Do any of us REALLY know whether we are bailing on the Kurds? I see hyperbole from both sides and have yet to see hard evidence of either side's position.MDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:45 amIt's a fair argument, though I disagree as to when our 'moral responsibility' began.jhu72 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:15 amIt was time to get out - YEARS AGO. If it was up to me, we wouldn't be there, we would have left years ago We would not have made promises to the Kurds; we would have let the Turks fight their own battle at a time when they did not want to. We have not defeated ISIS. We are back to whack-a-mole, as predicted.
But this is not the first time you have heard this from me. It is clowns like you who wanted this and now you have it. Choke on it!
I'd say that once we went into Iraq, we were stuck with that obligation to see it through.
Same for Afghanistan.
But bailing on allies who have fought and died in your support is never OK.
The Kurds are a very sympathetic people. We have been strong allies for each other in the region. It would be a shame if we have sealed their doom with this move - but I ask ... have we? Do we know that? Is it obvious to someone other than folks who slept in a Holiday Inn Express? You know, someone who actually knows what they are talking about and doesn't have a political ax to grind? Because I have yet to hear from that person in any news outlet I follow.