Trump pulling the troops out and bringing them home
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African Peasant
Veteran
There will be a power vacuum in Northern Syria when the US withdraws.
No. The YPG is there. They will either side with Assad or get removed by Turkey. There won't be any power vacuum.
You do know you're describing a power vacuum right?
African Peasant
Veteran
You do know you're describing a power vacuum right?
Nah. The Kurds going from US "ally" to Assad "ally" is not a power vacuum.
This is just a readjustment of alliances. Where is the power vacuum? Kurds were fighting against Turk backed militia even when the US was there. A power vacuum implies a situation when someone loses control of something or territory and no one has replaced them. It's not the case here. As I said, the Kurds are an organized force controlling that territory.
Not entirely. The mere facts that the kurds have to find a new ally in order to maintain their existence once the US leaves means there would be a power vacuum created by our withdrawal.
African Peasant
Veteran
Not entirely. The mere facts that the kurds have to find a new ally in order to maintain their existence once the US leaves means there would be a power vacuum created by our withdrawal.
This is a very loose use of the expression "power vacuum" since there is no vacuum in this case. In reality, the presence of US troops over there was did not have the purpose to control a territory.
In fact, the US is not leaving the game: as I said, this is an alliance readjustment on the ground. The US chose Turkey over the Kurds. And it was known that the US would have to make a choice between the two at some point.
NZA
LOL
syria is complicated as hellWe really mad at that
why
on the one hand, we shouldnt be there
on the other hand, the kurds will probably get ethnically cleansed by turkey if we leave
Prince.Skeletor
Don’t Be Like He-Man
Watch, good insight
See. The mistakes we made throughout the latter half of the 20th century and the early part of the 21st century are pretty self-explanatory.
I’m sorry but this shyt is beyond ridiculous. I can see disagreeing with trump on almost every thing but this has been a liberal dream for ages to get out of the Middle East. Now trump does it and he gets nothing but backlash from both sides
Guess that military industrial complex has everyone caught up
We've continued to worsen the problem, and then pull out because we've spent too long worsening the problem.
We used the Kurdish struggle for freedom for our own geopolitical aims, and they're going to slaughtered, because of that, probably w/ US made weapons.
Its not the MIC.
Nah, imperialism and colonialism greatly increased instability and violence there.
Its not "too soon" if you don't exacerbate the violence and leave multiple groups on the verge of ethnic cleansing.
Just asked him to allow the people to decide.So he wanted a diplomatic coup d'etat. I guess that's less messy.
We aren't faulting that are we?
the cac mamba
Veteran
whatever reason trump brought troops home, it's the right thing to do
meanwhile you're an indecisive liberal chickenhawk who's fine with sending other people's children overseas to die for rich white men's wars, but wouldn't send your own children
you're leaving me very confused as to the disconnect
Theory of right action applies here.