Trump's betrayal of allies is perhaps the signature characteristic of his presidency. It started with pulling out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, attacking NATO, pulling our nuclear deal with Iran, pulling out of NAFTA (only to make minor changes and get back in with a different name he can claim credit for).
But now his betrayal of the Kurds in Syria is a new level of betrayal. Many who have fought side by side with our Special Forces are going to die. Why did he do it? As I wrote earlier, he satisfies Russia by turning the Middle East over to them.
But, as subsequent stories have revealed, he did this infamous deed at the direct request of the dictator of Turkey - Erdogan. This gives green lights to the Turks and to ISIS.
Turkey now has full permission from the U.S. to slaughter the Kurds who are fighting to defeat ISIS. Turkey now has full permission to slaughter Kurds in Turkey. Turkey now has permission to slaughter Kurds wherever it wants to slaughter Kurds. Turkey sees the Kurds as a revolutionary force inside of Turkey and wants to crush their efforts to create a Kurdish state, as I understand it. So, let the blood bath escalate, with full permission of our Honorless president.
ISIS of course is not defeated despite the ridiculous Presidential claim. They have been given a tremendous morale boost by the announcement of U.S. withdrawal. They have sent waves of suicide missions against the Turkish forces who have been working with U.S. special forces.
David Ignatius of the Washington Post is an expert on the Middle East. His interview of the Kurdish leader, Gen. Mazloum Abdi, alongside our Special Forces today is disheartening and says obvious truths.
"Mazloum explained the dangers of a terrorist resurgence after Trump’s sudden decision. Islamic State communications last week showed new hope they can restore their caliphate, which was on the way to destruction"..."after this decision, what are people going to say about America? All the credibility and trust that was built, we have lost.”..."With American air support, SDF fighters destroyed the Islamic State’s capital of Raqqa and all its major strongholds. The Kurds and their Syrian allies paid a severe price: They have suffered about 4,000 dead and 10,000 wounded since 2014. Over that same period, the United States lost only three soldiers in Syria, according to a U.S. military spokesperson"..."Mazloum said his forces had suffered at least 27 killed in action since Trump’s abrupt decision, and many more wounded, as a revitalized terrorist adversary sent a wave of more than 10 suicide attacks against Mazloum’s front lines."...“Right now, we are fighting for ourselves, for our existence,” Mazloum said. “Because all our fighters know that if they don’t defend themselves [the Islamic State] will come back and be stronger, murdering and beheading their families.”
I pay special attention to the following statement by Mazloum -
"...after Trump’s announcement, he’s scrambling to open channels with Russia and the Syrian regime, "to fill this vacuum left by America.”
Note - Russian and Syria will enter the vacuum left by the U.S - no, the vacuum is not created by the U.S., the vacuum is created by Trump. Is it just ignorance? stupidity? a distraction from the Mueller investigation? Treason?
A man without honor is turning America into a nation without honor. WHERE IS CONGRESS? WHERE ARE THE REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS?
Speaking of betrayal of allies, anyone who has worked with Trump in his campaign or administration knows full well this pathologically narcissistic man-child will turn on them in an instant - just look at the Kurds. The Betrayer in Chief is a very dangerous.
