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In today's Age I read that the US is sending 3,000 extra troops to Saudi
Arabia. So much for Trump's alleged desire to terminate America's "endless
wars" in the Middle East.
This strengthens my belief that the withdrawal of some US troops in northeast
Syria from the Turkish border was aimed at facilitating the Turkish invasion.
It is true that Trump has criticised the invasion (very mildly). But with
Trump we must look at his actions, not his words.
Chris Slee
From: Chris Slee
Sent: Friday, 11 October 2019 6:36 AM
To: Activists and scholars in Marxist tradition
Subject: US collusion with Turkish invasion
Thinking about the events leading up to the Turkish invasion of northeastern
Syria, I believe that the US colluded with Turkey to prepare the ground for the
invasion.
In the preceding months, US military officers met separately with Turkey and
the SDF, and arranged a deal which included some concessions by the SDF. For
example, regular SDF troops were withdrawn at least 5 kilometers from the
border.
I assume that, in return for this weakening of its defensive position, the SDF
would have received assurances that the US would take measures to deter a
Turkish invasion. For example, the US could have imposed a no-fly zone over
northeastern Syria.
Instead the US suddenly withdrew its ground troops from the area. At around
the same time Trump gave Erdogan the green light to go ahead with the invasion.
This indicates that Trump was not acting as an erratic individual, but was
acting in coordination with the US military leadership.
>From the standpoint of US imperialism, restoring good relations with Turkey is
>a logical course of action. They are not concerned with the human cost of the
>invasion.
Chris Slee
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