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NH Ethylene

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13. Thank-you.

Reply to LaMouffette (Original post)

Tue Aug 24, 2021, 12:31 AM

Aug 2021

The Kurds were fighting as hard as they could, and Trump just hung them out to dry. The press lingered on this - until the next Trump atrocity captured their attention.

But Biden did what nobody else had the cojones to do and it's being wrung out for every drop of drama and condemnation that is possible. I expect Benghazi-like hearings over this.

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How many Kurds did Trump airlift out when he yanked the troops out of Syria in 2019? [View all] LaMouffette Aug 2021 OP

K&R UTUSN Aug 2021 #1

Vapid money grubbing evil. The press and their "god" onecaliberal Aug 2021 #2

Or how many were left on the battle field? nt joetheman Aug 2021 #3

Thank you. The fawning & sheltering of Donald Trump is repulsive. Budi Aug 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author farmbo Aug 2021 #5

They wouldn't leave WarGamer Aug 2021 #14

We will never regain their trust again. In individual US soldiers, yes, but not in the US government LaMouffette Aug 2021 #19

Excellent idea! I know I never felt more angry and ashamed to have Trump as our LaMouffette Aug 2021 #17

Zero Desert_Leslie Aug 2021 #6

+ 1 pazzyanne Aug 2021 #9

Thank you thank you thank you. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #8

He didn't do much to stop our Turkish allies from murdering them either. nt IronLionZion Aug 2021 #10

Great fighters who believed in us. And we left them in the lurch. argyl Aug 2021 #11

I'll bet Putin was happy also. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2021 #12

Yep. argyl Aug 2021 #15

Thank-you. NH Ethylene Aug 2021 #13

I don't recall there being thousands of Syrian Kurds wanting to leave their homeland Kaleva Aug 2021 #16

Maybe if they had been offered that opportunity, but you're right. They may certainly have not LaMouffette Aug 2021 #18