More likely the U.S. troops are there to keep the Turks from going after the Kurds for being Kurdish of the Russians from going after the Kurds for being rebels against Assad.
I see what everyone is saying now. I believe we should be supporting the ones in Iraqi Kurdistan, not the variety that’s fighting against the Syrian Army. The Kurds in Syria are the ones more liable to convert to Salafism. Once again, our DoD picking the wrong side.