http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/08/new-interests-join-the-clash-about-north-east-syria.html#more Sadly fascinating text ! I gather from it a few facts. The ongoing financial crisis in Turkey is from Erdogan’s making. His absolute power on his country and his economical beliefs stop him from correcting it. His allies are either reluctant to give him money (Russia) or short on their wallet (Qatar). Erdogan’s answer is « … we have our God ». Erdogan’s belief in a neo Ottoman destiny forces him to enter Syria, Irak and Greece. He can’t give up this speech or he is politically toast so he has to expand his actions in Syrian and Irak. With this in mind, he is an unreliable ally and a formidable enemy without any remorse or hesitation to lie, cheat, kill to make his gains. The USA, Saudi Arabia (MBS in fact) and the Kurds have another agenda. The want to stop and destroy the Iranian influence in the region. The PKK/YPK members are the pawns of the game with I...