Syria's new jihadi government has delivered a devastating blow to America's Kurdish allies, forcing them into a humiliating surrender agreement that strips away their hard-fought autonomy in exchange for empty promises about "cultural rights."
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who leads the al-Qaeda offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), signed the deal on Sunday with Kurdish forces who have been America's most reliable partners in the fight against ISIS. The agreement essentially hands Damascus control over Kurdish-held territories while offering nothing more than symbolic recognition of Kurdish "cultural and linguistic rights."
This is what happens when America projects weakness on the world stage. Our Kurdish allies, who bled and died fighting ISIS alongside American forces, have been abandoned to cut deals with literal terrorists because they can't count on U.S. support.
The Price of Biden's Foreign Policy Failures
Make no mistake – this capitulation is the direct result of four years of Biden administration weakness. While Joe Biden was busy focusing on pronouns and climate change, Syria descended into chaos, and now an al-Qaeda affiliate controls Damascus.
The Kurds have been America's most steadfast allies in the Middle East, proving their loyalty time and again. They deserve better than being forced to surrender their autonomy to jihadists because the previous administration couldn't be bothered to maintain American strength in the region.
"The Kurdish people fought ISIS when others wouldn't. Now they're being forced to bow to al-Qaeda affiliates. This is the legacy of weak American leadership," said one defense analyst.
President Trump now inherits yet another foreign policy disaster from his predecessor. The question facing the Trump-Vance administration is clear: Will America stand by our Kurdish allies, or will we allow jihadi terrorists to dictate terms to our friends?
The Syrian situation exposes the harsh reality that when America retreats from leadership, our enemies advance and our allies suffer. How many more loyal partners will pay the price for the Biden regime's failures before real leadership returns to Washington?