Trump Gets An Earful From GOP Allies Over His Latest Move In Syria

The Kurds helped the US fight against ISIS. I don't believe we should turn our backs on our allies, we made need them.

This is what happens when we rob Peter to pay Paul...and Peter comes back asking for what we owe him. I don't know if Trump is making the "correct" call here from a variety of strategic or political points of view...I do know that it "feels" wrong. The real problem here is that ideologically, culturally, and economically...the relationships are too complex to ever paint a "black and white" picture that clearly defines who the "good guys" are. I remember not too many years ago, many folks on RP were condemning volunteer U.S. fighters who backed communist Kurdistan fighters opposing ISIS. I've read and participated in countless debates regarding the impacts of aligning ourselves with the enemies of one "evil"...only to be confronted with the possibility of propping up another. The "simple" answer has always seemed to be "get out" and leave the area to its own path...until that becomes an actual reality, and we weigh the ramifications. Personally, I wouldn't abandon the Kurds...but I felt the same way about promises made to the ANA, the volunteer linguists who risked assassination to help us, and the civilians trapped in the middle. The bottom line is perhaps this: involvement in these affairs comes with risk-the important thing is to make sure it's worth it.