The Kurds got screwed at the end of World War I, And lost their dream of an independent Kurdistan. There are large Kurdish communities in northern Syria, southern Turkey, and northwestern Iraq, and they have long dreamed of pulling back together into one country. In both Iraq and Syria they have been the allies of the United States in the battle against Isis and Al-Qaeda, but Erdogan in Turkey hates them and wants to kill them because they do not kowtow to his strongman rule. It's a tragedy that Donald Trump has decided to stop protecting our longtime ally the Kurds in Syria. Instead, he should be pulling together an international coalition to help them protect their territories and become their own country.

-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "US troops leave Syria border ahead of Turkish offensive" by BBC.

Article: "Turkey v Syria's Kurds explained" by BBC.

Article: "Turkey-Syria border: Kurds bitter as US troops withdraw" by BBC.

Article: "Defying Pentagon, Trump Backs Turkish Operation in Syria Targeting U.S.-backed Kurds".

Article: "'Disaster in the making': Republicans torch Trump's Syria policy" by Quint Forgey and David Cohen.

Tweet: "Thank you Prime Minister Erdogan for joining us yesterday to celebrate the launch of #TrumpTowers Istanbul!" by Ivanka Trump.

Book: "The Prophet's Way" by Thom Hartmann

Article: "Joe Biden Is Proud of His Record on Iraq, but His Plan to Segregate It Would Have Unleashed Chaos" by Robert Mackey.

Article: "Casualties of the Iraq War" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Meghan McCain Tears Into Republicans Backing Trump's 'Wag the Dog' Syria Pullout: 'You Feckless, Unpatriotic Cowards!'" by Connor Mannion.

Article: "Latest betrayal of Kurds risks undermining defeat of Isis" by Martin Chulov.

Article: "Camp David Accords" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster To Resign, Be Replaced By John Bolton" by Philip Ewing.

Article: "Trump Towers Istanbul" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Donald Trump Has a Conflict of Interest in Turkey. Just Ask Donald Trump." by Ashley Dejean.

Article: "Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Turkish National For Conspiring To Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, Money Laundering, And Bank Fraud" (Reza Zarrab) by Department of Justice.

Article: "Donald Trump's Huge Conflict of Interest in Turkey" by Tim Mak.

Article: "In Erdogan's Turkey, Everyone Is a Terrorist" by Zia Weise.

Article: "Project for the New American Century (PNAC)" by Wikipedia.

Clip: "Iraq sits on top of 10 percent of the world's oil reserves, very significant reserves, second only to Saudi Arabia." Vice President Dick Cheney, Meet the Press, September 14, 2003.

Article: "The Pottery Barn Rule: Syria Edition" by Kathy Gilsinan.

Article: "Marshall Plan" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Department of Peace" by Wikipedia.

Article: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection" by Wikipedia.

Article: "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement" (ICE) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Journalist says a CBP officer withheld his passport until he agreed he writes 'propaganda'" by Hannah Knowles.

Article: "Shoot Migrants' Legs, Build Alligator Moat: Behind Trump's Ideas for Border" by Michael D. Shear and Julie Hirschfeld Davis.

Article: "Trump tells cops they should rough people up more during arrests" by Kelly Swanson.

Article: "Days before campaign rally, police union sells 'Cops for Trump' shirts in Minneapolis" by AP.

Article: "A police union group in D.C. is holding its holiday party at President Trump's hotel. Some members are furious." by David A. Fahrenthold and Clarence Williams.

Article: "Sturmabteilung" (Brownshirts).

Article: "Proud Boys" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Blackshirts" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right." - P. T. Barnum.

Article: "Appeals court grants Trump stay in legal fight over his tax returns" by Axios.

Article: "Roger Stone" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Watergate scandal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Falklands War" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Godwin's law" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Team Trump screams about Ukrainian corruption while shaking down Ukrainian officials for profit" by Laura Clawson.

Article: "Ronald Reagan launched an attack on the middle class. We must reverse it to save our democracy" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Trump Called Rodrigo Duterte To Congratulate Him On His Murderous Drug War: “you Are Doing An Amazing Job”" by Jeremy Scahill, Alex Emmons, Ryan Grim.

Tweet: "Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Trump congratulated China's dictators while police brutally cracked down on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong" by John Haltiwanger.

Article: "John Brennan: CIA Would Call U.S. 'Very Corrupt' If It Were Another Country" by Amy Russo.

Article: "Profit, not politics: Trump allies sought Ukraine gas deal" by Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker and Richard Lardner.

Article: "Scoop: Trump pins Ukraine call on Energy Secretary Rick Perry" by Alayna Treene, Jonathan Swan.

Book: The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann.

Speech: "New Nationalism Speech" by Theodore Roosevelt, August 31, 1910 (square deal).

Article: "New Deal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Fair Deal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes, 1651.

Article: "Thomas Hobbes" by Wikipedia.

Article: "John Locke" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Jean-Jacques Rousseau" by Wikipedia.

Book: "Two Treatises on Government" by John Locke.

Article: "Allegory of the Cave" (Plato's Cave) by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Could You Be Fired For Being Gay? SCOTUS To Decide
- Alphonso David, Civil Rights Attorney & President - Human Rights Campaign

Article: "LGBT History Month" by Wikipedia.

Event: Oct 10: CNN: "Dems' townhall on CNN co-sponsored by HRC: "Power of Our Pride"" by.

Article: "Gay rights battle against employment discrimination extends beyond the grave, and to the Supreme Court" by Richard Wolf.

Article: "Gay panic defense" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Shooting of Trayvon Martin" by Wikipedia.

Bill: "H.R.5 - Equality Act" by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1].

Event: Portland, OR - October 10 @ 7:30 PM: Booksignings w/Thom Hartmann - The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America at Powells City of Books.

Article: "Tulsi Gabbard cites US arms sales to Saudi Arabia in falsely claiming Donald Trump supports al-Qaida" by Tom Kertscher.

Article: "US withdrawal from Syria leaves fate of Isis fighters and families in detention uncertain" by Martin Chulov, Bethan McKernan and Julian Borger.

TV: "Global Public Square" by Fareed Zakaria.

Article: "The Danger of Deconsolidation" by Roberto Stefan Foa and Yascha Mounk.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978

Tweet: "-A corporate lawyer runs DOL ...
Trump drained the swamp alright...
...right into the White House." by Robert Reich.

Article: "America is an oligarchy, not a democracy or republic, university study finds" by Cheryl K. Chumley.

Article: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Site: Medicaid.

Article: "Medicare (United States)" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Article: "Civil Rights Act of 1964" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Head Start (program)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Teacher Corps" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Evaluating the success of the Great Society" by Karen Tumulty.

Article: "United States Department of Energy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Department of Education" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Targeting 'Medicare For All' Proposals, Trump Lays Out His Vision For Medicare" by Selena Simmons-Duffin.

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].

Bill: "H.R.986 - Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019" by Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2].

Bill: "H.R.987 - Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act" by Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large].

Bill: "H.R.8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019" by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5].

Bill: "H.R.1112 - Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019" by Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6].

Bill: "H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019" by Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] .

Bill: "H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act" by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3].

Bill: "H.R.1585 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019" by Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] .

Bill: "H.R.1644 - Save the Internet Act of 2019" by Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18].

Bill: "H.R.9 - Climate Action Now Act" by Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14].

Bill: "H.R.1500 - Consumers First Act" by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43].

Tweet: "As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I've done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over..." by Donald J. Trump.

Tweet: "....the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Clear Skies Act of 2003" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Healthy Forests Initiative" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump mentioned the 'Crowdstrike' conspiracy during his call with Ukraine. Here's what that means" by Daniel Funke.

Article: "Trump Orders Substantial Cut to National Security Council Staff After Whistle-Blower Complaint" by Jennifer Jacobs, Justin Sink.

Article: "Extrajudicial killing" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Medicare "Part E"- for Everybody" by Thom Hartmann.

Video: Ronald Reagan - Medicare Will Bring A Socialist Dictatorship.

Article: "United States Environmental Protection Agency" by Wikipedia.

Article: "How deep does the Russia collusion go? To McConnell?" (aluminum factory) by Joan McCarter.

Article: "Moscow Mitch stiffs coal miner pensions, secures funds for the Russian aluminum mill in Kentucky" by Joan McCarter.

Article: "Russia's Rusal was sanctioned by the US. Now it's investing $200 million in a Kentucky mill" by Julia Horowitz.

Article: "Marsh Arabs" by Wikipedia.

Article: "1991 uprisings in Iraq" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Joseph Mifsud: The mystery professor behind Trump Russia inquiry" by John Sweeney & Innes Bowen.

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