Turkey started something it may have difficulty stopping. Some Kurds and Syrians have stopped fighting ISIS and begun to reorient their bullets to Turkish forces coming down to Afrin. Turkey is going to regret this incursion for many years to come. As I said several weeks ago, these fighters have been under funded and often outgunned, yet fought ISIS and won. Russia, Iran and Turkey hate them for it, and Syria fears them for the same reason. They will not mind being hated, given their history.
When Turkey started for Afrin, they had to know the Syrian rebels and the Kurds would be waiting. They had to know that there was going to be a fight, as there has been. But, Turkey did not think this through. In fights like this, the aftermath will leave large groups of semi-permanent enemies who are experienced fighters with a tough opponent in ISIS. They may not be located in Syria, but most of them are going to live. Turkey knows they will not forget, since the PKK has been a thorn in their side for generations. In spite of that, they insist on making more enemies. I’m sure they will live to regret that.
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