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[Syria] US Troop Withdraw

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Cohete Rojo, Dec 19, 2018.

  1. NewRoxFan

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    Oh brother...

     
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  2. WNBA

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    As long as Kurds is the enemy of ISIS,
    Kurds are born to fight against Turks. Kurds have won the world by being best ISIS hunters. They will be fine.
     
  3. fchowd0311

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    I'll just chalk you up to being dumb.
     
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    Trump is so funny. He’s like a five year old boy. All of his stories involve important people with bigly stakes and he’s the hero that they all turn to because they are so desperate. In his stories the army generals are damsels in distress and he saves them while they swoon and throw medals at him and call him sir!
     
  5. Dubious

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    It's great for business. General Dynamics F-16's being taken down by Raytheon Stinger missiles.

    Buy Mortimer Buy!
     
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  6. dachuda86

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    Are you Kurdish? Or Stupid? The Turkish military is no ISIS. You've no idea what they're going to do to the ragtag terror bands you're glorifying. They're gonna get rolled.
     
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    lol trading places... like for the reference...
     
  8. WNBA

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    Turkish military is the relatives of ISIS. Their enemy will be Kurds, Syrians, Russians, Iraqis, Iranians and Trump. Not looking good for them unless they are insane.
     
  9. FranchiseBlade

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    So Turkey will be invading from the North and it is coordinated with a Russian invasion from the South? Newly publicized U.S. documents who this to be the case.

    Trump is really doing blatant actions that harm U.S. allies and help our Russian adversaries.
     
  10. NewRoxFan

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    Vietnam was a bad idea. This is our generation's Vietnam.

    Time to end it. I really don't give a damn about you feeling like a loser. Going there was a losing decision. Turkey will secure its border now.
     
  12. NewRoxFan

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    Who supports Erdogan over the Kurds?

    Lindsey maybe you should've listened to this guy.
     
  14. rocketsjudoka

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    Following Gulf War I GH Bush told the Kurds to rise up against Saddam and they did counting on US aid. The US dithered and they were slaughtered. When the US withdrew from Iraq in 2009 the Kurds took much of the brunt of ISIS' attack. Yet again the Kurds get let down by the US.
     
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    It has nothing to do with how I feel.

    You can hate the Kurds all you want. But no matter what they have done wrong, they agreed to help the United States. They allied themselves with the United States and fulfilled their end of the bargain.

    Now the United States has abandoned them. The next time we need regional allies to fight terrorism, it will be more difficult because of this.

    Further more, it is something that was harmful to our allies and helps our Russian adversaries.

    I actually support getting our troops out. I don't support doing it in a way that betrays our allies and is a boon to our adversaries.
     
  17. NewRoxFan

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    And you thought he betrayed the Kurd allies because he wanted to bring our troops home? This is why (1) we need to see those tax returns and (2) we need presidents to divest business interests that could influence decisions like this...



    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tr...ss-connections-turkey-back-spotlight-n1064011
     
  18. FranchiseBlade

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    Finding a way to withdraw American troops would be great. If only there was an American leader that was actually capable of working with allies in order to get support to allow is to reduce and withdraw our troops while at the same time putting agreements in place that would protect the Kurds with whom we have allied.

    Maybe there was a good reason after all to elect leaders who can actually work with our allies and lead them. I'll try and remember that the next time I decide to vote for a guy I thought would be cool for bucking the system and punishing those idiotic libs.
     
  19. MiddleMan

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    Yes. Pull our troops out. War hawks just lost a foot hole in the middle east.
     
  20. FranchiseBlade

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    I agree. Pull our troops out. But do it in a way that doesn't abandon our allies who have been the most efficient in combatting ISIS, died while helping the U.S. in the battle against ISIS. Work in conjunction with allies to protect and secure agreements protecting our allies who have upheld their end of the bargaining.
     
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