Yesterday, President Trump defended his decision to abandon the Kurds because, amongst other reasons, "they didn't help us with Normandy."
Trump was citing a Townhall.com column written by Kurt Schlichter who made this argument in defense of Trump's abandonment:
The Kurds helped destroy ISIS, true. It’s also true that the Kurds would have fought ISIS anyway, since the psycho caliphate was right next door. Let’s be honest – the Kurds didn’t show up for us at Normandy or Inchon or Khe Sanh or Kandahar.
But neither did the Turks show up at Normandy. Only Canada and Britain fought alongside us on D-Day. That really narrows down the field. So, on the basis of Schlichter's argument, we shouldn't be acceding to President Erdogan's demand that we leave Syria so that he might run roughshod over the Kurds.
Needless to say, Schlichter's argument is disingenuous as is Trump's justification of it. But there is an essence to it. What Trump and Schlichter are essentially telling the Kurds and anyone else who fights alongside us, "Thanks for helping us defeat ISIS. We owe you nothing. You're on your own suckers."
With this attitude, the Kurds and others will seek aid and comfort from China and Russia. In which case, Trump will soon find that alliances aren't so easy.
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