By: Cedric McClester

This movie has played out before
And it’s one that we should not ignore
Where the Turks sought to even the score
By openly declaring war
Against a perceived enemy
Who only sought to be free
But were still made to bow their knee
As they did their best to flea

So we can’t call this paranoid schizophrenia
Though back then it was in Armenia
It’s worse than a bad case of yersinia
We’ve seen it played out in Slovenia
They are now moving in on the Kurds
Calling them all kinds of nasty words
But their rationale is for the birds
Who can be counted on to drop their turds

America left them in their lurch
With an alliance that we besmirched
Following a phone call that needs to be researched
By two despots who are clearly unchurched
Now there’s nowhere for the Kurds to hide
From the onslaught or the genocide
But they still fight for their land and pride
And we’ve lost count of how many have died

See the sad part is, it could have been avoided
Before our reputation was exploited
Because our president went and destroyed it
By removing troops that he had voided
To make a move that was so dastardly
Was more than a mistake, it was a catastrophe
And a moral failing if you’re asking me
That now the whole world can see



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