THE U.S. IS NOT ABANDONING THE KURDS. The U.S. will continue to provide the best military assistance, aid, and training to the Kurds, as we have for many years.
It is a fact U.S. military forces were never deployed to “directly” support the Kurds in combat operations. Ever!
Since 2003, the U.S. and the Kurds have worked together against Saddam’s forces, Iranian militias, al-Qaeda, and ISIS in Iraq and Syria. During that time, U.S. forces NEVER conducted deliberate defensive operations to defend the Kurds, or their territory. The Kurds are highly capable of conducting offensive operations, and of defending themselves and their autonomous region in northern Iraq. They are actually better trained and capable in numbers, situation awareness in the region, and through their own intelligence network across a vast region of Iraq, Iraq, and Syria. In fact, they’ve actually come to our aid in difficult situations for American forces over the course of our time in Iraq and Syria.
Since 2003, the U.S. and the Kurds have worked together against Saddam’s forces, Iranian militias, al-Qaeda, and ISIS in Iraq and Syria. During that time, U.S. forces NEVER conducted deliberate defensive operations to defend the Kurds, or their territory. The Kurds are highly capable of conducting offensive operations, and of defending themselves and their autonomous region in northern Iraq. They are actually better trained and capable in numbers, situation awareness in the region, and through their own intelligence network across a vast region of Iraq, Iraq, and Syria. In fact, they’ve actually come to our aid in difficult situations for American forces over the course of our time in Iraq and Syria.
The reality is this a few hundred actual U.S. combat troops are not going have a significant impact on defending the Kurds. Period. Nor has our ‘Return On Equity’ ever addressed that either. Certainly, not with respect as an option, to remain or withdraw from the region.
Secondly, America military forces are not in Syria for the purpose of dying for the Kurds. I’m sorry, but that has NEVER BEEN THEIR MISSION, EVER! Nor does dying along side a supported ally make one a good ally, either. At the same time, it does not mean we’ve abandoned them. If that’s the case, if that is how we measure friendship, then we should be deploying U.S. forces right now, to die along side of Ukraine soldiers at the hands of the Russians. Can someone please answer that?.......To Read More....
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