President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[Moliere]

We cannot bring troops home because that would not be in {insert any country not named America here}'s best interest... instead it would be playing right into the hands of {insert one of Russia, Iran, or North Korea}.

Rinse.

Repeat.

It’ll be no surprise but I kind of feel the same way. It gets tiring playing democracies policeman all over the world. At some point other countries need to put forth a respectively similar effort.

[creekster]

It’ll be no surprise but I kind of feel the same way. It gets tiring playing democracies policeman all over the world. At some point other countries need to put forth a respectively similar effort.

I don't disagree. In fact, I agree fully. But that is completely irrelevant to this particular issue in Northern Syria.

[Uncle Ted]

It’ll be no surprise but I kind of feel the same way. It gets tiring playing democracies policeman all over the world. At some point other countries need to put forth a respectively similar effort.

I don't disagree. In fact, I agree fully. But that is completely irrelevant to this particular issue in Northern Syria.

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See. Drumpf hasn't forgotten about the Kurds. And if our "NATO ally" doesn't be good with their neighbor then we will hurt their economy... really, really bad. We get our troops out while still protecting the Kurds.



And if that doesn't work we will kick Turkey out of NATO and then carpet bomb them using our drones.

[Walter Sobchak]

That is irrelevant. He is not bringing anyone home. Moreover, there is a question as to whether this particular use of military personnel does, in fact, fall under the War Powers act because they were there only in the nature of advisors (although I realize the weakness of that argument). That said, the reality is that we were there, we were working with the Kurds, who have suffered over 10k in casualties fighting ISIS for themselves but also at our behest, and then, when the Turks want to roll into town to clear them out we step back and let it happen. It would be one thing it this was Turkey in the west-friendly days of Attaturk, but this is an action by one of the worst dictators in the world.

We mos def should not leave Syria until the job is done or until the constantly shifting and never defined objective is met, because... dictators.

[creekster]

We mos def should not leave Syria until the job is done or until the constantly shifting and never defined objective is met, because... dictators.

This decision by Trump was neither policy based nor strategic. He was not trying to meet your goal on isolationism nor was he trying to advance our interests in any way whatsoever. Instead, he was responding to a direct personal request/suggestion by a brutal dictator knowing that the result would be attacks on communities and troops that had served along side Americans and done our bidding against ISIS. So please save your sanctimony about avoiding ME entanglements, with which policy I fully agree, for some time when it matters or applies. The fact is Trump moved our forces (he MOVED he did NOT withdraw) solely so Erdogan could kill Kurds. This isn't conjectural or merely a potentiality. It is happening right now. Today. And it is despicable and shameful and can only undermine American interests in that theater as well as anywhere we try to convince anyone we are a reliable ally. OF all the things that Trump has done that are questionable or misguided, and there are many, this one bothers me the most because it has led directly and immediately to deaths among those we had just a few days ago been fighting alongside.

[Jeff Lebowski]

This decision by Trump was neither policy based nor strategic. He was not trying to meet your goal on isolationism nor was he trying to advance our interests in any way whatsoever. Instead, he was responding to a direct personal request/suggestion by a brutal dictator knowing that the result would be attacks on communities and troops that had served along side Americans and done our bidding against ISIS. So please save your sanctimony about avoiding ME entanglements, with which policy I fully agree, for some time when it matters or applies. The fact is Trump moved our forces (he MOVED he did NOT withdraw) solely so Erdogan could kill Kurds. This isn't conjectural or merely a potentiality. It is happening right now. Today. And it is despicable and shameful and can only undermine American interests in that theater as well as anywhere we try to convince anyone we are a reliable ally. OF all the things that Trump has done that are questionable or misguided, and there are many, this one bothers me the most because it has led directly and immediately to deaths among those we had just a few days ago been fighting alongside.

Air and artillery strikes going on right now. Turkish leaders have already mocked Trump's threat of economic retaliation. What a disaster.

[Northwestcoug]

This decision by Trump was neither policy based nor strategic. He was not trying to meet your goal on isolationism nor was he trying to advance our interests in any way whatsoever. Instead, he was responding to a direct personal request/suggestion by a brutal dictator knowing that the result would be attacks on communities and troops that had served along side Americans and done our bidding against ISIS. So please save your sanctimony about avoiding ME entanglements, with which policy I fully agree, for some time when it matters or applies. The fact is Trump moved our forces (he MOVED he did NOT withdraw) solely so Erdogan could kill Kurds. This isn't conjectural or merely a potentiality. It is happening right now. Today. And it is despicable and shameful and can only undermine American interests in that theater as well as anywhere we try to convince anyone we are a reliable ally. OF all the things that Trump has done that are questionable or misguided, and there are many, this one bothers me the most because it has led directly and immediately to deaths among those we had just a few days ago been fighting alongside.

Agree completely.

[UVACoug]

It’ll be no surprise but I kind of feel the same way. It gets tiring playing democracies policeman all over the world. At some point other countries need to put forth a respectively similar effort.

Isn't that exactly what the Kurds were doing by fighting ISIS on our behalf?

[LVAllen]

Air and artillery strikes going on right now. Turkish leaders have already mocked Trump's threat of economic retaliation. What a disaster.

Turkey has also denied that they are going to take care of the ISIS prisoners. They expect that to be an international effort. Turkey's military operations have really just one goal: genocide of the Kurdish people.

[Walter Sobchak]

We mos def need to employ the US Military as the world's police force when Bad Things Happen™. If we don't, then it will be a Disaster™.

[YOhio]

We mos def need to employ the US Military as the world's police force when Bad Things Happen[emoji769]. If we don't, then it will be a Disaster[emoji769].

Lol. You’re such a dork.

[Walter Sobchak]

Why did your device convert those trademark symbols into images? No UTF-8 support?

[frank ryan]

Isn't that exactly what the Kurds were doing by fighting ISIS on our behalf?

They paid the heaviest price.

[frank ryan]

Lol. You’re such a dork.

Pat Buchanan 2020!

[myboynoah]

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