I know nothing about the YPG/J, except what I just looked up to confirm that they've got a number of Kurds, and my point about Kurds is that in general, they ar

I know nothing about the YPG/J, except what I just looked up to confirm that they've got a number of Kurds, and my point about Kurds is that in general, they aren't good at more than skirmishing. That a group including a lot them could be formed that's "regarded as some of the most well-trained and disciplined organizations in Syria" is hardly incompatible with that observation, especially with US SOF involvement, the latter something too many forgot or worse after the Vietnam War. When compared to the typical modern Arab officered army, that they're a lot more effective against ISIL is hardly surprising; I myself an interested in how the SDF became so effective, although it could be a "do or die" existential sort of thing. "Hama Rules" wasn't intended as a "jab at Hillary", just an observation that we're in the middle of a very long term conflict, which I'll add won't be resolved as long as the jihadists lose this round as they did in the early '80s. The real jab, that's clearly drawing blood from others, is how they don't like being reminded of the blood that'll be on their hands after they vote for Hillary tomorrow.