[2banana]

Let me get this straight.

Turkey has ground troops in Syria. Is fully engaging Syrian government troops in ground combat and is considering more government targets to engage.

And shot down a Russian plane that was in its airspace for like 30 seconds for violating its sovereignty.

[jmacusa]

Good. Let them all kill each. I don't care a wit so long as it isn't our young men and women dying. When enough Turks end up getting killed maybe the Turkish people will lost the stomach for war mongering.

[alloysteel]

Prickly bunch, ain’t they? Easy to take offense, and slow to realize they may have done “inappropriate” things, like incursions into Syrian territory in pursuit of recalcitrant Kurds.

From such ham-handed bully tactics, grow conflicts that cannot be contained. But if it is the Turks who get into a fight, I say let the Syrians and Russians pummel them a little.

Pretty serious schoolyard fight, but not in the interests of the United States to be the referee or cop.