Quote Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09 View Post
@CJTFOIR / #US forces guarding the funeral of a #YPG/#PKK terrorist, killed by @NATO ally Turkey in N Syria.
See PKK&calan flags.

Imagine if those were, say, Hamas or Hizballah flags there. Think there'd be US political reaction to presence of US forces at the funeral?

In order to meet short-term objective of “defeating” #ISIS, the U.S has thrown itself into the middle of a 40-yr #Turkey-#PKK conflict.

This US-#YPG-#SDF-#Turkey-FSA business in N. #Syria is a **mess.**
Totally avoidable.
&
Totally predictable.
… And it will get worse.

Just watch & wait to see how the U.S. must now “own” what it’s created -- repeatedly using troops as peacekeepers & human shields in #Syria.

Remind me which part of the 2001 AUMF lets troops be trip wire peacekeepers between Turkey, Assad and the YPG.

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Turkey apparently displeased U.S. troops at events with #PKK flags
http://v.aa.com.tr/808493#
says, "We may come overnight" against PYD/PKK.
Russia always liked PKK option generally: an old ally, gains de facto co-op with US. A quick run at Raqqa prob reverts to Assad control.

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#Russia ‘fully ready’ to cooperate with US on Syria, 'count on Washington to demonstrate the same approach' - Lavrov
https://on.rt.com/8abm