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Mike Pompeo: Syrian Kurds are 'great partners;' We’ll ensure them a 'seat at the table'
Kurdistan24 (K24) News ^ | Laurie Mylroie

Posted on 10/12/2018 10:48:09 AM PDT by Texas Fossil

WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) – Syria’s Kurds “have been great partners,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday evening in Washington DC, as he addressed a conference of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA.)

Pompeo affirmed that the Kurds would be party to negotiations over Syria’s political future.

“We are now driving,” he said, stressing that last word, “to make sure that they have a seat at the table.”

Pompeo is the most senior US official to affirm a long-term commitment to Syria’s Kurds.

Previously, Amb. James Jeffrey, who was appointed Pompeo’s Representative for Syria Engagement in late August, had said the US would maintain troops in eastern Syria until key political objectives are achieved.

Pompeo’s assertion of a similar policy has made it that much more authoritative.

Pompeo explained that there was a new situation in Syria, which required a new US response.

“[President] Assad has tightened his grip, thanks to Russia, Iran, and other regional actors,” Pompeo explained, while the so-called Islamic State (IS) “has been beaten to a shadow of its former self.”

Ensuring that IS is fully defeated and does not come back remains a “top priority,” but the US now has “two other mutually reinforcing objectives.”

One is “a peaceful and political resolution” to the Syrian conflict, Pompeo said, explaining that Washington is fully committed to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, which establishes the basis for a political process to end the fighting in Syria.

The second new objective of the US in Syria, Pompeo explained, is “the removal of all Iranian and Iranian-backed forces” from the country.

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A video and more explanation at the link.

The author has long been an authority of situation in Iraq, she understands Syria too.

I've been in much closer contact with the Syrian Kurds over the past 4-5 years.

I am most pleased to read the statement of Secretary Pompeo's strong support for both, in the efforts to bring the war to an end and the aim to help insure security for our Northern Syrian allies in this fight against ISIS.

1 posted on 10/12/2018 10:48:09 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: BeauBo; Candor7; ColdOne; Navy Patriot; caww; huldah1776; dp0622; Gene Eric; Freemeorkillme; ...
Syria Ping
2 posted on 10/12/2018 10:49:55 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Take & Give, 1 step backwards & 2 steps forward: The Turks have some kind of obsession with the Saudis & a very definite obession with Gulen, they just released the pastor, now this hits them in a sensitive spot. Erdogan doesn’t realizing he’s being spoofed.


3 posted on 10/12/2018 10:51:05 AM PDT by CharlesOConnell (CharlesOConnell)
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To: CharlesOConnell

Brave warriors too. They fought well against ISIS.

And get this... they are not hostile to Israel!

Definitely deserving of their own country.


4 posted on 10/12/2018 10:53:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: Texas Fossil

This is VERY good.


5 posted on 10/12/2018 11:02:07 AM PDT by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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To: Texas Fossil

The Kurds must make a commitment to protect Christian minorities in Syria.


6 posted on 10/12/2018 11:10:18 AM PDT by jimmygrace
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To: Texas Fossil

I’ve been reading Solider of Fortune since 2003 and all of the editors who served in Iraq vouch for the Kurds. Heck, there was even one article about a family naming their first born child DICK CHENEY for how Cheney authorized weapons and food assistance to the Kurds.


7 posted on 10/12/2018 11:25:25 AM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: CharlesOConnell

Yes, he is now threatening Manbij again. Our recent statement about Syria:

Mike Pompeo: Syrian Kurds are ‘great partners;’ We’ll ensure them a ‘seat at the table’

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/6760aec3-5eaf-4a3b-891c-b779da44b307?platform=hootsuite

FR Comments: https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3695994/posts

NOW, are the US sanctions still on for Turkey?


8 posted on 10/12/2018 11:26:58 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: SeekAndFind

Totally agree.


9 posted on 10/12/2018 11:27:48 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: huldah1776

Yes


10 posted on 10/12/2018 11:28:13 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: jimmygrace

*** The Kurds must make a commitment to protect Christian minorities in Syria. ***

Can you say Nineveh Plains? There is a reason the Kurds have no friends but the mountains.


11 posted on 10/12/2018 11:35:12 AM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: jimmygrace

*** The Kurds must make a commitment to protect Christian minorities in Syria. ***

Can you say Nineveh Plains? There is a reason the Kurds have no friends but the mountains.


12 posted on 10/12/2018 11:35:12 AM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: jimmygrace

Why? They have fought alongside the Syrian Kurds since Kobane. That was almost 5 years ago.

Syriac Christians have their own force within the SDF now, but they were in the YPG from the beginning. (I’m told that some of them are still in YPG units)

Long ago I posted this:

The War Nerd: A Glorious Victory, For Once! (Kurds in Syria)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3558431/posts?page=52

I was told of the YPG saving these villages before I actually read this article. The author is probably not welcome on FR from what some here told me, but the tale is true.

Don’t let Turkish propaganda shape your opinion of the Kurds.


13 posted on 10/12/2018 11:36:59 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: SeekAndFind
Definitely deserving of their own country.

I was hoping when we were in Iraq we could have divided that area into 3 sections, a Sunni,a Shia, and a Kurd.
Then get out and let them hassle amongst themselves while we armed the Kurds. - Tom

14 posted on 10/12/2018 11:40:09 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
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To: sockmonkey

The Syrian Kurds are not the same as the Iraq Kurds.

The danger in Nilneveh comes from the Shia (Iranian) element of Kurds in Iraq. The Christians were almost totally removed from the Nineveh plains by ISIS. Many have stayed away. Games are being played (great danger) with those who return.

There are differences Among Syriac Christians. Chaldean and Syriac have some overlaps. Some were/are allied to Baghdad others were/are allied with Erbil. Causes problems.


15 posted on 10/12/2018 11:45:42 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: max americana

I’m not personally close to any of them in Iraq, but know about them.

I am very close to some in Syria and absolutely love the way they treat their neighbors, defend each other and fight bravely and fiercely to be free of oppression. What is not to like?


16 posted on 10/12/2018 11:50:14 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil
What is not to like?

They're communists.

17 posted on 10/12/2018 12:10:28 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Texas Fossil

Nice!


18 posted on 10/12/2018 12:52:44 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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To: Texas Fossil

*** “The Syrian Kurds are not the same as the Iraq Kurds.” ***

So are you saying the Kurds in Qamishli, Syria who have closed Christian Schools, and seized Christian homes are not Syrian Kurds?


19 posted on 10/12/2018 1:06:44 PM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: Texas Fossil

*** “The Syrian Kurds are not the same as the Iraq Kurds.” ***

So are you saying the Kurds in Qamishli, Syria who have closed Christian Schools, and seized Christian homes are not Syrian Kurds?


20 posted on 10/12/2018 1:06:44 PM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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