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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Kurds must network proactively to weather coming storms
2019-02-25
Always a good idea for a small people in the midst of rapacious enemies, no matter the circumstances.
[Rudaw] The tour of the US by Ilham Ahmed, a senior Syrian Kurdish politician, may not have succeeded in persuading President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
 to reverse his Syria military-withdrawal plan. But it is just the kind of public diplomacy Kurds of the Middle East need to engage in if they are to secure their interests in an uncertain time and avoid being forced to link their political fortunes to those of their regional adversaries.

The latest decision by the White House regarding Syria - that the US will keep "about 200" troops in the country "for a period of time" - is no doubt an improvement on the original call for immediate withdrawal. But as with so many Trump administration orders, this one too could prove to be not worth the paper it is written on. In any case, the consultations with high-level Ottoman Turkish government officials that preceded the White House announcement mean the worries and fears of the Pentagon's Kurdish allies are unlikely to be allayed.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  But as with so many Trump administration orders, this one too could prove to be not worth the paper it is written on.

Suck it, RUDAW
Posted by: Frank G   2019-02-25 08:49  

#1  They're not really good at it.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-02-25 07:36  

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