re: Why abandon the Kurds?

Because the want to be a separate nation and our allies such as Turkey do not want this because they have many Kurds who live in their country which will follow suit. I don't agree with letting them be killed which the US tries to prevent as much as possible with Turkey.

It is almost like opening Pandora's box. Once you give into one tribes demands they're going to be twelve standing in line behind them demanding the same thing. This will destabilize the middle east even more than what it is now.