Sending along a photo of the recent first $400m cash installment. No ticki - No ride.
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| The Grand Turk |
| How the Turks deceived the Americans on Syria |
| 2016-09-04 |
| [Ynet] The US simply joined the Russian-Turkish party in Syria, essentially allowing Assad's rule to continue--at least for now--and Iran and Hezbollah to establish their hold on the war-battered country. This is the worst possible outcome for Israel. The Americans are now selling out the Syrian Kurds to the Turks--but we've already gotten used to their cynical foreign policy. What Israel is having a hard time getting used to, however, is the fact its biggest ally is completely disregarding Israeli interests in the Middle East. Over the past two years, since the international intervention in Syria began, Western diplomacy has been trying to convince allies in the world to cooperate with the minorities in Syria. Alongside the Kurds and Druze, who are the two larger minority groups, there are other ethnic-religious groups in Syria who are demanding autonomy. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 Is it "deception" when the "deceived" are willing dupes? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2016-09-04 18:16 |
| #6 Barbara, you stole my comment. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-09-04 17:37 |
| #5 The Americans are now selling out the Syrian Kurds to the Turks--but we've already gotten used to their cynical foreign policy. Fact: The governments of Iran, Iraq, Syria(sic), and Turkey ALL want to crush an emerging Kurdistan. Who is going to help them? Who has an vested interest in helping them? Who is willing to pay the butcher's bill involved in helping them? IMO, the Kurds and Lebanon deserve help, unfortunately I don't see anyone that will provide it. |
| Posted by: magpie 2016-09-04 10:43 |
| #4 "How the Turks deceived the Americans on Syria" With Bambi's crowd in "charge," easily. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-09-04 10:28 |
| #3 Pray to God that the next administration treats Turkey as an enemy and the Kurds as friends! It is imperative that some administrative role be granted the minority Kurds in east Mosul once that city is taken. It is imperative that the U.S. military retain their base north of Irbil as a block against both the Turks and the Iraqis. We definitely need another ally in the Middle East beside Israel (which has been treated unconscionably by the Obama admin).Finally, any State Department employee who had a hand in the support of the so-called "Arab Spring" should be purged. |
| Posted by: Glanter Trotsky5797 2016-09-04 08:06 |
| #2 What Israel is having a hard time getting used to, however, is the fact its biggest ally is completely disregarding Israeli interests in the Middle East Since it's been going on for 40 years --- american public is pro-Israel, their Gov never was --- we should be used to it by now. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-09-04 04:07 |
| #1 The Americans simply joined this Russian-Turkish party. What this means for Israel is that the Americans are essentially giving their consent to the continuation of the Assad regime, for now, and allowing Iran and Hezbollah to establish their hold on Syria ahead of a future political agreement in the country. Sending along a photo of the recent first $400m cash installment. No ticki - No ride. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-09-04 01:55 |