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Photographic images of the aerial bombardment of Kurdish civilians – including women, children, the elderly and the disabled – in northern Syria this week raised fundamental questions about the commitment of the United States to its long-term allies.

This includes the 66 year-old alliance with the Republic of Korea. Turkish strongman Erdogan wasted no time, after receiving a green light from Trump with the precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from the area, to launch an offense against his long-time Kurdish rivals.  

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