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John Robinson's avatar

"..were to go off accidentally somewhere in Iran.." FTFY

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dogfather's avatar

So I heard on AM radio today that people don't care about this. It needs to be amplified that trump has fucked over important US allies, resulting in mass death and chaos. At the request of Erdogan. Wonder what dooonie owes him? My feeling is that Russian fella has shared his compromat with Turkey. I read this somewhere and it makes total sense to me...but then again so does the theory of evolution...

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dogfather's avatar

I am sure a sternly worded letter is imminent.

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rtpoeman's avatar

I'm wondering if the Kurds should take a page from The Mouse that Roared and declare war on the US. Then, when fighting actually starts, all the Kurdish fighters surrender (the troops, not the gov't or whatever passes for one). Then they'll become prisoners of war, and we'll have to take care of them.....

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easelox *&^%$#@#$%^&*())(*&^'s avatar

FuckTrumpet to Turkey:

"Please stop."

What a fucking child.

AND! He says it's OK if Russia helps Syria protect our friends the Kurds! Holy Shit.

Fuck. Goddamn. Shit.

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Bobjust bob's avatar

Heard this in a report today, seems Turkey has some mercenaries helping out. The report did not identify them.

Blackwater as a guess anyone?

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sarafina's avatar

Was it the Turks that tried to genocide the Armenians? I'm smelling a trend here...

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fuflans's avatar

this is the thing i keep hoping. the only thing that could be any kind of silver lining. russia knocking heads together to get the kurds their state in their mountains.

god i'm horrified to be an american right now.

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LeighBowery'sLuxuryComedy's avatar

Your first error is listening to am radio. Srsly, thats about as valid as getting updates from Faux. People sure as sh*t DO care about this, but I imagine there's a wing nut wing devoted to trying to convince us no one else does so you shouldn't either.

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fuflans's avatar

thanks for this.

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Doloras Funkette's avatar

"Syria to reestablish control of that area"

... you mean the Russian and Iranian-supported regime of Bashar al-Assad which tortures prisoners to death, chlorine-gasses civilians, and refused the Kurds any autonomy under his rule?

Jesus wept, talk to some actual Syrians, especially those who had their friends and family "disappear" into Assad's dungeons, before you spout garbage like that. Just because the Kurds have chosen the less genocidal but more fascist of two evils doesn't mean you have to.

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Old Man Shadow's avatar

You're right. I'm so sorry. I'm sure that genocide by the Turks or genocide by ISIS would be SO much better for everyone in the region.

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Doloras Funkette's avatar

If you're crying about the Turks and ISIS but didn't give a damn when Assad bombed Aleppo and Idlib to smithereens - or gassed children in Khan Sheikoun and East Ghouta - I can't do nothing for ya, man, you're a victim of Russian propaganda.

Seriously, both sides are as bad as each other, unless you think Arab dead are less important than Kurdish dead (or vice-versa).

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Zyxomma's avatar

I. Just. Can't.

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mailman27's avatar

Reading that statement (above) brings home how little attention is paid to Mr. Trump's thoughtful, nuanced and articu---- no, I just can't, not even in a "joke." This guy is POTUS, saints preserve us and have mercy on our souls.

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mailman27's avatar

I hope that comes with a drink.

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