I opposed the undeclared "war on Isis" that put us there and I'm oppose to the more expansive war efforts in Syria many in this thread seem to favor.
This is nothing but positive to me... we are saving billions of tax payer dollars, American lives, and moving(slowly) towards an end to the perpetual conflict we have been engaged in for more than a decade.
Why?
Equipment and training
A strong Kurdish presence makes the region more stable. Kurdistan and Kurdish held areas are routinely the safest and most stable areas of the ME.
We're not saving any money.I opposed the undeclared "war on Isis" that put us there and I'm oppose to the more expansive war efforts in Syria many in this thread seem to favor.
Trump did the right thing here, but for what im sure are the wrong reasons.
. I'm not against troops coming home. Fuk all that warhawk, warcats or whatever it's suppose to be kind of talk. I don't like seeing death and billions spent either but i, as a fellow american do worry about if we are going down a long road completely unprepared.
Not only that Iran has ballistics missile that will target the Gulf countries oil facilities which will have them offline for months maybe even years. Not to mention the chaos that would be spread by Iran’s proxies that would permanently destabilize the Gulf countries.because any direct military action taken against iran would lead to them shutting down the the oil flow out of the gulf, 40% of the worlds crude passes thru this stretch. Shale developments have lessened OPECs market share and could pave the way for the United States exiting the region.
hopefully one day America can have a relationship with this region,but it needs to be on their terms and economically beneficial for all.
We can pray that an american exit may lead to a decline in violence
As fukked up as this is I hope Russia forces Assad to see relative reason and that his continued existence relies on keeping Turkey in check.
Whole situation is just fukked and the Trump admin is determined to make it all worse by the day.
I think Iraqi Kurds will take in some, but Erdogan has been itching to just lay down the YPG with heavy fire and slaughter them wholesale for years now. Some will flee, but most will die. It's their home after all.
What the US should do is just partition Iraq along sectarian lines like the people want.
I opposed the undeclared "war on Isis" that put us there and I'm oppose to the more expansive war efforts in Syria many in this thread seem to favor.
Trump did the right thing here, but for what im sure are the wrong reasons.
