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Turkey begins military offensive in Syria, days after Trump announced pullback of US troops

Posted by mike10010100
Tags: syria, usa, turkiye, military, syrian civil war, rojava, war.civil, republican party, presidents, donald trump, policy.foreign, author.helen regan, author.bianca britton, source.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/09/politics/syria-turkey-invasion-intl-hnk/index.html

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Turkey says it will begin its military offensive into Syria 'shortly'

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    1. Flashynuff
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      that's good to hear. abandoning the kurds is one of the lowest things trump has ever done, and that's a high bar to clear

      that's good to hear. abandoning the kurds is one of the lowest things trump has ever done, and that's a high bar to clear

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    2. joelthelion
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      Kurds have the advantage of highly experienced troops, but it's hard to imagine them resisting in the long run, with the immense resource superiority of the Turkish army. I hope outside pressure...

      but the latest news seems to suggest that the Syrian Democratic Forces have successfully defended themselves against the first wave of Turkish attacks:

      Kurds have the advantage of highly experienced troops, but it's hard to imagine them resisting in the long run, with the immense resource superiority of the Turkish army. I hope outside pressure will cause Erdogan to stop soon, but even that seems unlikely, since I don't think anyone is really willing to oppose the Turks.