Monday, December 14, 2015

Oh, Yeah, Turkey Shot Down That Russian Plane

But none since--some attitudes musta changed.  Or something.  One thing neither the US or Russian can allow is Turkey acting unilaterally to torpedo whatever the settlement of the future of Syria winds up being.  The Americans and the Russians believe they can reach an agreement which will preserve both of their abilities to protect their interests in Syria and beyond--but that agreement will probably be a fine line for both sides.  If the Turks or anyone else fuck that up, then everybody is likely all kinds of fucked and the "war" on "ISIS" becomes much worse for the civilians trapped on the ground in short order.  While ISIS is not a threat to anyone much beyond a radius of a few miles, an unending war in Syria and Iraq and Turkey is exactly what will be the nightmare scenario for everyone who wants the oil with a minimum of hassle.  Look for the US and Russia to come to an agreement to stabilize everything not ISIS in the area, including Syria, Turkey, and the Kurds, in order to both facilitate oil extraction and put an end to civil wars enabling ISIS.

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