Bernd 01/03/2023 (Tue) 23:58 No.49584 del
>>49580
Syria looks like a puzzle with pieces that'll never fit. If Assad takes Idlib, an unacceptable number of refugees enter Turkey. If Turkey invades the left bank of the Euphrates to fit current and future refugees, Syrian and American interests will be harmed. If Syria invades the left bank, American interests will be harmed. If the left bank stays as it is, Turkey has an uncomfortable PKK presence at the border. Assad-Erdogan cooperation would be a good way forward for peace as ultimately Turkey can hand over occupied territory in a final peace deal. Maybe Erdogan lets Assad take over Idlib and Assad/Putin allow him to invade PKK territory, it'd bring the puzzle closer to a solution, but how does America fit in?
Furthermore, any such solution will involve betrayals, Assad and Putin would have to betray the PKK, which the Syrian army has already sent forces to protect. Further down the line, Erdogan will have to betray the Syrian rebels. And maybe even Putin will have to betray Assad to a limited extent.