All of the news about "abandoning the Kurds" is because Trump has decided to ever so slightly dial down America's involvement in Syria.

John Bolton went whistleblowing about Trump's discussion with Ukraine's President because Trump decided to ever so slightly dial back America's involvement in Syria.

It's as reliable as the sun rising in the morning. Anybody who makes any noise whatsoever about America ending its wars in the Middle East will set the propaganda machine in motion against them.

One has to be fairly obtuse not to notice it at this point.