Comments by "Alan Friesen" (@alanfriesen9837) on "Syria: Kurds' fury as Trump orders US troop withdrawal" video.

  1. I do too. It sucks when we support someone for years and then choose to walk away when we no longer want to pay the price continue that support. I remember feeling that way when we dropped Mobutu Sese Seko after decades of support through the Cold War. I thought it made America look fickle and untrustworthy then, and I feel this does so as well now. As sad and despicable as it is to leave these people hanging, many of whom might very well die because of it, it was destined to happen at some point. And while I absolutely despise Trump and the vast majority of his decisions in no small part because of his complete lack of empathy for the victims of his whimsical decisions, I think it's the right move to rip the bandaid off of this one right now. Americans are not legitimate players in this theater. Nobody trusts us , for good reason. Turkey and Iran are the regional powers and they are the countries that need to come up with a long term solution on how to make this area peaceful and prosperous. None of the actors in the region are angels. After years of funneling terrorist fighters into Syria Turkey cannot have any faith that Syria would not do likewise in reverse with YPG Kurds. Turkey's impending occupation, much like Israel's in the Golan Heights, makes perfect sense from the Turkish point of view, even if it's a horrendous breach of Syrian sovereignty. The best result at this point is for an agreement between Turkey and Syria with the backing of Iran, but the Syrian Civil War first has to end completely. I hope there is as little bloodshed as possible. It's high time the location had some peace and stability. I'm sorry for our abandonment of the PKK and the people of the region but I'm even more sorry for establishing the illusion that a new state carved from Syria, Iraq and maybe parts of Turkey and Iran was ever a possibility, it never was. And while there is no honorable way to abandon that fantasy, there's no sensible justification for artificially continuing it.
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