Bard Diplomat in Residence Frederic C. Hof on Syria: Is Anything Salvageable?

Whether or not President Trump explicitly “greenlighted” a Turkish invasion of Kurdish areas in northern Syria, writes Hof, he erred significantly by leaving his Turkish counterpart with the impression that the United States would not materially oppose a Turkish invasion. “The president would have been well-advised to object strenuously to an invasion on the grounds that the preliminary victory over ISIS could be undone, and a pathway cleared for the regime and Iran to take territories liberated at great cost from ISIS by an American-led coalition.”

Post Date: 10-16-2019