I would not rule out further military conflict between Russia and Turkey, specifically due to the establishment of a no-fly zone over Syria. If any Turkish aircraft enter that area, you can bet the rent the Russians will blast them out of the sky with a smile.
And I doubt that Putin is all that intimidated by NATO. He may bide his time, but he has already made the political calculation that in a true confrontation with Turkey, that NATO is not going to risk an escalation with the largest owner of nuclear weapons on the planet and that isn’t the U.S. anymore, thanks to Emperor Barky.
And if this situation worsens, there is also the possibility of Isaiah 17 being fulfilled, i.e., “The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”
Damascus Syria is the longest constantly inhabited city on the face of the Earth. To suddenly see it decimated would be a shocker. Many people have presumed that Isaiah 17 alluded to a future nuking of Damascus by Israel, however I have been considering that it could refer to an accidental nuking by either Russia OR a deliberate act by ISIS if they were able to lay their hands on a nuclear device. Even some so-called ‘dirty bombs’ could disperse sufficient radioactive material to make the area uninhabitable.
“May you live in interesting times” said the Chinese author Feng Menglong.
Thanks Feng.
If only America had a president.