“Russia and Iran’s standing and influence in the Middle East is going to rise exponentially.”
That’s the neocon argument. They believe that standing and influence rise as a result of humanitarian work. So naive.
In that region humanitarian work only makes you look weak. Cutting the Kurds loose when they are no longer needed is the power move here.
The neo cons always look like the dupes and uninvited guest to the shooting party. They are like that side-kick joker any one in Syria can pit to their side to make their side win, the last ones being the Marxist Kurds who keep using this conflict solely to post on Facebook ideological propaganda - a very narcissistic ideology.