Quote Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
Azor...back on my soap box for this morning in a very rainy Berlin...
Not going there.

To date…

  • Russia has less of a free hand in Syria and less prestige in the Middle East than it did under the previous administration
  • There is no evidence that Operation Timber Sycamore has been wound down
  • There have been no efforts to rein in Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield or its attacks on the YPG
  • There appears to be no micro-management of the military by the administration
  • Washington appears to have warmer relations with Ankara and Riyadh
  • Clashes between the FSA and YPG have been reduced


None of these developments indicate an attempt to placate Russia, dismantle NATO or other alliances, or to retreat from MENA.