Everyone seems cordial and waving.
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Everyone seems cordial and waving.
This is just an push-back at the success of the Kurds in Syria. We had the chance in the Bush administration to do something for the Kurds. Perhaps the Kurds were uncooperative, but having them divided up by the Turks, Syrians and Iraq for the last 120 years doesn’t seem to be very sensible.
Everyone knows, as Turkish forces move south, guns are pointed backward, because Erdogan’s forces moving south are just - “leaving Turkey in the wrong direction”.
In reality, this is not good.
There is quite the chess game being played here.
Russia, Syria (specifically Assad), Turkey (Erdogan), and Iran have formed a real axis.
In general, *Afrin is in a broader anti-Assad “rebel held” northern Syrian area, which needs to be crushed for the current Syrian leadership to remain in place, and to have a continuous Russian friendly area. This pocket of anti-Russian/anti-Turk/anti-Syria rebel regime in the middle of an otherwise “Russian/Shia dominated sphere” is deadly and cannot be allowed. Further east, these rebels have also threatened more than once, to gain possession of CW’s. This cannot be allowed.
Additionally, in the past week, the US has declared we were going to stay in Syria AND help build a Kurdish Army.
None of this will be willingly allowed by the new *Russia Shia AXIS with Syria, Iran, or the second deadliest military in the Shia Crescent region - Turkey.
As well, our US Air Force/NATO critical base Incirlik, has been surrounded by “friendly” Turkish forces several times in the past 2 years. What is going on here can only be considered “rocket surgery” by ignorant and oblivious lefty’s. Ankara is squarely part of the broader Russian effort in the region, to ultimately control Europe.
As a long term *Strategic* effort, the US has sought to keep Moscow from “reasserting” geopolitical and military influence throughout the energy rich region. Main (trunk) Energy Pipelines, carrying energy from much of the region, run from the Caspian Sea, along the Caucus Mountains, and through the region this is NOW happening, on its way to a very dependent EUROPE!
Regardless of what the American and European population knows, (in fact the more ignorant and more *PREOCCUPIED* the better), *think mass anti-west migration from the Middle East to Europe and the US, the ultimate Russian goal is to be in a place to dictate the future of Europe, PERIOD.
As well, a truly decisive way Russia can REGAIN global assertiveness and power, and to be in the “Drivers Seat” over Europe, is to be the dominant player in the Middle East.
The US and our *pro-western Middle East allies are the obstacle to this Moscow/Shia Crescent goal!
Russia is now carrying out a new diplomatic campaign for support and trade, which is once again aimed at Libya and Egypt as well.
There is a powerful new player in the mix as well. China. China, “currently” allied with Russia, is building naval and air force bases throughout the region, and has even had troops on the ground in DJ, Yemen, Iraq, and Syria (along side the Russians). China is now one of the biggest players in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and the Horn of Africa, just behind Moscow. Think control of energy and trade through the Red Sea and the old (Russian completed) Suez Canal.
While nothing travels in a strait line, unfortunately, the gravity of the Middle East is reaching levels which could easily cause a true WWIII.