Quote Originally Posted by davidbfpo View Post
An acerbic commentary by Aaron Stein on the situation on Syria's southern border @ Tanf. The second paragraph:

The conclusion:
Link:https://warontherocks.com/2017/06/th...tegy-in-syria/

Where is Tanf?


From:https://southfront.org/syrian-army-i...orces-reports/
TANF is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, colloquially known as food stamps, and a U.S. welfare program.

Al-Tanf is a border crossing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Waleed_border_crossing

I usually agree with Stein, but not on this one. The focus on Daesh is myopic now as the Sunni Arabs will resist occupation and mass murder by Shias, and the PYD/YPG will soon turn its attention to Erdogan. Moreover, despite the lionization of the Kurds, Ankara, Baghdad, Damascus and Teheran all agree that Kurdish sovereignty is not in the best interests of their territorial integrity.