Re: [Marxism] Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG

2020-03-16 Thread RKOB via Marxism 

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I don't understand why you compare the Pentagon money for the YPG with 
the budget for the whole Turkish army?


Anyway, most of the time in the last 5 years, the YPG did not fight with 
the Turkish army (except for a short period each in Afrin resp. in the 
border region of Northeast Syria). Most time they served the U.S. 
imperialists in eastern Syria in the struggle against Daesh and others. 
It is a myth that the YPG/SDF is mainly fighting against Turkey.


Am 15.03.2020 um 21:32 schrieb Chris Slee:
The SDF was reportedly receiving aid worth $300 million per year from 
the US (now cut to $200 million).  This was in the context of the war 
against ISIS.


By comparison, the Turkish military budget is $19 billion.

Even if US allies like Saudi Arabia make up for the cut to direct US 
aid, the resources of the SDF will still be tiny compared to those of 
Turkey, which has the military aircraft, tanks, drones, etc.


When Turkey invaded Afrin, the US did nothing to stop the invasion.  
The US was only interested in suppressing ISIS, not helping the SDF 
against Turkey.


Last year Turkey invaded a strip of land in northeastern Syria. 
Currently the Turkish army is focusing on Idlib, but if the ceasefire 
there holds I expect a stepped up invasion of the northeast.


Chris Slee

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So does this mean you deny the support of the dictatorships of Saudi
Arabia, Egypt and UAE for the YPG?

We have already demonstarted this support in other articles. This is
simply undenyable!

https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/shameful-alliance-of-saudi-monarchy-and-ypg-in-syria/

And if 200 or 300 millions US-Dollar from the Pentagon for the YPG/SDF
every year (!) is insignificant, I wonder what is significant! And these
are only the official figures from the U.S. army!

https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/syria-how-much-does-the-pentagon-pay-for-the-ypg/



Am 14.03.2020 um 22:34 schrieb Chris Slee:
> Michael Probsting quotes an article in Middle East Eye, which in turn
> quotes an article in al-Araby al-Jadeed (the New Arab), which in turn
> quotes "unnamed Egyptian sources" talking about "major military
> assistance" to the SDF from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
>
> According to Wikipedia, al-Araby al-Jadeed is owned by Fadaat Media
> Ltd, a Qatar-based company.  Given Qatar's close links with Turkey, I
> would expect a Qatar-based company to be supportive of Turkey, and
> hence hostile to the SDF.
>
> Hence I don't regard this report as reliable.
>
> Whatever small amount of assistance the SDF has got from the US and
> its allies is insignificant compared to the strength of the invading
> Turkish army, which has both NATO-supplied and locally manufactured
> weapons.
>
> Chris Slee
> 
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> Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG
>
> Arab dictatorships increase their support for the foot soldiers of U.S.
> imperialism in Syria
>
> By Michael Pröbsting, 14 March 2020
>
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https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/characteristic-supporters-of-the-kurdish-ypg/

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Re: [Marxism] Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG

2020-03-15 Thread Chris Slee via Marxism 
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The SDF was reportedly receiving aid worth $300 million per year from the US 
(now cut to $200 million).  This was in the context of the war against ISIS.

By comparison, the Turkish military budget is $19 billion.

Even if US allies like Saudi Arabia make up for the cut to direct US aid, the 
resources of the SDF will still be tiny compared to those of Turkey, which has 
the military aircraft, tanks, drones, etc.

When Turkey invaded Afrin, the US did nothing to stop the invasion.  The US was 
only interested in suppressing ISIS, not helping the SDF against Turkey.

Last year Turkey invaded a strip of land in northeastern Syria.  Currently the 
Turkish army is focusing on Idlib, but if the ceasefire there holds I expect a 
stepped up invasion of the northeast.

Chris Slee

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So does this mean you deny the support of the dictatorships of Saudi
Arabia, Egypt and UAE for the YPG?

We have already demonstarted this support in other articles. This is
simply undenyable!

https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/shameful-alliance-of-saudi-monarchy-and-ypg-in-syria/

And if 200 or 300 millions US-Dollar from the Pentagon for the YPG/SDF
every year (!) is insignificant, I wonder what is significant! And these
are only the official figures from the U.S. army!

https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/syria-how-much-does-the-pentagon-pay-for-the-ypg/



Am 14.03.2020 um 22:34 schrieb Chris Slee:
> Michael Probsting quotes an article in Middle East Eye, which in turn
> quotes an article in al-Araby al-Jadeed (the New Arab), which in turn
> quotes "unnamed Egyptian sources" talking about "major military
> assistance" to the SDF from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
>
> According to Wikipedia, al-Araby al-Jadeed is owned by Fadaat Media
> Ltd, a Qatar-based company.  Given Qatar's close links with Turkey, I
> would expect a Qatar-based company to be supportive of Turkey, and
> hence hostile to the SDF.
>
> Hence I don't regard this report as reliable.
>
> Whatever small amount of assistance the SDF has got from the US and
> its allies is insignificant compared to the strength of the invading
> Turkish army, which has both NATO-supplied and locally manufactured
> weapons.
>
> Chris Slee
> 
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> Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG
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> Arab dictatorships increase their support for the foot soldiers of U.S.
> imperialism in Syria
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> By Michael Pröbsting, 14 March 2020
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Re: [Marxism] Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG

2020-03-15 Thread RKOB via Marxism 

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So does this mean you deny the support of the dictatorships of Saudi 
Arabia, Egypt and UAE for the YPG?


We have already demonstarted this support in other articles. This is 
simply undenyable!


https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/shameful-alliance-of-saudi-monarchy-and-ypg-in-syria/

And if 200 or 300 millions US-Dollar from the Pentagon for the YPG/SDF 
every year (!) is insignificant, I wonder what is significant! And these 
are only the official figures from the U.S. army!


https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/syria-how-much-does-the-pentagon-pay-for-the-ypg/



Am 14.03.2020 um 22:34 schrieb Chris Slee:
Michael Probsting quotes an article in Middle East Eye, which in turn 
quotes an article in al-Araby al-Jadeed (the New Arab), which in turn 
quotes "unnamed Egyptian sources" talking about "major military 
assistance" to the SDF from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.


According to Wikipedia, al-Araby al-Jadeed is owned by Fadaat Media 
Ltd, a Qatar-based company.  Given Qatar's close links with Turkey, I 
would expect a Qatar-based company to be supportive of Turkey, and 
hence hostile to the SDF.


Hence I don't regard this report as reliable.

Whatever small amount of assistance the SDF has got from the US and 
its allies is insignificant compared to the strength of the invading 
Turkish army, which has both NATO-supplied and locally manufactured 
weapons.


Chris Slee

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Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG

Arab dictatorships increase their support for the foot soldiers of U.S.
imperialism in Syria

By Michael Pröbsting, 14 March 2020

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Re: [Marxism] Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG

2020-03-14 Thread Chris Slee via Marxism 
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Michael Probsting quotes an article in Middle East Eye, which in turn quotes an 
article in al-Araby al-Jadeed (the New Arab), which in turn quotes "unnamed 
Egyptian sources" talking about "major military assistance" to the SDF from 
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

According to Wikipedia, al-Araby al-Jadeed is owned by Fadaat Media Ltd, a 
Qatar-based company.  Given Qatar's close links with Turkey, I would expect a 
Qatar-based company to be supportive of Turkey, and hence hostile to the SDF.

Hence I don't regard this report as reliable.

Whatever small amount of assistance the SDF has got from the US and its allies 
is insignificant compared to the strength of the invading Turkish army, which 
has both NATO-supplied and locally manufactured weapons.

Chris Slee

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Characteristic Supporters of the Kurdish YPG

Arab dictatorships increase their support for the foot soldiers of U.S.
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By Michael Pröbsting, 14 March 2020

https://www.thecommunists.net/worldwide/africa-and-middle-east/characteristic-supporters-of-the-kurdish-ypg/

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