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To: pocotrader who wrote (1169752)	10/9/2019 8:02:13 PM
From: Winfastorlose	1 Recommendation Recommended By bruiser98 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573447

It's the old "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing. We had a common interest until there wasn't one The Kurds want their own country. To do that, they want territory from Turkey, Syria and Iraq. So they have been fighting for that for years. We wanted a natural gas pipeline built from the Persian gulf countries like Saudi Arabia through Syria and then Turkey to compete with the Russians for the European market. Assad, who has a relationship that goes back decades with the Russians said no, so we armed the Kurds and ISIS and turned them loose on him. Suddenly Assad was a "butcher" and a terrible human being according to our press. Until the Russians stepped in it almost worked. But they turned the tide against ISIS and the rest of the rebels which were armed by the Saudis. That is the story in a nutshell. Everything else you read is propaganda. I have been following this story for many years. I pass no judgement on any of this. But that is just the way it is. Our Foreign policy is not a clean situation. There are only winners and losers and morality & ethics are thrown out the door.

To: pocotrader who wrote (1169752)	10/9/2019 8:39:16 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 1573447

I'm disappointed that the Deep State won't let Trump completely end our war on Syria. But the Kurds have overplayed their hand by confusing their recruitment as a NATO proxy force for undying support for their territorial ambitions. The "Syrian National Army" is a 14,000 men strong ragtag gang of "Syrian rebels" and ISIS leftovers under Turkish command. The same people that are looting and killing Kurds in Afrin. The stupidity of the Kurds to (again) allow a Turkish invasion in their areas when there is the clear alternative of submitting the rightful Syrian government is amazing. One of the YPG leaders said yesterday they were "considering" that move. Isn't it a bit late for that? moonofalabama.org Tom