By David Ignatius| Surprisingly thoughtful op-ed piece from WaPo about how the U.S. recruits local proxies to fight wars and insurrections, and then dumps them -- sometimes before the fight is over. |
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| Why the Middle East knows not to trust the United States | |
| 2016-10-27 | |
By David Ignatius
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Perhaps Duterte has learned the same lesson. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2016-10-27 13:49 |
| #4 U.S. recruits local proxies to fight wars and insurrections, and then dumps them -- sometimes before the fight is over The Montagnards were curiously unavailable for comment. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-10-27 13:31 |
| #3 This pattern of “seduction and abandonment” is one of our least endearing characteristics. It’s one reason the United States is mistrusted in the Middle East. Middle east? Like Ohio? If so, I missed the seduction part and only have this feeling of abandonment. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-27 08:10 |
| #2 White House reaction to recent Turkish anti-West and anti-Kurd agendas has been unfortunately muted. Could it be that the administration's affinity for the Muslim Brotherhood has influenced its response to moves made by Muslim Brother Tayyip Erdowan? |
| Posted by: Craique the Kid6652 2016-10-27 08:09 |
| #1 ... Kurdish militia group known as the YPG, which has been the United States’ best ally against the Islamic State, gets pounded by the Turkish military. ... “If it doesn’t stop, it could preempt all plans for Raqqa,” warns a Pentagon official Nothing like having your priorities right. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-10-27 03:27 |