By the way, there is no such thing as a “Kurdish ally”. There are Syrian rebels we aligned with. Can you point me to the Kurdish alliance treaty? Or even the Kurdish written agreement?
They are Syrian rebels...nothing more.
They are lots more. They are honest to God Maoists.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-kurdish-path-to-socialism-in-syria
Last time we got in bed with commies was WWII. Didn’t work out so well.
Last time we got in bed with Muslims it was the Taliban vs the Soviets. That too had some teensy issues.
Now we want to get in bed with commie Muslims? That will work out just great. Ask any CIA anal-ist.
Actually, the really weird part is that they aren’t even Syrian rebels. Squeezed between ISIS, Turkey, Al Qaeda and Assad, they’ve aligned with Assad. They received our military assistance in liberating their cities. The Russian assistance they received was much more helpful to them. The best that can be said for their allegiance is that because Al Qaeda, Turkey and ISIS all threatened to commit genocide against them, we could confidently assist them knowing the weapons wouldn’t end up going to Al Qaeda and ISIS... like EVERY OTHER “ALLY” DID.