Potentially Saudis could manage the airspace over the Kurdish enclave after a US withdrawal. They have a modern air force, and have had PATRIOT air defense systems for a quarter century.
We will have to see if Turkey respects the SDF territory on the East side of the river. Turks have moved military vehicles up to that border.
The UAE is going to reopen an embassy to the Assad Government in Damascus, and the Saudis are in touch. So some moves toward settlement have occurred, without any big blowups yet.
FYI
Now how exactly is a regime different than a normal government? The Syrian government is a “regime”, and I also notice any republican president presides over a “regime”.
I also notice the Saudi absolute feudal monarchy is a romantic sounding “Kingdom”. But Assad is stuck with just a “regime”.
And I notice the word republic is really out of fashion too.
Lol...keep your interventionist day dreams to yourself Lindsey.
“Potentially Saudis could manage the airspace over the Kurdish enclave after a US withdrawal. They have a modern air force, and have had PATRIOT air defense systems for a quarter century.”
Who are the Saudis gonna shoot at? Turks? Syrians in their own airspace? God forbid, Russians? If the Saudis are invading via air, doesn’t Assad have the right to shoot an S-300 at them? The Kurds should make a truce, swear loyalty to their own Syrian government and that should keep the Turks away.
Thanks for the ping.
There is no appeasing Erdogan the Islamist.
He may have no choice but move away from this because of pressure by the region.
I suspected that Trump sent a clear statement to the players to end the war. After what Erdogan and ISIS did in Efrin, no one will ever believe anything he says.
He should pay a much higher penalty for his evil acts. God may deal with that. (Not the one he claims has chosen him)