The kurds lost their homeland in Syria which they fought for with US forces in the battle agaist Isis, losing 11 thousand of their men and women. Tonight they were sold out by Trump who says he saved millions of lives. It will be remembered by the kurds as the greatest betrayal.
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Replying to @RichardEngel
Once upon a time we lavished an extraordinary amount of money and equipment on an ally that sacrificed more blood in our cause than anyone else, ever, and yet weirdly after World War II no one felt we had a sacred obligation to assist the Soviet Union from now on.
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Replying to @crimkadid @RichardEngel
The Soviets had to fight, because they were being attacked by Hitler. it was as much their cause as ours; they didn’t fight on our behalf. I wouldn’t call them allies or even friends. Afterward, they wanted as much as they could take (and still do.) We owe them nothing.
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Replying to @SuehillSue @RichardEngel
That's the point. The Kurds didn't go looking for a fight either, it was resist ISIS or die. We also owe them nothing.
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The Kurds, in Syria, in Iraq, have been an oppressed people, victims of more than one attempt at genocide. That we are as a nation supposedly opposed to genocide, our decency demands we stand by them.
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Ethnic massacre is not genocide. Genocide is genocide. No one has ever tried to exterminate the Kurds and their latest eight day with Turkey is also not an example.
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