10-14-2019, 11:38 PM
(10-14-2019, 07:58 PM)MirahM Wrote:(10-13-2019, 09:04 PM)Fry Guy Wrote: Are US allowed to attack NATO allies?
If the answer is no and Turkey was always going to attack the Kurds, what do you think he should do?
You aren't interested in doing more than knocking.
(10-14-2019, 04:44 AM)Fry Guy Wrote:(10-13-2019, 10:59 PM)MirahM Wrote: This just gets worse and worse.
Trump basically gave Turkey a platter with the Kurds on it.
Really? Or is that perhaps misinformed bullshit.
Turkey was going to attack Syria over border disputes that were old before the Americans got there.
Trump could do either of three things:
1) Attack Turkey (a NATO partner) to defend the Kurds and you would have all whined that he was attacking fellow NATO members.
2) Attack Kurds and have you all cry that he is attacking the people who help wipe out ISIS with the US. (and as Turkey in a NATO member they would be obliged to offer military assistance.)
3) He can bring his soldiers home and let old rivals make whatever alliances and deals with whatever nations or people without America being the forever police
Within 24 hours Kurds have made a deal with Syria and Russia for military assistance and now they have new allies and Turkey is in check without Trump breaking promises.
Why was there none of this nuance or contextualisation
Is it because you are a) stupid or b) stupid?
He should not have pulled the troops out. What reason did he have to do that?
out of boredom?
So they can learn to defend themselves.
And now many are dead.
The sanctions he put on Turkey are meaningless.
I will say it again, he handed them Syria on a platter.
Why?
Turkey was coming in 15000 and regardless of US having a few dozen troops there.
Turkey did not care they were there and didn't care about threats of sanctions.
Being that they were coming through regardless there were ONLY 3 options. Pick one.