Echoes of history as Kurds feel let down by West As Turkey presses its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, many Kurds feel let down, not for the first time, by Western powers. Kurdish peshmerga forces have been praised for being vital and brave footsoldiers in the battle in Syria and Iraq. Now, with Turkey invading a Kurdish enclave in Syria many in the community are looking for payback, but have been left bitterly disappointed. On Saturday, up to 15,000 ethnic Kurds are expected at a protest rally in Germany while thousands more are expected in Paris. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES