Having won the war against ISIS, he does not want to lose the peace by getting into a military conflict with the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s forces, or with the Iranians or the Russians, or even with the Turks for that matter.
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Note that when the article refers Syria, it uses “Syrian dictator Bashar” but wnen referring to Turkey, it uses “the Turks” rather than “the Turkish dictator Erdogan.”
“Note that when the article refers Syria, it uses “Syrian dictator Bashar” but when referring to Turkey, it uses “the Turks” rather than “the Turkish dictator Erdogan.””
Guess they forgot Erdogan’s reaction to the coup. His tanks running over civilian’s car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twWhUPfYxPs