Hand him a rifle and say he is free to go back and fight.
I suspect he hasn’t been there in 10 years
The article said he is in Syria now.
“he hardened service member is among the 1,000 or so U.S. troops who remain in Syria”
He's already there now.
Be careful. I strongly suspect that guy has more than paid his dues already. Having been there myself, in direct, daily contact with host nation soldiers, you find that they’re not the horrible people so many Americans assume them to be. The hatred between different cultures, which sometimes aren’t even ethnic in nature, can compel them to do horrible things to one another - things they’d never think of doing in a different situation. Observing the horrible things people do to one another - things most people can never imagine, whether in Central America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East or elsewhere, causes very visceral reactions among those of us who can’t fully comprehend the depth of that hatred.
Neah. It makes perfect sense.
He’s trained the Kurds and fought along side them. It is inevitable that he has bonded with them. He wouldn’t be human if he didn’t.
But he needs to look at the bigger picture (geez, I hate that term). How much more money and how many more lives are enough to help the Kurds? How many more long term enemies do we need to make for the US to get them their own country?
Give the Kurds a pallet of $100 dollar bills, any equipment we’re leaving behind, and letter of introduction to the Sov, er, Russians. Syria is a Russian client state and Assad needs allies. If they swear fealty to him they might be able to get a good deal out it.