“One way in which Trump is very consistent and stable when it comes to American presidential norms over the decades is betraying Kurds.”
By Eoin Higgins, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 10-7-2019
In a move that was cast by critics as both irresponsible and a betrayal of key allies in the Middle East, President Donald Trump announced Sunday that U.S. forces are withdrawing from north-eastern Syria and leaving the region’s Kurdish population vulnerable to slaughter as neighboring Turkey readies an invasion.
“The Americans are traitors,” a Kurdish official told NBC News as the news broke late Sunday night. “They have abandoned us to a Turkish massacre.” Continue reading