the buffer into Syria they always wanted with no repercussions, even praise, for "cleansing" Kurdish lands. Unmitigated victory for Turkey.
US lost power & moral authority around the world. We can move 1,000 or so military out of Syria, but we are moving many more into Saudi Arabia. And, who will ever trust US again? There is a massive financial and security costs to losing all soft power. Unmitigated disaster for US
Russia stoked to occupy US bases and gain power with their ally Syria.
ISIS stoked to be free to grow again.
Final player: while this is unmitigated disaster for US and President Trump, was there something in it for Trump Family that made it worth it for him to sell-US-out?!?
ISIS stoked to be free to grow again.
Final player: while this is unmitigated disaster for US and President Trump, was there something in it for Trump Family that made it worth it for him to sell-US-out?!?
