The Obama Administration has noted a few times that they have not been invited to the Syrian peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan. That’s true, and it’s no oversight, as it appears that the Russian government, which along with Turkey brokered the talks, has sought to give the invite to the incoming Trump Administration instead.
Trump has been critical of the “horrible” relationship between the US and Russia during Obama’s Administration, and promised to improve relations significantly. Russia clearly likes that, and while it’s not a practical distinction, inviting him and not inviting Obama is a last little blow from Russia to the lame duck president.
The talks are scheduled for January 23, so they’ll be the first big thing the Trump Administration has on a foreign policy front, after inauguration weekend. The talks are seen as the first big effort at peace in Syria in months, though exactly how many rebels are to attend is unclear.
There are also doubts that a nationwide peace is possible with several factions explicitly excluded, including all the Kurdish groups, which are the key American allies, and which were forbidden from playing any part by Turkey, which insists they are all terrorists.
This is mercifully not MSM — so we can be mire honest here. Turkey may call YPD terrorists — but the bottom line is, Kurds under US influence does not accept Syria’s SOVEREIGNTY and TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY. let us SPELL it, and draw some pictures with crayons for those that still do not get it. Kurds want their state with some fig leaf of links with Syria. Just as was the case of nation building in Kosovo — here too State Department is having its fingers in writing a new nation its Constitution. This new nation would be mothimg more then an agent of provocation in the region, and will be an albattos around US taxpayers’ neck for decades if not a ce tury to come. Kurds ethnic cleansing needs to be reversed so the native residents can come back home. Kurds are allies of Obama administration — and they advanced only their territorial interests. ISIS got some pin pricks.
As for other groups — while those that are deemed terrorists will continue to be a big problem — the successful outcome of Astana is just this — isolating FOR THE FIRST TIME those groups that are deemed international terrorists, and separating them from Islamists groups that are now isolated, with dwindling support, and population they control can be controlled no longer. Once separated — an international consensus
So you are saying the Kurds fought Against Assad and the army of Syria . I think the Kurds fought against Al Nusra and ISIS . I have to check this out
Another brilliant move by Russia. The key of course is the both the US admin and the deep state stopping their support for the terrorists.
Stay away from grassy knolls, Donald.
Anyone who calls Kurds terrorists is delusional and is either anti-Kurd or doesn’t have a clue about history. Kurds have been living in these areas while the mongol Turks were in Asia. France and Britain built borders between Kurds and separated kin and family to be oppressed and their lands confiscated through extraordinary violence and oppression by the different countries they were made minorities in. They are historically sun worshippers and many practice it to this day. They have constantly asked for equal rights while the major powers played with their land and lives for their own interested. They all have their hands dirty with innocent Kurdish blood. It’s a sad day when those who have terrorized for so long call the victims terrorists. They know they are the real terrorists and those that create other terrorists. So let’s get it straight and stop giving a voice to murderers, thieves and oppressors. These countries that have oppressed a great people, an ancient people, are built on lies and propaganda all while getting away with some of the worst human rights abuses.
I know the Kurds are called Sunni Muslims but they do protect other minorities even Christians . They are probably why we Christians changed our worship day from Saturday to Sunday .For plant and animal life the sun does have magical power ..
“[The Kurds] are probably why we Christians changed our worship day from Saturday to Sunday”
Official Christianity abandoned the Sabbath for Sunday worship because they were required to do so as a condition of official recognition by Rome under Constantine. In order to become an official Roman state religion, a religion had to worship on the day of the Sun, the day of the official Roman state god of the time.
Terrorism is a tactic. There are probably some Kurds who have engaged in it. Painting entire classes of people, as “terrorists” on the basis of ethnicity or ideology or religion, however, is dumb and lazy. You’re only a terrorist if you actually engage in terrorism.