I’m not from the US but I have been a Trump supporter up till now. I understand why he pulled US troops out, but it was a very cynical move that could have waited another 12 months. Turkey with Erdogan at the helm will slaughter as many Kurds as possible, and they are one of the few genuine moderates in that region.
Trump has betrayed these allies and many of them will die as a result of his decision. I can’t think of any reasonable justification for this other than saving a few dollars. The Isis prisoners were all celebrating the news of the Turkish invasion. They know Erdogan is on their side. His son was buying oil from them and funding their jihad.
I expected Trump to value loyalty. Erdogan is one of the biggest forces of evil in the region and Trump has given him a green light to slaughter these people.
According to this article, the Kurds were well paid mercenaries, rather than allies. Turkey is an actual NATO ally.
The Kurdish faction under attack is composed of Leftists aligned with terrorists. Their rule in their slice of Syria has been so harsh and ethnocentric that they alienated the local population and earned the distust of other ethnic groups. This is a common pattern in the region.