If you didn’t look too closely at his desire to avoid another Middle East war, you might think President Trump shared the same view. ADADPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Trump he was ready to launch the incursion Turkey had long wanted to eliminate the Kurdish forces it views as terrorists, and Trump said he’d stand aside, withdrawing the small number of U.S. forces directly in Turkey’s path. Although Trump was apparently “heartened” by the support he has gotten from Fox hosts Tucker Carlson and Lou Dobbs. “They trusted us and we broke that trust,” one Army officer who has worked with the Kurds told the New York Times . As usual, Trump has chosen the stupidest way.

Source: Washington Post October 14, 2019 13:52 UTC