“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” – ancient Indian proverb Russian asset Donald Trump has achieved the once unthinkable: he has forced the Kurds, a strong U.S. ally, into the arms of Vladimir Putin and his puppet Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad for their very survival against the invading military of Turkey, ostensibly … Read more
Donald Trump green-lighted Turkey’s invasion of Syria to attack our strongest allies in the fight against ISIS terrorism, the Kurds. Turkey wasted little time in invading Syria. Now Trump’s impulsive and incomprehensible action has put U.S. troops at risk. U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ American troops with artillery fire in Syria: Turkish forces … Read more
The other day I took a shot in the dark speculating about what the quid pro quo was in Donald Trump’s telephone conversation with Turkish authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “I wonder what the quid pro quo was on this call? I’m sure it must have had something to do with unregistered foreign agent for Turkey, … Read more
No one will ever trust working with America again. This will have long-term negative consequences for our alliances and coalition building in the future. This is a dark day for America. The Turkish invasion of northern Syria to massacre our U.S.Kurdish allies, who successfully defeated the ISIS Caliphate and who are holding thousands of ISIS … Read more
Donald Trump ordered U.S. troops away from the border between Syria and Turkey late Sunday, abandoning the Kurdish fighters who have been U.S. allies against ISIS, and agreeing to stand aside to their potential massacre by Turkish forces. Trump pulls troops from northern Syria as Turkey readies offensive: The United States began withdrawing American troops … Read more