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17. To Trump, the Kurds are just expendable tools.

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:49 AM

20 hrs ago

It's hard for me to grasp why the Kurds would ever
go along with this.

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All coming into focus now... The Kurds will lead the ground assault on Iran [View all] WarGamer 20 hrs ago OP

What will Turkey think about us arming the Kurds? surfered 20 hrs ago #1

Trump's betrayal of the Kurds in Syria was disgusting... WarGamer 20 hrs ago #16

we have betrayed the kurds to genocidal enemies several times rampartd 20 hrs ago #2

+1 leftstreet 20 hrs ago #5

oh...it's the plan. ret5hd 20 hrs ago #7

To Trump, the Kurds are just expendable tools. ananda 20 hrs ago #17

We know damn well thats EXACTLY the plan. Volaris 20 hrs ago #9

+1 rampartd 20 hrs ago #10

This after he threw them under a bus in Syria? Hugin 20 hrs ago #4

"Thousands"!! Should be a cakewalk! dpibel 20 hrs ago #8

The articles describe the way they would be used... WarGamer 20 hrs ago #13

D-Day: June 6, 1944. VE-Day: May 8, 1945 dpibel 20 hrs ago #18

Trump completely left the Kurds to die during his first term Johnny2X2X 20 hrs ago #12

Article says they've been arming for a while covertly WarGamer 20 hrs ago #14

again?! mike_c 20 hrs ago #15

This is going to be a Sectarian war GCG 20 hrs ago #19