There are big holes in the referenced Treehouse article from a few days ago. I highly recommend reading it carefully. I think it is well done but too optimistic about a quick negotiated peace.
I’m curious what “holes” you see in the referenced article? I see some.
For one, it may have been optimistic for the writer to say Erdogan “urgently” asked for Trump to mediate. Who knows how urgent it was. Urgent implies Erdogan was desperate. I don’t think he is, especially since there are 50 US nukes stationed there.
And two, if you watch the Pence video on that article, he doesn’t technically say that Erdogan requested that Trump negotiate with the Kurds.
One has to make the connection with Erdogan’s phone call to Trump and his promise to not attack Kobani (the Kurdish city) - and assume that that constitutes Trump acting as a mediator.
Your comments?
I agree, a quick lasting peace is not likely... The Kurds want an independent state, they do engage in terrorism in attempt to get it, in Turkey and other places....
They aren’t likely to “back off” easily... However, keeping 2 or more groups who have been fighting and killing each other for centuries from continuing to kill each other is no reason, in and of itself, for our soldiers to be in harms way.