Right now I think he's got his hands full just trying to conquer Turkey.
I have spent a lot of time in Turkey, and have the sense that the Turks are quite happy being Turks owning Turkey and have no grand imperila ambitions. They have a deep sense of history and don't see a future in trying to take on all the problems of the Balkans and Middle East.
In short, it sounds as though what is frightening in this cable is its apalling ineptness.