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watt price tully
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<split from Post-Inauguration Trump thread>
The US is pulling out of parts of Syria leaving the Kurds to be murdered by the Sultan of Turkey the arch Islamo-fascist Erdogan.
Thanks Donald Trump: Making Russia; China; Iran, and now Turkey great again. _________________ “I even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didn’t keep ‘em under long enough” Kinky Friedman |
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Wokko
Come and take it.
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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US Betraying the Kurds like its 1991. Scummy. |
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roar
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
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Had a feeling the Kurd betrayal wasn't far off. Doesn't stop it being a real shitty act, though. Phuckers. _________________ kill for collingwood! |
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Wokko
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I'm somewhat torn on it, I mean the US getting their troops out of the Middle East is a good thing generally, I'd be all for a total repatriation of US forces. That said, the Kurds again helped the US and Syria defeat ISIS and the US presence was stopping Turkey from acting. Syria can't defend its territory from a Turkish invasion, they're still cleaning up the remnants of a long civil war and they may not be all that keen on an autonomous Kurdish province either.
All round a shitty situation, but surely the US could've left a few hundred men in a base to act as a tripwire against invasion like the troops in Korea. |
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roar
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Yep, agree with all of that, wokko. _________________ kill for collingwood! |
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David
I dare you to try
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda
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Yep. Ideally, rather than just US presence – which is capricious and, as Wokko says, probably shouldn't even be there in the first place – there would be a multinational UN peacekeeping force (or some such) to act as a buffer zone until it was clear that both Turkey and the Assad government had committed to not attacking Kurdish towns.
What should happen, ideally, is that the Kurds of northern Syria and Iraq be given their own independent state. But unfortunately one suspects that the realpolitik doesn't give a crap about them, and that the developed world's empathy for oppressed peoples evaporates pretty quickly when there's nothing in it for them. _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005 Location: In flagrante delicto
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If we give them their own independent state, isn't that just another Israel?
Give a persecuted minority their own chunk of land, watch as others gather round claiming it was theirs? _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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David
I dare you to try
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Not quite. The creation of Israel required the forcible evacuation of the substantial Palestinian population that lived within the new country’s borders, an injustice that, of course, continues to reverberate to this day; Syrian and Iraqi Kurdistan, in contrast, are already effectively autonomous regions. While few neighbouring countries would be happy about their existence – particularly those from whose borders the new territory is carved – I doubt there would be any co-ordinated invasion attempts like the kind that threatened Israel in the first couple of decades of its existence, as there are too many entrenched rivalries as it is. Given the shitshow that is Syria – and Assad’s continuing grip on power – perhaps the best approach would be to start off with Iraqi Kurdistan, which would both put the Kurds on the map in some form and provide a destination for those under threat in Syria, Turkey and Iran to go to if need be. Certainly, the bar of difficulty seems much lower there; Iraq is barely even a coherent entity anymore (if it ever was). _________________ All watched over by machines of loving grace |
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thesoretoothsayer
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Wokko wrote: | US Betraying the Kurds like its 1991. Scummy. |
Valuable lesson for any group that bases it's defence strategy around the idea of "don't worry, the Americans will come to our rescue". Thank god we're not that stupid. |
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stui magpie
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David wrote: | Not quite. The creation of Israel required the forcible evacuation of the substantial Palestinian population that lived within the new country’s borders, an injustice that, of course, continues to reverberate to this day; |
You consider it an injustice, I compare it to the compulsory acquisition of land from the latest land holders who had no more historic right to it than anyone else. _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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pietillidie
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^A compulsory acquisition of land? That's an extremely revealing analogy which assumes a legitimate authority made a tough but legitimate decision for the benefit of all. Way to keep the dehumanisation ball that started the whole business in play.
Back to the Narcissist-in-Chief, rather than doing his job and minimising corrupt and imperialistic interference abroad, his brain hurts and his Fox viewing time is being interrupted, so he simply abandons vulnerable allies. Quality to the last. _________________ In the end the rain comes down, washes clean the streets of a blue sky town.
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stui magpie
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Post WWII a number of decisions were made about borders and countries. Korea being removed from Japan and being partitioned was one, the creation of Israel was another.
Which particular dehumanization ball are you referring to? The Nazi's attempted genocide of Jews or something else? _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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pietillidie
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stui magpie wrote: | Post WWII a number of decisions were made about borders and countries. Korea being removed from Japan and being partitioned was one, the creation of Israel was another.
Which particular dehumanization ball are you referring to? The Nazi's attempted genocide of Jews or something else? |
It goes well beyond the Nazis. Jewish folks have been dehumanised forever and a day by ordinary people much closer to home. Rather than looking in the mirror and confronting the actual cause (an old but ugly mix of ignorance, racism, colonialism, xenophobia, bigotry, opportunism and outright thuggery), the solution to the 'Jewish problem' was to double-down by dehumanising yet another group.
Think about it: if Jews were considered the lowest of the low, just how much lower must an entirely unconsidered group be? The analogy you employed has this original sin baked into it. There was no well-meaning umpire acting for the common good; you can accept this and the existence of the state of Israel at the same time.
To add insult to injury, you've called the removal of Japan from Korea the removal of Korea from Japan!
I don't want to argue for the sake of it; you're more sensible than me most of the time anyhow. But you can't dismiss complex relationships, deep-seated feelings and massive present-day repercussions as the contingencies of history. These might be pain-in-the-arse matters that impose themselves on our living rooms from some remote location, but that doesn't justify throwing our hands in the air, abandoning fairness and siding with those would benefit us most. That way lies further pogroms; in fact, that's a neat segue back to Trump and the Kurds. _________________ In the end the rain comes down, washes clean the streets of a blue sky town.
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stui magpie
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pietillidie wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | Post WWII a number of decisions were made about borders and countries. Korea being removed from Japan and being partitioned was one, the creation of Israel was another.
Which particular dehumanization ball are you referring to? The Nazi's attempted genocide of Jews or something else? |
It goes well beyond the Nazis. Jewish folks have been dehumanised forever and a day by ordinary people much closer to home. Rather than looking in the mirror and confronting the actual cause (an old but ugly mix of ignorance, racism, colonialism, xenophobia, bigotry, opportunism and outright thuggery), the solution to the 'Jewish problem' was to double-down by dehumanising yet another group.
Think about it: if Jews were considered the lowest of the low, just how much lower must an entirely unconsidered group be? The analogy you employed has this original sin baked into it. There was no well-meaning umpire acting for the common good; you can accept this and the existence of the state of Israel at the same time.
To add insult to injury, you've called the removal of Japan from Korea the removal of Korea from Japan!
I don't want to argue for the sake of it; you're more sensible than me most of the time anyhow. But you can't dismiss complex relationships, deep-seated feelings and massive present-day repercussions as the contingencies of history. These might be pain-in-the-arse matters that impose themselves on our living rooms from some remote location, but that doesn't justify throwing our hands in the air, abandoning fairness and siding with those would benefit us most. That way lies further pogroms; in fact, that's a neat segue back to Trump and the Kurds. |
I'm not going to argue about Israel, you have your view I have mine and they're different. The geographic area referred to as Palestine has been through more sets of hands than a $2 hooker at the docks so I don't see how the people who resided there in 1947 could have any claim to continuity of possession or be considered dehumanised at being relocated.
I will pick you up on the Japan/Korea one though as you've misread my intention.
Korea was removed from Japan in that it was taken off them, out of their control. It was considered their possession, it was removed from them. Now that may have had the effect of removing Japanese influence and people from Korea, but my statement remains true, _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Wokko
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Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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Palestine is the Holy Land and should be returned to the Crusader Orders immediately. |
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