Three days after Trump abandons Kurdish allies in Syria, Turkey begins airstrikes

by Barbara Morrill

Daily Kos Staff Emeritus

Wednesday, Oct. 09, 2019 Wednesday, Oct. 09, 2019 at 8:03:50am PDT

A Turkish n armored vehicles patrol as they conduct a joint ground patrol with American forces in the so-called 'safe zone' on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near the town of Tal Abyad, northeastern Syria, Friday, Oct.4, 2019. The patrols are part of a deal reached between Turkey and the United States to ease tensions between the allies over the presence of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters in the area. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad) — Sorry, kid

It’s been just three days since Donald Trump abandoned our longtime Kurdish allies in northern Syria, and Turkey has attacked:

Turkey launched a major military operation in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, prompting alarm and despair among the Kurdish fighters who have been crucial U.S. allies in the war on the Islamic State group.

A spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has tweeted:

Turkish warplanes have started to carry out airstrikes on civilian areas. There is a huge panic among people of the region.
— Mustafa Bali (@mustefabali) October 9, 2019

Meanwhile, a reminder that Trump, in his great and unmatched wisdom, has invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to visit the White House next month, probably to discuss how Trump’s business interests in Turkey are doing. And perhaps spend some quality time counting the dead bodies of our former allies.

Wednesday, Oct 9, 2019 · 5:09:49 PM +00:00 · Barbara Morrill

The idiot in the White House reacts:

This morning, Turkey, a NATO member, invaded Syria. The United States does not endorse this attack and has made it clear to Turkey that this operation is a bad idea.

And he’s monitoring the situation. So …