This proves that Trump should have kept US forces in Syria, right? This proves that if he had, the Turks and their allies would not have been emboldened to advance, right?
In reality, it proves just the opposite. As the President himself pointed out, there has been violence in the Middle East for centuries. There will be for centuries more. We didn’t start it, and we cannot put an end to it. The fact that these jihadis refer to their opponents as “infidels” and “apostates” shows that this is just another manifestation of a very ancient hatred that has nothing to do with what the Americans are or are not doing, and which is rooted in Islamic theology (which the same Western analysts who are clamoring for us to go to war with Turkey insist teaches peace and tolerance). We should be formulating strategies to contain this, not to enable and abet it by our continued presence on the ground as an Infidel military force.
Turkish-backed armed groups threaten to behead any “infidel Kurd” they capture on their way to NE Syria. To all those who are worried that ISIS may come back. ISIS is already back to NE Syria with Turkish protection. pic.twitter.com/eNWyvfPGip
— Mustafa Bali (@mustefabali) October 19, 2019
“‘We have come to behead you, infidels’: Turkey-backed militia vows to behead any ‘infidel Kurd’ they find in northern Syria as ceasefire crumbles and Recep Erdogan vows to ‘crush the heads’ of Kurdish forces if they do not retreat,” by William Cole, Mailonline, October 20, 2019:
Footage of a Turkey-backed militia threatening to execute any Kurds they find in Northern Syria has emerged, as both sides accused each other of breaking a ceasefire agreement negotiated by the United States….
Further east along the Syria-Turkey border, a militia group in the town of Ras al-Ayn posted a disturbing video in which they proudly claimed they would display the heads of any Kurdish ‘infidel’ they find.
In the footage, one of the group shouts: ‘Desist sons of Muwali. We’ve come to behead you, you infidels, you apostates. God willing, we’re coming for you.’
Another adds: ‘Just a few hours and we’ll show you the (decapitated) heads.’
A third then quips: ‘Victory only comes from God! With beheading.’
Another, more graphic video was also posted, showing summary executions believed to be on the M4 highway, an east-west road further inside Syria.
The head spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces posted the footage, saying: ‘Turkish-backed armed groups threaten to behead any “infidel Kurd” they capture on their way to NE Syria.
‘To all those who are worried that ISIS may come back. ISIS is already back to NE Syria with Turkish protection.’…