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| Kurdish general to U.S.: Either protect us, or 'move aside so we can let in the Russians' | |
| 2019-10-14 | |
| (CNN Oct. 12)The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, "You are leaving us to be slaughtered," demanding to know whether the US is going to do anything to protect Syrian Kurds as Turkey continues its military operation targeting America's Kurdish allies in Syria. "You have given up on us. You are leaving us to be slaughtered," Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi told the Deputy Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, William Roebuck, in a meeting Thursday, according to an internal US government readout that has been obtained exclusively by CNN. "You are not willing to protect the people, but you do not want another force to come and protect us. You have sold us. This is immoral," Mazloum added. He insisted the US either help stop the Turkish attack or allow the Syrian Democratic Forces to strike a deal with the Assad regime in Damascus and their Russian backers, allowing Russian warplanes to enforce a no-fly zone over northeast Syria, thereby denying Turkey the ability to carry out airstrikes. The US does not want the Kurds turning to the Russians, administration officials say. "I need to know if you are capable of protecting my people, of stopping these bombs falling on us or not. I need to know, because if you're not, I need to make a deal with Russia and the regime now and invite their planes to protect this region," Mazloum said.
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| Posted by:Whavimp Grath4899 |
| #12 Isn't this batch of Kurds communist? Yes. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-10-14 17:12 |
| #11 Can someone, anyone, state with any clarity our interest in Syria? Um, no. I mean, at least Afghanistan has opium. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-10-14 13:24 |
| #10 We stood by the Soviets '41-'45. Then the environment changed. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-10-14 13:08 |
| #9 Endless war is a given in the Middle East. The only choice is to join the fight or stand aside. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-10-14 12:09 |
| #8 Latakia pipe tobacco? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-14 09:34 |
| #7 Can someone, anyone, state with any clarity our interest in Syria? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-10-14 09:29 |
| #6 Isn't this batch of Kurds communist? Weren't we only allied with this batch because we had a common enemy we both hated worse? Sort of like 'The Life of Brian' Judean Popular People's Front scene - which gets more timely every day. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2019-10-14 08:58 |
| #5 From the Kurd point of view: Needs must when the Devil drives. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-10-14 08:20 |
| #4 See following for an excellent article on this subect: The Syrian Kurds Are Not America’s Problem American Spectator, by Brandon J. Weichert |
| Posted by: Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-10-14 08:19 |
#3 Hahahaa...let Russia spend its blood and treasure in this worthless land. They're welcome to it. The phase “endless war” used to be irritating, except then it became clear that’s exactly what many foreign policy “experts” are advocating. If your exit criteria for closing out some overseas adventure is “We can leave when things are stable” in a place that hasn’t been stable in 5000 years, you are advocating for “endless war.” From: https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/10/14/the-elite-hates-the-trump-doctrine-because-it-puts-america-first-n2554625 |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2019-10-14 08:10 |
| #2 Putin, not Trump, is now caught up in a 200 year old war. |
| Posted by: Varmint Splat1454 2019-10-14 07:51 |
| #1 Let Gyorgi do it. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-10-14 01:26 |