Kurds were U.S Allies to defeat ISIS but are No Angels: Trump

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The U.S President Donald Trump has described Kurds as No Angels. He was supposedly attempting to defend his decision to allow Turkey’s offensive in Syria. The U.S President’s comments also said it was fine for Russia to assist Assad regime in the conflict, in spite of Kurdish forces being longstanding allies of the United States who played a major role in the defeat of ISIS. Trump also claimed imposing U.S sanctions on Turkey would be better than fighting in the region. Trump said in the White House, “All American soldiers are away from the site. Syria and Turkey can fight. They’ve got a lot of sand over there. There’s a lot of sand that they can play with. They are no angels, by the way”. Trump was referring to a group that has been bombarded since the U.S pulled troops from northern Syria, allowing the Turkish offensive.

Trump said, “If Turkey goes into Syria it is between Turkey and Syria. It’s not our problem”. Trump welcomed the addition of further international involvement. He said it is fine with Russia helping Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad in fighting against ISIS and other adversaries. Trump has been widely criticized for his decision about the removal of U.S troops from northern Syria. It has led to a military assault on Kurdish forces that lost more than 10,000 soldiers fighting alongside the U.S against ISIS. Trump said, “The Kurds are much safer right now, but the Kurds know how to fight”. He suggested that the Kurds were better at fighting when allied with the United States than when they were not. He said, “They fought with us. We paid a lot of money to fight with them but that’s ok”. But, the backlash against Trump regarding the issue has pushed him to impose fresh sanctions on Turkey. It is noteworthy that Trump has called on Turkey to impose a cease-fire in the area. He is sending vice president Mike Pence into the region to help negotiate.