Stretch (10-14-2019)
Nearly a week after the U.S. announced its decision to pull out troops from northern Syria to make way for a Turkish incursion, Kurdish forces in the country have reportedly agreed to a new deal with Damascus in a desperate bid to face off against Ankara's offensive.
The New York Times reported that the deal-- which was announced Sunday evening-- would enable President Bashar al-Assad's forces to attempt to regain a foothold in the country's northeast. The Kurdish fighters had few options after the United States abandoned them, and it had been anticipated they would turn to Assad’s government for support.
"An agreement has been reached with the Syrian government — whose duty it is to protect the country's borders and preserve Syrian sovereignty — for the Syrian Army to enter and deploy along the Syrian-Turkish border to help the SDF stop this aggression" by Turkey, the SDF said in a statement.
The Washington Post reported that the deal was reached after three days of negotiations between the Kurdish forces, Russian envoys and Damascus.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/kurdis...ter-us-pullout
Stretch (10-14-2019)
that would mean a split between Turkey and Assad - good news
Stretch (10-14-2019)
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
Earl (10-14-2019)
Assad and Erdogan have a "complicated " relationship.
1st Erdogan supported Assad / then he didn't / but they were getting closer again / maybe this stops that
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For some reason ( like you said banshee type foreign policy screaming ) Trump looks ready to put on sanctions..
I swear this is what I said was going to happen -if you are there- you are going to be drawn into the
Syrian black hole of alliances
WORSE
is US sancitons will preclude any progress with the Erdogan upcoming meeting.
Fucking Congress is once again fucking up Trump's ability to conduct policy (Russia etc.)
Darth Omar (10-14-2019), Earl (10-14-2019)
That guy on Fox is having a apoplectic attack feeding off Lix Cheney's paranoid that If we abandon the Kurds
we can't establish alliances in the future.. Then a rant about Obama and Iraq to try to be "fair and balanced"
BUT THE GENERALs SAID WE GOT TO BE THERE
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
He is that -he thinks he's an Islamic Atatürk.
I want us to be able to deal with the bastard -sanctions preclude and hurt that effort.
Fraking Lindsey, and Cheney and the rest of the neocon clingers want us there forever -
they are just too chicken to say do.
Syria should have been in the rear view mirror 9 months ago
reagansghost (10-14-2019)
They can ‘not say so’ all day, but it’s implicit in their arguments that they have no end game objective: there will *never* be a time when withdrawing from Syria can be done without ‘abandoning our allies’ the Kurds. Turkey vs the Kurds is a 100’s year old intractable tribal issue and there’s literally nothing we can do to change that.
Now is a good a time as ever.
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
Are you aware of Iraqi Kurdistan right next door to Syria?
"Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan[1] (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê) is the Kurdish-populated region incorporated into Iraq and considered by Kurds as one of four parts of Greater Kurdistan.[2] Much of the geographical and cultural region of Iraqi Kurdistan is governed by the Kurdistan Region (KRI) (Kurdish: هه*رێمی کوردستان, romanized: Herêmî Kurdistan) which is an autonomous region recognized by the Iraqi constitution.[3]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Kurdistan
Something similar was/is what the Syrian Kurds wanted/want.
Stretch (10-14-2019)
of course not. ="Perpetual war".
I am Hearing INSANE SHIT like shut down all dollar transactions with Turkey?
Woo is this asshat on Fox? little weasel is saying we have troops in Korea -why not Syria?
He's calling it a mistake and shit for brains noise about "hitting Turkey hard"
The nasty, smelly, yellow traitor Trumpf has handed Syrian Kurdistan back to the Government. Isn't it lovely to have a senile scumbag in charge of the centre of capitalism!
Jack (10-14-2019), reagansghost (10-14-2019)
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
— Joe Biden on Obama.
Socialism is just the modern word for monarchy.
D.C. has become a Guild System with an hierarchy and line of accession much like the Royal Court or priestly classes.
Private citizens are perfectly able of doing a better job without "apprenticing".
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