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I don't know if this report is true, but it would not surprise me. Military cooperation between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the US was initially directed against ISIS. But it also had the benefit of deterring a Turkish invasion of Rojava and the broader Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. ISIS has been greatly weakened, but the Turkish threat has become more obvious following the invasion of Afrin. Hence it seems the DFNS would like a continuing US military presence, to deter a Turkish invasion of the rest of northern Syria. While this is understandable, it has obvious dangers. It could result in cooptation of the SDF and the degeneration of the revolution. The only hope is for the revolution to spread to other countries, particularly Turkey and Iraq. As Trotsky said, there can be no socialism in a single country. Chris Slee ________________________________ From: Marxism <[email protected]> on behalf of RKOB via Marxism <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 17 August 2018 3:16:36 AM To: Chris Slee Subject: [Marxism] US To Establish Airbase in Syria? ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. ***************************************************************** This is from an Syrian opposition source which quotes pro-regime media. I don't know how reliable this information is. https://www.qasioun-news.com/en/news/show/158813/US_To_Establish_Airbase_In_Syria -- Revolutionär-Kommunistische Organisation BEFREIUNG (Österreichische Sektion der RCIT, www.thecommunists.net<http://www.thecommunists.net>) www.rkob.net<http://www.rkob.net> [email protected] Tel./SMS/WhatsApp/Telegram: +43-650-4068314 --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren geprüft. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/chris_w_slee%40hotmail.com _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
