Watching news reports of this situation in Syria, most Americans probably don’t even know that Turkey is a member of NATO, and wouldn’t have a clue explaining going to war against an ally, and how that might push Turkey into the arms of the Russians. The MSM describe the Kurds as our “allies,” but they are so only in an informal, ad hoc sense (fighting ISIS), whereas Turkey is a formal ally by treaty.
“Watching news reports of this situation in Syria, most Americans probably don’t even know that Turkey is a member of NATO, and wouldn’t have a clue explaining going to war against an ally, and how that might push Turkey into the arms of the Russians”
Stupid nonsense. Turkey needs no push from us. Erdogan is already buying SAM-400 missile systems from Putin.
“The MSM describe the Kurds as our “allies,” but they are so only in an informal, ad hoc sense (fighting ISIS), whereas Turkey is a formal ally by treaty.”
And who were we fighting in Syria with the Kurds? ISIS. And who helped ISIS in Syria? Erdogan. So who is the ally, and who is not??
Where did ISIS and Al Queda refugees in Syria get to when they could? They went to the northwest corner of Syria controlled by Erdogan where Erdogan formed them into gangs to take over Afrin and the area around Afrin. Erdogan, an “ally of ours”? On paper and only on paper.