Archived material Access restricted Article
Rantburg

Today's Front Page   View All of Mon 10/14/2019 View Sun 10/13/2019 View Sat 10/12/2019 View Fri 10/11/2019 View Thu 10/10/2019 View Wed 10/09/2019 View Tue 10/08/2019
1
2019-10-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Kurdish general to U.S.: Either protect us, or 'move aside so we can let in the Russians'
Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.
Posted by Whavimp Grath4899 2019-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 Let Gyorgi do it.
Posted by Lex 2019-10-14 01:26||   2019-10-14 01:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin, not Trump, is now caught up in a 200 year old war.
Posted by Varmint Splat1454 2019-10-14 07:51||   2019-10-14 07:51|| Front Page Top

#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.”

Getting out of wars requires getting out of wars. And sometimes, it’s going to be ugly. But unless you can explain to the family of a dead soldier why it’s worth it to stay, it’s not worth it to stay. The American people, at least those who aren’t in DC or the media, understand that every problem around the world is not our problem. If you’re one of those Citizens of the World, then feel free to enlist in the Army of the World. Just count us out of your bloody altruism.


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||   2019-10-14 08:10|| Front Page Top

#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||   2019-10-14 08:19|| Front Page Top

#5 From the Kurd point of view: Needs must when the Devil drives.
Posted by Mercutio 2019-10-14 08:20||   2019-10-14 08:20|| Front Page Top

#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||   2019-10-14 08:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Can someone, anyone, state with any clarity our interest in Syria?
Posted by Lex 2019-10-14 09:29||   2019-10-14 09:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Latakia pipe tobacco?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-14 09:34||   2019-10-14 09:34|| Front Page Top

#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||   2019-10-14 12:09|| Front Page Top

#10 We stood by the Soviets '41-'45. Then the environment changed.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-14 13:08||   2019-10-14 13:08|| Front Page Top

#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||   2019-10-14 13:24|| Front Page Top

#12 Isn't this batch of Kurds communist?

Yes.
Posted by trailing wife 2019-10-14 17:12||   2019-10-14 17:12|| Front Page Top

23:34 trailing wife
23:27 trailing wife
23:19 ruprecht
23:18 JohnQC
23:17 ruprecht
23:16 ruprecht
21:51 Lex
21:47 Lex
21:28 Whavimp Grath4899
21:08 SteveS
21:02 Alaska Paul
21:01 Alaska Paul
20:54 Whavimp Grath4899
20:33 trailing wife
20:08 Frank G
20:05 Frank G
20:03 Frank G
19:39 Procopius2k
19:36 Frank G
19:36 746
19:27 Lex
19:25 Lex
19:23 swksvolFF
19:21 Lex









Paypal:
Google
Search WWW Search rantburg.com