I understand how some troops may feel. But their views are situational for them. As you put it “That is a feeling, a feeling of loyalty that does not leave you”, which is admirable.
But what about the larger interests of the country and the fact that Americans have their own feelings and voted to get us out of messes like this? Should that be ignored?
No good answer for this situation, but at least your post is thoughtful and respectful. Too much personal attack for concerned opinion here lately.
“But what about the larger interests of the country and the fact that Americans have their own feelings and voted to get us out of messes like this? Should that be ignored?”
“US”
YOU are not in the “mess”. You are safe at home. It is YOUR soldiers who are in the “mess” and my guess is most of them disagree with you.
The only “interest” being served by this policy change is not “for the country”. It is for what Trump thinks is the politics of him doing it, because he said he would. And, he sad he would without even knowing what’s what and what was really going on.
Loyalty with allies in arms is an American interest.
Our work with the Kurds has been tiny, compared to South Korea, even what we still have in Japan, or Europe, or even Africa (yes, we have hundreds of special forces in Africa - 5 to 6,000 - and that’s more than in Syria). If it was a matter of saving money, there was plenty of places to cut.
No. There is one beneficiary of the new policy and it’s not Trump and it’s not you. It’s Erdogan.