Turkey Invades Syria, and Kurdish Fighters Who Helped Defeat ISIS Are Trapped

Traditional Iraqi cheek kisses and handshakes greeted the soldiers assigned to the 2nd Iraqi Army Division as they stepped onto the Baghdad International Airport tarmac, Feb. 26, 2007. The commanders of the Iraqi Ground Forces Command met every individual and spoke to them about duty, honor and their country's need for them now. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Abel Trevino -

Kurdish forces have a long history of siding with the United States. And the United States has a long history of eventually selling them out.

The latest iteration of this dynamic unfolded when Donald Trump ordered a small US military contingent to withdraw from Kurdish controlled parts of Northeastern Syria in advance of a likely Turkish military operation. The move came after phone call between Trump and Turkish President Recep Teyyep Erdogan in which Trump apparently acquiesced to a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters from the region.

That military campaign has begun, with Turkish military forces attacking …