10-07-2019, 07:27 PM
(10-07-2019, 06:50 PM)Dill Wrote: Do you think the abandonment of the Kurds was/is unavoidable?
As handled to this point, yes. The US isn't going to push Turkey further into the arms of Russia on this issue.
Quote:Also, a general question for anyone--how is this abandonment, if it goes forward, likely to affect foreign policy in the future? E.g., how might it affect future attempts to develop proxies and alliances in world hot spots?
Related red cap exercise: how might Putin, China or Iran view the US withdrawal from Syria? Strengthening or weakening the US?
Do these questions matter at all to people who just want the US to disentangle itself entirely from the Middle East and/or the Far EAst?
A good question. It is odd that so many people who decry US interventionism also bemoan the destabilization created by a withdrawal of US forces. Personally I really dislike this current action. I've always been a fan of the Kurds (feel free to check my posting history) and really think we should have a created a free Kurdistan after the second Iraq war. Sadly, that moment is past.
