Although the US did engage ISIS with the Kurds as partners against a common enemy, there was never any commitment to the Kurds since the US was neither a major influence in Syria or had an interest in confronting NATO ally, Turkey, to protect the Kurds during their 100 year conflict; Trump consistently promised he would extract American soldiers from the never ending mid-east conflict.
By Caroline B. Glick – Trump Did Not Betray the Kurds
The near-consensus view of US President Donald Trump’s decision to remove American special forces from the Syrian border with Turkey is that Trump is enabling a Turkish invasion and double-crossing the Syrian Kurds who have fought with the Americans for five years against the Islamic State group. Continue Reading »


