Turkish Incursion into Syria

[GardoneVT]

So you think those countries would have attacked us and had the same motivational structure to do so as Osama's crew? China is so dependent on US military presence that they are building a military that can equal ours in the Pacific region and maintain an outer ring of area denying defenses?

Huh?

Let’s start from the top. With the US acting as a spoiler, it’s no good to attack their neighbors. Which means the Asian powers can focus on making things besides bombs and bullets. Such as toasters and cell phones. This even benefits China to an extent ; but with them building economic ties overseas they’ll need a force projection capability . Parking a carrier off a coast is a pretty convincing tactic . Thus their naval expansion. China’s ASMs are their anti-Navy strategy.

If we didn’t exist in the region, the area would evolve into an arms race and war pretty fast. If my smartphone is any indication , we don’t need those folks building WMDs.

[Glenn E. Meyer]

That's a different scenario then our forces driving Islamic extremists to attack us. We never saw any of the Asian countries having the slightest interest in revenge against our military being there. That is a common thread in the Islamic world. So its humus and ramen.

[TheRoland]

This is really unbelievable. Today, Trump and Pence announced a “Cease Fire” had been reached, that gave the Turks their intended goal in full.

Which was “negotiated” on behalf of the former ally we just stabbed in the back. Who already have said they reject it.

[Chance]

From BBC News:

Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw, US Vice-President Mike Pence has announced.

The development followed talks in Ankara between Mr Pence and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

All military operations will be paused for five days, and the US will help facilitate an "orderly withdrawal" of Kurdish-led troops from what Turkey has termed a "safe zone" on the border.

[blues]

[Medusa]

So yeah, the letter wasn’t fake news at all, and he did choose to send it.

The letter was binned by Erdogan. As his actions made clear.

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/...-trash-report/

[the Schwartz]

Which was “negotiated” on behalf of the former ally we just stabbed in the back. Who already have said they reject it.

Then they are free to take it or leave it. Let some other nation waste their resources refereeing a conflict between two ethnic groups that have spent the last few centuries attempting to eradicate each other.

[willie]

News flash. President of Turkey has declared a cease fire.

[RJ]

They must have a very liberal allowance for posting online.

Depends on what time zone I'm in.

[pooty]

All of you who here who feel sooooo intent on defending 'Kurdish soil' in Rojava go ahead and volunteer for the YPG, last time I checked the only requirements were: don't be too old, too fat, bring one pair of good boots, and even then the first two can be waived if you bring technical skills.