,AM]ICA'S ,KURDI% ALLIES RISK BE+ WIP$ \T - BY ,NATO 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,REMEMB] ?OSE PLUCKY ,KURDI% =CES :O SO H]OICALLY DEF5D$ ! ,SYRIAN CITY ( ,KOBANE FROM ,ISIS8 ,!Y RISK BE+ WIP$ \T BY ,NATO4 

,! AUTONOM\S ,KURDI% REGION ( ,ROJAVA 9 ,NOR!A/ ,SYRIA1 :I* 9CLUDES ,KOBANE1 FACES 9VASION4 ,A ,NATO >MY IS AMASS+ ON ! BORD]1 M>%AL+ ALL ! OV]:ELM+ FIREP[] & HI<-TE* EQUIPM5T ?AT ONLY ! MO/ ADVANC$ MILIT>Y =CES CAN DEPLOY4 ,! COMM&] 9 *IEF ( ?OSE =CES SAYS HE WANTS TO RETURN ,ROJAVA TO ITS 0RI<TFUL [N]S0 :O1 HE BELIEVES1 >E ,>ABS1 NOT ,KURDS4 

,LA/ SPR+1 ?IS LEAD] MADE SIMIL> DECL>ATIONS AB\T ! WE/]NMO/ ,SYRIAN ,KURDI% DI/RICT ( ,AFR94 ,FOLL[+ ?AT1 ! V]Y SAME ,NATO >MY1 US+ ,G]MAN TANKS & ,BRITI% HELICOPT] GUN%IPS1 & BACK$ BY ?\S&S ( H>DCORE ,ISLAMI/ AUXILI>IES1 OV]RAN ! DI/RICT4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,KURDI% NEWS AG5CIES1 ! 9VASION L$ TO OV] A #a1 ,KURDI% CIVILIANS BE+ DRIV5 \T ( ,AFR9 5TIRELY4 ,!Y REPORT$LY EMPLOY$ RAPE1 TORTURE & MURD] AS SY/EMATIC MEANS ( T]ROR4 ,?AT REIGN ( T]ROR CONT9UES TO ?IS DAY4 ,& ! COMM&] & *IEF ( ?IS ,NATO >MY HAS SUGGE/$ ?AT HE 9T5DS TO DO TO ! RE/ ( ,NOR? ,SYRIA :AT HE DID TO ,AFR94 

,I AM SPEAK+1 ( C\RSE1 ( PRESID5T ,RECEP ,TAYYIP ,]DOGAN1 :O IS1 9CREAS+LY1 ,TURKEY'S EFFECTIVE DICTATOR4 ,BUT IT'S CRUCIAL TO EMPHASIZE ?AT !SE >E ,NATO =CES4 ,?IS NOT ONLY MEANS !Y >E SUPPLI$ ) /ATE-(-!->T WEAPONRY2 IT ALSO MEANS ?OSE WEAPONS >E BE+ MA9TA9$ BY O!R ,NATO MEMB]S4 

,FI<T] JETS1 HELICOPT] GUN%IPS1 EV5 ,TURKEY'S ,G]MAN-SUPPLI$ ,PANZ] =CES - !Y ALL DEGRADE EXTREMELY QUICKLY UND] COMBAT CONDITIONS4 ,! PEOPLE :O CONT9UALLY 9SPECT1 MA9TA91 REPAIR1 REPLACE1 & PROVIDE !M ) SP>E P>TS T5D TO BE CONTRACTORS WORK+ = ,AM]ICAN1 ,BRITI%1 ,G]MAN OR ,ITALIAN FIRMS4 ,!IR PRES5CE IS CRITICAL BECAUSE ! ,TURKI% MILIT>Y ADVANTAGE OV] ,NOR!RN ,SYRIA'S 0,PEOPLE'S ,DEF5SE ,=CES0 7,Y,P,G7 & 0,WOM5'S ,DEF5SE ,=CES0 7,Y,P,J71 ?OSE DEF5D]S ( ,KOBANE ?AT ,TURKEY HAS PL$G$ TO DE/ROY1 IS 5TIRELY DEP5D5T ON !M4 

,?AT'S BECAUSE1 ASIDE FROM ITS TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE1 ! ,TURKI% >MY IS A MESS4 ,MO/ ( ITS BE/ (FIC]S & EV5 PILOTS HAVE BE5 9 PRISON S9CE ! FAIL$ C\P ATTEMPT 9 #b#a#f1 & IT'S N[ BE+ RUN BY COMM&]S *OS5 BY POLITICAL LOYALTY 9/EAD ( COMPET5CE4 ,ROJAVA'S DEF5D]S1 9 CONTRA/1 >E SEASON$ VET]ANS4 ,9 A FAIR FI<T1 !Y W\LD HAVE NO MORE PROBLEM F5D+ (F A ,TURKI% 9CURSION ?AN !Y HAD DRIV+ BACK ,TURKI%-BACK$ ,JIHADIS 9 ! PA/4 

,A 0FAIR FI<T0 9 ?IS CASE W\LD MEAN HAV+ ACCESS TO ANTI-TANK & ANTI-AIR WEAPONS4 ,BUT ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION PROMIS$ ,TURKEY IT W\LD NOT LET ! ,KURDS HAVE4 ,EV5 ?OSE =CES DIRECTLY WORK+ ) ! ,U,S & ,BRITI% TROOPS TO DEFEAT ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE W]E NEV] TO RECEIVE ! DEF5SIVE WEAPONS NE$$ TO F5D (F ! ,TURKI% AIR & >MOR$ ASSAULT ?AT W\LD 9EVITABLY FOLL[ - :I*1 IF ,AFR9 IS ANY?+ TO GO BY1 MAY BE BACK$ BY NAPALM & CLU/] BOMBS4 

,! MOM5T ?OSE =CES >E )DRAWN1 H[EV]1 !IR =M] ALLIES WILL BE SITT+ DUCKS1 UNABLE TO DEF5D !MSELVES AGA9/ ! ADVANC$ WEAPONRY ?AT ,BRITA9 & ! ,U,S !MSELVES HELP PROVIDE TO ,TURKEY & MA9TA94 

,TYPICALLY1 ! WE/]N M$IA TREATS ,TURKEY AS SOME K9D ( PECULI> ROGUE /ATE :OSE P]IODIC \TBUR/S ( VIOL5CE DIRECT$ AT ,KURDI% CIVILIANS - ! BOMB+ & DE/RUCTION ( ITS [N S\?-EA/]N CITIES 9 #b#a#e1 ! REPORT$ E?NIC CLEANS+ ( ,AFR91 & ! ONGO+ ATTACKS ON VILLAGES 9 ,IRAQ - MU/ BE TOL]AT$ LE/ IT ALIGNS ) 5EMIES LIKE ,IRAN OR ,RUSSIA4 ,SIMIL>LY1 PUNDITS & POLITICIANS SEEM TO :I/LE & LOOK ! O!R WAY AS ,]DOGAN >RE/S OR JAILS T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ TEA*]S1 J\RNALI/S & ELECT$ P>LIAM5T>IANS = SAY+ ?+S HE DOESN'T LIKE - OR EV5 :5 OR EV5 :5 HE PUBLICLY DECL>ES ?AT 0NO ,EUROPEAN 9 ANY P>T ( ! WORLD CAN WALK SAFELY ON ! /REETS0 IF !Y DEFY HIM4 

,BUT ,TURKEY IS NOT A ROGUE /ATE4 ,TURKEY IS ,NATO4 ,ITS >MY GU>DS ,EUROPE'S EA/]N FLANK4 ,ITS POLICE & SECURITY =CES >E *>G$ ) HALT+ ! FL[ ( REFUGEES FROM ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N W>S TO ,EUROPE - :I* 9CREAS+LY 9VOLVES OP5+ FIRE ) MA*9E GUNS ON REFUGEES AT ! BORD] - A S]VICE = :I* IT IS PAID MILLIONS ( EUROS 9 DIRECT COMP5SATION4 

,IT IS ONLY BECAUSE ,TURKEY IS A MEMB] ( ,NATO ?AT ITS GOV]NM5T MANAG$ TO HAVE ! ,KURDI% GU]RILLAS ( ! ,P,K,K 7! ,KURDI% ,WORK]'S ,P>TY71 ! GU]RILLA 9SURG5TS ?AT HAVE BE5 FI<T+ = AUTONOMY 9 S\?-EA/ ,TURKEY S9CE ! #a#i#iS1 PLAC$ ON ! 09T]NATIONAL T]ROR LI/0 9 #b#d1 AT PRECISELY ! MOM5T ! ,P,K,K R5\NC$ DEM&S = A SEP>ATE /ATE & (F5SIVE OP]ATIONS & ATTEMPT$ TO 5T] 9TO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS4 ,IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT ?IS 0T]ROR0 DESIGNATION APPLIES ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY AMONG ,NATO C\NTRIES2 ! ,P,K,K IS C]TA9LY NOT LI/$ AS A 0T]ROR0 ORGANIZATION BY ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS1 ,9DIA1 ,*9A OR EV5 ,SWITZ]L&4 

,IT IS BECAUSE ,TURKEY IS ,NATO ?AT ! WE/]N PRESS HAS TO TAKE S]I\SLY ITS BIZ>RE CLAIMS ?AT ! EXP]IM5T 9 FEM9I/ DEMOCRACY UND]WAY 9 ,ROJAVA IS ITSELF A =M ( 0T]RORISM04 

,IT IS BECAUSE ,TURKEY IS ,NATO1 & GU>DS ,EUROPE'S BORD]S1 ?AT ! ,U,S & ,EUROPEAN P[]S LOOK$ ! O!R WAY OR EV5 EXPRESS$ SUPPORT :5 ITS >MY DESC5D$ ON ! HI!RTO PEACEFUL 5CLAVE ( ,AFR91 9 VIOLATION ( ALL 9T]NATIONAL LAW4 ,AS ! ,TURKI% >MY DID SO1 IT SUGGE/$ IT W\LD NOT JU/ TO E?NICALLY CLEANSE ! ,KURDI% POPULATION & PUT AN 5D TO !IR [N EXP]IM5T ) FEM9I/ DEMOCRACY1 BUT ALSO TO USE ! DI/RICT TO RESETTLE ! FAMILIES ( ! MO/ AVID ,ISLAMI/ REBELS :O MI<T O!RWISE HAVE MIGRAT$ TO ,EUROPE4 

,IT IS BECAUSE ,TURKEY IS ,NATO ?AT ! WE/]N PRESS FEELS OBLIG$ TO PLAY ALONG ) ! *>ADE ?AT IT IS AN 5EMY ( ,ISIS1 DESPITE 5DLESS EVID5CE ( ACTIVE ,TURKI% COLLABORATION ) ,ISIS1 & ! FACT1 KN[N TO EV]YONE 9 ! REGION1 ?AT ,TURKI% 0(F5SIVES0 AGA9/ ,ISIS 9 ,SYRIA HAVE L>GELY CONSI/$ ( BRIB+ ,ISIS COMM&]S TO SWIT* SIDES4 

,AS A RESULT1 WE >E LEFT ) ! BIZ>RE SPECTACLE ( 0=M]0 AL-,QAIDA & ,ISIS ,JIHADIS WORK+ ) ,]DOGAN TO FI<T ! ,Y,P,G AS P>T ( A #a1-/RONG M]C5>Y =CE4 ,9 ADDITION1 M5 LIKE ,SEYF ,EBU ,BEKIR1 :O WAS AN ,ISIS COMM&] :5 IT WAS C>RY+ \T ITS NOTORI\S ,P>IS NI<TCLUB MASSACRES1 >E N[ COMM&]S 9 ! ,TURKEY-BACK$ ,FREE ,SYRIAN ,>MY4 ,= HIS P>T1 ,EBU ,BEKIR HAS W>N$ ,FRANCE NOT TO 9T]F]E ) ,TURKI% PLANS TO UNLEA% ,NATO =CES TO DE/ROY ,ISIS'S OLD ,KURDI% >*-5EMIES4 

,IF ALL ?IS IS DIFFICULT TO COMPREH5D1 IT'S P>TLY BECAUSE SO MANY ( US - 9CLUD+ MANY :O FANCY !MSELVES 0ANTI-IMP]IALI/S0 - SEEM TO HAVE =GOTT5 H[ EMPIRES ACTUALLY WORK4 ,! ,BRITI% EMPIRE DIDN'T S5D ,BRITI% TROOPS 9TO COMBAT V]Y (T5 EI!R4 ,NATO P[]S >E >M+ & MA9TA9+ ! SECURITY =CES ( !IR (FICIAL ALLY1 ,TURKEY1 TO FLY ITS ,NATO PLANES & DRIVE ITS ,NATO TANKS & %OOT AT REFUGEES1 9 ! SAME WAY ,TURKEY IS REPORT$LY EMPLOY+ AL-,QAIDA & ,ISIS LEGIONS TO DO ITS DIRTY WORK ( HUMAN WAVE ATTACKS & E?NIC CLEANS+4 ,WE HAVE DEFANG$ ! T]RORI/S BY1 EFFECTIVELY1 PUTT+ !M ON RETA9]1 9 MU* ! SAME WAY ,ROME ONCE EMPLOY$ ,AL>IC ! ,GO?1 OR ! ,U,S1 ,OSAMA B9 ,LAD54 ,& WE KN[ H[ WELL ?AT WORK$ \T4 

,!RE >E ALT]NATIVES4 ,9T]NATIONAL P[]S C\LD LIFT ! DE FACTO ,NATO EMB>GO ?AT PREV5TS ! =CES ?AT DEFEAT$ ,ISIS FROM DEF5D+ !MSELVES4 ,!RE >E CALLS = AN 9T]NATIONAL NO-FLY ZONE1 PREF]ABLY ON ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,U,N SECURITY C\NCIL1 5=C$ BY A C\NTRY O!R ?AN ,AM]ICA - POSSIBLY ,FRANCE1 OR EV5 ,RUSSIA4 ,?IS TOO W\LD ALL[ ! ,Y,P,G_/,J TO FI<T ON EQUAL T]MS4 ,ROJAVA'S DEF5D]S >E P]FECTLY CAPABLE ( F5D+ (F ! ,TURKI% >MY IF ?AT >MY'S HI< TE* ADVANTAGE IS NEUTRALIZ$4 

,9 ! LONG RUN1 ! ,TURKI% GOV]NM5T NE$S TO /OP REACT+ TO ?OSE :O HAVE A DIFF]5T VISION ( H[ LIFE C\LD BE LIV$ BY TRY+ TO MURD] !M1 & RETURN TO ! PEACE TABLE4 ,! SAME C\LD BE SAID = ,SYRIA1 :]E ,ROJAVA'S DEC5TRALIZ$ MODEL C\LD BE KEY TO RESOLV+ ! CONFLICT4 

,BUT = N[1 WE NE$ AN URG5T RESPONSE TO ! RISK FAC$ BY ,KURDS 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,! SITUATION IS GR[+ MORE DIRE BY ! DAY - & IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE ?AT ,NATO WILL SOON CONDUCT ONE ( ! WOR/ G5OCIDAL MASSACRES ( ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 

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