[af_vet_1981]

I see. Looking for a place to expand, in that aspect it reminds me of the German assault on Crete where Germany expended, and essentially wasted, their air assault resources in a theater that was far less strategic than their other target (Barbarossa), the invasion of the Soviet Union.

[SunkenCiv]

I doubt that Turkish territorial expansion is a goal of Erdogan's.

On Crete, German paratroopers and air crews took the brunt of the punishment -- but Germany had the island in 12 days despite being badly outnumbered. Churchill's shift of British resouurces (and loss of 12K POWs) delayed the German defeat in N Africa and by more than a year, and slowed down the outcome in Europe as well.