Trump's decisions on the Kurdish will be very important!
Iran’s mullahs are betting that Trump, like
Obama, will choose appeasement. Count
on President Trump to be different!
In a
just world, the Kurds would have a state of their own. Their culture is
ancient. They speak a distinctive language. They have a homeland, Kurdistan,
ruled for centuries by Arabs, Turks and Persians — foreigners and oppressors
all.
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It’s essential that Mr. Trump make clear
that further threats to the security and integrity of the Kurdish region will
not be countenanced, that any advance on Erbil will be met with stiff sanctions
and, if necessary, force. The U.S. should insist that all military operations
cease immediately and that negotiations between Baghdad and Kurdish leaders
commence under American auspices.
Anything less will be interpreted as
acquiescence to the Islamic republic’s drive to impose its brand of jihadism
and Islamism on its neighbors and, in due time, far beyond.
To make America great again requires
demonstrating that America is the best friend and the worst enemy any nation
can have. During the Obama years, the opposite seemed to be the case. If
aligning with the U.S. comes to be viewed as a chump’s game no matter who is in
the White House, the U.S. will end up with no friends. It will have a growing
list of emboldened enemies instead.
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Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for Defense of
Democracies and a columnist for The Washington Times.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/24/kurdish-independence-may-depend-on-trumps-moves/
