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[falken]

Trump thought Turkey bluffed about invading Syria: Axios - Business Insider

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[heavenlee]

ISIS prisoners: 'Huge concerns' thousands may escape as Turkey invades Syria - CNNPolitics

"Washington (CNN)Fears are growing among American officials that thousands of ISIS fighters may escape from prisons in Syria as the Kurdish personnel guarding them gear up for a fight with Turkey, which launched a military offensive in northeastern Syria on Wednesday.

Turkey's assault has already had a "detrimental effect" on American counter-ISIS operations, which have "effectively stopped," a senior US defense official told CNN on Wednesday."

[uls]

Looks like US is already done in ME. Can't blame them since the Kurds are only liabilities and US doesn't depend so much on ME's oil anymore thanks to the shale revolution.

The way that Trump pulled out though is terrible. It certainly would have a negative effect on US' soft power.

nobody's gonna trust the US na

unreliable ally

the Kurds were boots-on-the-ground for the US

the US supplied weapons to the Kurds to fight ISIS so the US didn't have to send their own troops

may understanding yata that later on the US will back statehood for the Kurds

wala na

shattered dream

now the Kurds are driven to seek alliance with Assad to fight back the Turkish invasion

Win for Assad and of course Putin

Loser --> USA

[uls]

captured ISIS fighters were being held by the Kurds

now that the Kurds are under attack who the f#ck cares about those prisons

so ISIS prisoners go free -- to regroup

genius Trump

USA#1

[Jun aka Pekto]

nobody's gonna trust the US na

unreliable ally

the Kurds were boots-on-the-ground for the US

the US supplied weapons to the Kurds to fight ISIS so the US didn't have to send their own troops

may understanding yata that later on the US will back statehood for the Kurds

wala na

shattered dream

now the Kurds are driven to seek alliance with Assad to fight back the Turkish invasion

Win for Assad and of course Putin

Loser --> USA

We got plenty of problems at home that needs fixing. Let somebody else take center stage and be the world's policeman. China? Russia? Sure. Go right ahead. Personally, I'm not interested in the US being the prom queen for the world and I'm not alone on it.

[madball]

Leaving the Kurds to fend for themselves is one thing.... Leaving and then effectively destabilizing the region and allowing Turkish forces to wreak havoc and potentially freeing up thousands of captured ISIS fighters, is another, and a far more serious repercussion that will have a global effect for years to come.

And why is this president so worked up not to ruffle Erdoğan's feathers?

I give you three words: Trump Towers Istanbul

We should've seen this coming. The writings were on the wall...

From 2016:

Well, Russia is already stepping in and they're dealing with Turkey. Syria is a sovereign country and they want the Russians there. No one really likes ISIS so those terrorists will probably get killed or captured again.
I don't see why US should continue wasting taxpayers money on the Kurds when it can let others handle the problem.

If Syrian and Turkish forces clash, Iran will surely get dragged in the conflict since they're the main power in Syria. Iran is an enemy of US.

[uls]

i'm happy with isolationist Trump

the US should pull back from everywhere

now when will the US stop interfering in HK and South China Sea

[ray_noel]

I think if Iran will intervene in syria, the more reasons the U.S will go on war with them... waiting game for the U.S since they already deployed their troops in ksa...

Goodluck..



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[uls]

Trump isn't going to war with Iran

[madball]

i'm happy with isolationist Trump

the US should pull back from everywhere

now when will the US stop interfering in HK and South China Sea

I doubt US would ever go full isolationist. Its primary goal is still to contain China and it's hard to win a war if you're fighting on multiple fronts.

US House okays Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act as Beijing strongly condemns move | South China Morning Post

I think if Iran will intervene in syria, the more reasons the U.S will go on war with them... waiting game for the U.S since they already deployed their troops in ksa...

Goodluck..



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Why go to war when you can turn the idiots against one another? Just sit back, relax, and enjoy hehe.

It's really up to Russia now to diffuse the situation.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I think if Iran will intervene in syria, the more reasons the U.S will go on war with them... waiting game for the U.S since they already deployed their troops in ksa...

Goodluck..



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Most of the US troops are probably antimissile/antiaircraft crews and their security. Gotta protect that oil and oil refineries. Purely defensive and they're not going anywhere except when it's time to pack up and go home.

Also the current US military is the smallest I've seen in my lifetime. 2M total? I can remember a time when the USAF alone had 2M personnel.

Actually, active duty forces number around 1.5M for all branches. Add the reserves and the total might reach 2M. That's very small. North Korea's military numbers about what? 7M total?

[Monseratto]

And the winner takes it all... Assad, Hezbollah, Putin and the Revolutionary Guards



Syria's 8-year war may be ending. But there's nothing to celebrate - CNN

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[Monseratto]

BBC News - Turkey-Syria offensive: Not our border, says Donald Trump
Turkey-Syria offensive: Not our border, says Donald Trump - BBC News

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[Jun aka Pekto]

And the winner takes it all... Assad, Hezbollah, Putin and the Revolutionary Guards



Syria's 8-year war may be ending. But there's nothing to celebrate - CNN

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Oh well. If you don't like it, go over and sign up to fight.

[uls]

BBC News - Turkey-Syria offensive: Not our border, says Donald Trump
Turkey-Syria offensive: Not our border, says Donald Trump - BBC News

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the US is tired

Empire overreach

the empire is pulling back

[Monseratto]

Oh well. If you don't like it, go over and sign up to fight.

Syria on their minds...

Pelosi: Trump had 'meltdown' during White House meeting on Syria – as it happened | US news | The Guardian

[uls]

Go isolationist Trump!

yehey

accelerate the decline of the American empire

[Monseratto]

Holding US nukes hostage ati Incirlik AB

Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion | The Independent.

What Erdogan thinks of US threats...


Turkey's Erdogan 'threw Trump's Syria letter in bin' - BBC News


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[madball]

Trump's letter only proves that he really got that "great and unmatched wisdom" hahaha.

[Jun aka Pekto]

Holding US nukes hostage ati Incirlik AB

Turkey ‘effectively holding 50 US nuclear bombs hostage’ at air base amid Syria invasion | The Independent.

What Erdogan thinks of US threats...


Turkey's Erdogan 'threw Trump's Syria letter in bin' - BBC News


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Nothing new. This is the way the Turks have always done business with the US. They know how valuable Incirlik AB is to the US. Remember 2003? I was there when the Turkish government had a fit (about the US Armenian Resolution) and closed the base. No one enters, no one leaves. I was stuck there for almost 3 months.

At least, I had 3 months of spending most of my days playing basketball and lounging at the base pool together with the Brits.

Incirlik AB.....