Glad to see this article....
Could be Erdogan believes since he’s a Nato member the US wouldn’t stop him?....
It is hard to tell what Erdogan thinks, or if he is still capable of thinking.
Hate is driving him. Hate, racism, greed and delusional Neo Ottoman dreams.
Of course he finds insults in every slight criticism of his actions. And then breaks into a Hitler imitation display of anger.
Reality, If Turkey or the FSA fires on US troops in Syria, it will be returned.
He can not like that, but that is what will happen.
Our presence in other areas in Syria are not an issue. In Efrin it is different. It is in Russian controlled air space.
If it was the (milti ethnic) SDF directly in Efrin and not the YPG we would deal with it.
This is a cat and mouse game with Erdogan, Iran and Assad. Russia moved away from it, I’m sure at their direction.
Russia has a long history of working with the Kurds, and cooperated with the US in Syria defending them.
Russia does what is in it’s interest.
I’m about to post this:
“Turkey commits a crime and Russia is after its own interests”
https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/turkey-commits-a-crime-and-russia-is-after-its-own-interests-24533
Very good article.