Posted on 01/30/2018 11:44:09 PM PST by Texas Fossil
I would like to believe that the United States can once again assume the mantle of the moral leader of the world.
In 1939, when the Nazis rolled into Poland, my aunt, whose name I carry, was forced to strip naked and dig a hole, into which she and the other members of her village were summarily mowed down.
Many in the Western world turned a deaf ear to the cries of my aunt, as well as to those of six million other Jews.
America was exhausted and war weary after having fought World War I, in which approximately 30 million people had been killed, and was in a period of profound isolationism and retreat.
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This picture is not too dissimilar from what is happening today in northwestern Syria.
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I don’t believe any of it is accurate. It is from the perspective of the FSA, which was never effective from the beginning.
I see no agreement between Turkey and US and I see no indication that the US will abandon the SDF in Manbij.
I know about Joshua Landis, we follow each other on Twitter, he is based in Oklahoma. (I lived there for 7 years) His wife is Syrian and her parents are connected to the Alawite sect in Damascas.
I’ve never heard of the author, but he must have perspective from Turkey.
The “deal” is between Assad, Iran and Turkey. They have their own interests and Efrin (Afrin) is a trading chip of the negotiations. That does not mean that a deal giving Turkey control of Efrin assures Turkey can take or hold Efrin.
I think Russia is playing with Turkey.
All 3 players are seeking to deny the US any foothold in the ME. But the US has powerful allies there already.
“According to Pat Buchanan”??
I’m not a Buchananite. The article which you provided a link is a rambling dissertation about how lost US Foreign policy actually is. While that may be so in general terms, I refuse to accept that gloomy view of the US’s future and condition.
Trump is clearly stating that he intends to cultivate friends and discard those who pretend to be friends of the US and the West, but stab us in the back.
We are at war internally in the State Department, DOJ, FBI, Homeland Security and another 1/2 dozen alphabet agencies. The subversive hold over’s from the Obozo administration are being exposed and removed as possible. We are actually beginning to deal with the reality of how wasted much of our effort, wealth and ability is misdirected.
So, we should not focus on the Malthusian mindset of things will just get worse and focus on what can be done to build on our strengths and unify the nation.
Here we are.
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