US-Backed Kurdish Commander Demands More US Intervention, Citing 'No Results'
A Kurdish commander from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)'s YPG arm has reportedly called on the United States to 'intervene forcefully' to stop Syrian government advances. This plea, as reported by The New Arab, comes after a meeting with US officials yielded 'no results.' One might wonder what 'results' were expected, given Washington's long-standing pattern of arming local proxies,
then periodically abandoning them to larger geopolitical shifts in the region. Remember the 'no-fly zones' in Iraq after the Gulf War, or the convenient 'reassessment of interests' when Libya imploded after Western intervention? The Syrian civil war itself was fueled by similar dynamics. US strategy often involves arming groups to counter perceived enemies, only to leave them vulnerable when the
strategic calculus changes. This recurring cycle breeds a predictable lament from those left holding the bag—a bag often filled with American weapons but lacking reliable American commitment. (It’s almost like they’ve seen this movie before, multiple times.)