October 13, 2019
Trump mystifies the world with nonsensical complaints about Kurds in Iraq
OCTOBER 13, 2019
Facing serious opposition for the first time within his own party, Donald Trump spent part of his daily morning Twitter tirade defending his betrayal of America’s Kurdish allies in the Middle East as Republican senators continued to criticize his decision to withdraw the U.S. troops providing a barrier between the Turks and the invading Turkish forces in northern Syria.
Trump’s defense took the form of a reductive history lesson on Kurdish-Turkey relations — as if the complex geopolitical situation could be explained within the character limit of a couple of tweets — from the point of view of an isolationist “America First” perspective.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
·13h
Do you remember two years ago when Iraq was going to fight the Kurds in a different part of Syria. Many people wanted us to fight with the Kurds against Iraq, who we just fought for. I said no, and the Kurds left the fight, twice. Now the same thing is happening with Turkey......
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
.....The Kurds and Turkey have been fighting for many years. Turkey considers the PKK the worst terrorists of all. Others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other. Let them! We are monitoring the situation closely. Endless Wars!
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The president’s comments walked a fine line in its attempts to paint his abandonment of the Kurds as anything but a capitulation to Turkey — and, by extension, Russia and Iran.
He says that Turkey considers the Kurdish PKK party to be terrorists without specifically agreeing with that characterization — a designation which would further alienate the Republican senators who have broken ranks and condemned his cowardly betrayal of our long-term allies and whom he will need on his side if and when an impeachment trial reaches the Senate.
Belying his attempts to portray himself as a peacemaker by withdrawing American forces from the region, Trump demonstrates that he couldn’t give a rodent’s rectum about what happens to the civilians on the ground in the Kurdish-occupied sections of Syria — which are now under attack by genocidal Turkish forces and their atrocity-committing allies — by practically calling for an armed free-for-all by inviting others to chose sides and join in the battle to which he’s given his blessing.
He then attempts to undercut the brutality of that statement by adding the supposedly reassuring reminder that “We are monitoring the situation closely,” as if that would mollify his rebellious GOP brethren who have retained a shred of concern for our Kurdish allies and America’s global reputation.
In this context, “Endless Wars!” — the line he uses to close his tweet, so empty and contradictory that it amounts to a load of gibberish — could be interpreted as either a lament or an exhortation with little to indicate which of those two readings he actually intends.
Trump followed up with a tweet where he acts as if he is a commentator on the sidelines reciting the latest news rather than the man who created the international crisis to begin with.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Dealing with @LindseyGrahamSC and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey. Treasury is ready to go, additional legislation may be sought. There is great consensus on this. Turkey has asked that it not be done. Stay tuned!
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He discusses the move to sanction Turkey for the moves that Trump tacitly approved in his conversation with Turkish President Recep Erdoğan last week and betrays his view of foreign policy as nothing more than an extension of his experience as a reality show host with his glib comment to “Stay tuned.”
As if we had a choice.
https://occupydemocrats.com/2019/10/13/trump-mystifies-the-world-with-nonsensical-complaints-about-kurds-in-iraq/
Trump mystifies the world with nonsensical complaints about Kurds in Iraq
OCTOBER 13, 2019
Facing serious opposition for the first time within his own party, Donald Trump spent part of his daily morning Twitter tirade defending his betrayal of America’s Kurdish allies in the Middle East as Republican senators continued to criticize his decision to withdraw the U.S. troops providing a barrier between the Turks and the invading Turkish forces in northern Syria.
Trump’s defense took the form of a reductive history lesson on Kurdish-Turkey relations — as if the complex geopolitical situation could be explained within the character limit of a couple of tweets — from the point of view of an isolationist “America First” perspective.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump·13h
Do you remember two years ago when Iraq was going to fight the Kurds in a different part of Syria. Many people wanted us to fight with the Kurds against Iraq, who we just fought for. I said no, and the Kurds left the fight, twice. Now the same thing is happening with Turkey......
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump.....The Kurds and Turkey have been fighting for many years. Turkey considers the PKK the worst terrorists of all. Others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other. Let them! We are monitoring the situation closely. Endless Wars!
53.9K
9:09 AM - Oct 13, 2019
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The president’s comments walked a fine line in its attempts to paint his abandonment of the Kurds as anything but a capitulation to Turkey — and, by extension, Russia and Iran.
He says that Turkey considers the Kurdish PKK party to be terrorists without specifically agreeing with that characterization — a designation which would further alienate the Republican senators who have broken ranks and condemned his cowardly betrayal of our long-term allies and whom he will need on his side if and when an impeachment trial reaches the Senate.
Belying his attempts to portray himself as a peacemaker by withdrawing American forces from the region, Trump demonstrates that he couldn’t give a rodent’s rectum about what happens to the civilians on the ground in the Kurdish-occupied sections of Syria — which are now under attack by genocidal Turkish forces and their atrocity-committing allies — by practically calling for an armed free-for-all by inviting others to chose sides and join in the battle to which he’s given his blessing.
He then attempts to undercut the brutality of that statement by adding the supposedly reassuring reminder that “We are monitoring the situation closely,” as if that would mollify his rebellious GOP brethren who have retained a shred of concern for our Kurdish allies and America’s global reputation.
In this context, “Endless Wars!” — the line he uses to close his tweet, so empty and contradictory that it amounts to a load of gibberish — could be interpreted as either a lament or an exhortation with little to indicate which of those two readings he actually intends.
Trump followed up with a tweet where he acts as if he is a commentator on the sidelines reciting the latest news rather than the man who created the international crisis to begin with.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrumpDealing with @LindseyGrahamSC and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey. Treasury is ready to go, additional legislation may be sought. There is great consensus on this. Turkey has asked that it not be done. Stay tuned!
48.4K
9:37 AM - Oct 13, 2019
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He discusses the move to sanction Turkey for the moves that Trump tacitly approved in his conversation with Turkish President Recep Erdoğan last week and betrays his view of foreign policy as nothing more than an extension of his experience as a reality show host with his glib comment to “Stay tuned.”
As if we had a choice.
https://occupydemocrats.com/2019/10/13/trump-mystifies-the-world-with-nonsensical-complaints-about-kurds-in-iraq/
