If The Kurds Are Abandoned, Then Trump Must Be Rejected

     The Kurdish people have been the most reliable ally in the fight against ISIS. They have been at the forefront of the battle to defeat ISIS. The world owes them a huge debt of gratitude.

     Trump is determined to follow a line of American presidents that have caused great harm to religious and ethnic minorities in the middle east. First there was Bush and company that foolishly and recklessly rushed into war against Iraq, lying to the American people along the way. Then there was Obama, who foolishly and recklessly prematurely withdrew American troops from Iraq, further setting the stage for the rise of ISIS and the genocide that followed against the Yazidis, Christians, other minorities and Muslim moderates. 

      Trump must not abandon the Syrian Kurds by withdrawing American troops, as he is planning on doing. If Trump pulls out American troops and the Kurds are attacked and harmed by Turkey, the Syrian regime backed by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, or by a resurgent ISIS, it will be a major blow to any credibility the United States has left in the region. Putin will be the winner, having proved that the United States is not a dependable ally that can be trusted. 

      The Kurds deserve better than Trump's hasty, reckless decision. There should be only one reason to determine if the United States should stay embedded with Kurdish forces in Syria or if they should be withdrawn. And that is, what do the Kurdish people want. What have they decided is best for themselves. If it is for U.S. forces to stay, then the United States must respect the wishes of this invaluable ally that has sacrificed so much.