By Grant NewshamMany Americans may be inclined to say good-riddance to Syria and the rest of the Middle East to boot. He is leaving Kurdish allies in the lurch, and to the tender mercies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose attitude toward the Kurds is well known and not amicable. Inconsistency, even hypocrisy, may be part and parcel of foreign relations, but how a nation treats its friends still matters — and both friends and enemies notice. They were also the US’ staunchest allies during the Iraq War. Longer memories linger on how US promises to South Vietnam played out during the North Vietnamese invasion of 1975.

Source: Taipei Times October 10, 2019 15:56 UTC