I get the feeling Obama is about to do something stupid in Syria, as an attempt to counter Putin.
The Turkish thing, Obama is Saudi where Syria is a huge deal right now. They were totally onboard with “NATO” (meaning us...) intervening in the Syrian Civil War not long ago.
And remember JOHN KERRY is now Sec of State, and advising him what to do. Syria is ex-French.
It appears Obama is going it alone. If he had support from Europe/NATO we’d be hearing a steady drum beat of how strong the alliances are. But all we’re hearing is crickets.