That implied committee to goes all the way back to the 1980’s.
We aided Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to keep Sadaam’s army busy and to keep Iraq from being too stable. We have consistently used them in the war against both Al Quida and ISIS.
I realize the most Trumpster don’t have very long memories, know much about the world, or think much beyond believing whatever nonsense Trump feeds you, but this is a betrayal of the first magnitude.
And, in this case, I doubt that this betrayal is the casual whim based on one phone call that it is being portrayed as being (although, there is no doubt that Trump IS that stupid, reckless and disengaged).
This operation required months of planning and a lot of set up for logistical support.
There is little doubt that the Russians has advanced knowledge of it. There is also little doubt that this a product of policy coordination between Ankara, Damascus,and quite likely Moscow.
The Russians are providing coordinate air support. While our forces sit in safe zones and on the ground. I realize your fool’s gold fuhrer said that we withdrew. That was another one of his lies.
But it is very likely that the call between Erdogen and Trump was merely the Turks telling the US PResident to stand down per arrangement, while we go in and bomb civilians, drive their hapless forces into the arms of their enemies,and all with the coordination of Moscow.
I doubt that they told Trump what they had planned in any detail. He would only blab it at a rally or in front of reporters. They can’t trust him not to do that.
But be rope a doped into betraying a long standing ally...... that’s tailor made for Trump!
