Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Vote No on Trump
By - Ardalan Hardi

Today the current difficult crisis that Kurdish people face in Rojawa is just another reminder of how alone we are as a nation. Our people are faced with another betrayal by those whom we considered friends. The Kurds all thought the western nations, specifically the United States and their big talk of “having our back”, were going to shield us from those fascist dictators surrounding our Kurdish nation. Our enemies go to extreme efforts to silence our Kurdish voice everywhere in the world. As a result of the unforgivable betrayal by Trump, a dangerous breach of trust has opened across the world and in the middle east in particular.

Today we have concrete evidence that the US president, good or bad, has a direct affect on the future of Kurds & Kurdistan. The green light given by Trump to the Turkish dictator to attack Rojawa with all its power and for Eoudogan to start his diabolical plan to implement his genocide and ethnic cleansing of Kurdsh people is a true reminder that we have no friends except the mountains.

ISIS is as monumentous a threat to the West as it is to the Kurds. 11000 peshmergas lost their lives while fighting ISIS. The sacrifices our people made to protect the West from evil ISIS were all nullified by a five minute phone call between Trump and Erdogan . Trump’s treachery of our people can never be forgotten or forgiven by our people.

To aid in the current crisis, the simplest thing we can do as Kurdish Americans is to register to vote. We need to convince others that this president is not a good leader but a threat to the greatest democracy in the world. America is a country that the world looks up to, a country that is the symbol of freedom and democracy, a country that cherishes, supports and trusts its allies and friends not betray them, cannot be led by a narcissistic being that lacks the morals and experience to be the leader of the free world. In this upcoming election I urge all Kurdish Americans to register to vote and vote NO ON TRUMP.

In today's world we need to stand with people who hold the same values as we do. We cannot afford to turn our backs on our friends and allies. Our interest in spreading democracy around the globe brings us together as one family. Our shared values matter the most in preserving our democracy. In the words of one of our most revered presidents, Abraham Lincoln "A house divided against itself cannot stand". Vote NO on Trump