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Syria: Arabs Joining Kurdish-Led Forces

“Analysts have thus far tended to ignore those Arabs who support the political project in north and east Syria. Several observers have amplified the voices of those Arabs who are critical of it, perhaps because that narrative fits more easily into the simple trope of sectarianism.” Arabs Across Syria Join the Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Forces

The Kurds

"It marks a betrayal of Washington's Kurdish allies, a betrayal that many other countries in the region will note with alarm," and " a stab in the back ." No, it is neither a betrayal nor a stab in the back. It has been a consistent U.S. geo-strategic policy for decades. The Kurds were used before and they are used now. It is not about Trump; despite differences, Turkey is a NATO ally.