Trump basically told the haters in congress to give him a declaration of war if they want US troops to stay in Syria and fight the Turks.
Love that man!
‘He ate more than the Carpenter, though,’ said Tweedledee. ‘You see he held his handkerchief in front, so that the Carpenter couldn’t count how many he took: contrariwise.’
‘That was mean!’ Alice said indignantly. ‘Then I like the Carpenter best—if he didn’t eat so many as the Walrus.’
‘But he ate as many as he could get,’ said Tweedledum.
Unless you are going to take on Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey to create a country of Kurdistan, we have no reason to be there.
The Kurds in northern Iraq are the only ones we should be supporting. They should have their own country. This situation is so complicated that all we should be doing is killing radical Islamists where ever they stick their heads up. Including here in the U.S.
SYRIA: There are unconfirmed reports that journalists are amongst the wounded after a Turkish airstrike hit a convoy in Northern Syria. More info as we have it.
Various tribes and ethnic groups have been fighting each other in the Middle East for 5000 years. Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Medes, Egyptians, Sumerians, Philistines, Israelites, Turks, Macedonians, Arabs, Romans and other ethnic groups and peoples have pillaged, killed, destroyed and ruled territory from present day Iran to Turkey to Arabia, to Egypt.
The Romans, various Crusade groups, Ottoman Turks, the British Empire, the French, and the United States have all tried to pacify this region without success. Alliances are constantly shifting and even the Muslim religion that dominates the region is fragmented by competing beliefs (Sunni vs Shia) and religious leaders with their own agenda.
Since WWII the US foreign policy and military establishment has been fixated on the US policing various regions of the world from east Asia through the Middle East with little success. Despite the exercise of US economic power, diplomatic influence, and military power China fell to communism, Korea was divided, Vietnam fell to communism, Iran fell to extreme Islamists, Afghanistan remains a battleground of competing tribes, Iraq is a battleground between Shiites and Sunnis, Saudi Arabia financed the 9/11 attacks on the US, Yemen is the same battleground it was under British rule. Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are competing for power in the region. The Kurds and other ethnic and religious groups battle for land and influence. Then there is the presence of the Jewish state of Israel which has been a contributor to tensions in the region since its creation in 1948.
What do we have to show for the blood of our soldiers, the blood of the natives of these lands, and the trillions of dollars invested in allying with one side or another in these regional conflicts. Is the United States homeland safer as a result of our manipulations, interventions, sanctions, and displays of military force or have we simply become hated by people who would not care about us if we had not butted into their lives?
Trump realizes the nation is not benefiting from endless wars and the United States can no longer protect ethnic and religious groups from the consequences of strife in their homelands. Just as the European powers wisely chose not to become involved in the US Civil War, it is time for the US to step back from choosing winners in regional conflicts. Let the Europeans secure their fossil fuel supply in the Middle East. Let India, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines deal with Chinese expansionism. Let Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia contain Iranian expansion.
Pull out of the Middle East and let the people of the region settle their issues.
President Trump is the best president ever. Keeping our boys out of endless wars in far away lands. We have a lot of work to do here.
Let them all kill one another. Anyone who wants to fight can go themselves.
He should propose drafting the sons and daughters of all CongressCritters that vote for war. Send their own kids first.
CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk
Pro-Turkish forces cut off the main road between the east and west of Syrian Kurdish territory, effectively cutting off the city of Kobani, where US troops are based
I got a nice chuckle from that: Trump says, “You want war? Declare it! I dare ya!”
“TRUST in TRUMP!”... he’ll handle it correctly.
All I see at https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
is spinning circles.
Dealing with @LindseyGrahamSC and many members of Congress, including Democrats, about imposing powerful Sanctions on Turkey. Treasury is ready to go, additional legislation may be sought. There is great consensus on this. Turkey has asked that it not be done. Stay tuned!
3 words Incirlik...Air...Base
How many personal and how many Aircraft are there?
Listen I really hope 7 Pray Trump made the right decision...But I’ve got a bad feeling, he took a bad situation and has made it Worse.