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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Turkish offensive anchored in Erdogan’s expansionist illusions

2019-10-18

[PRESSTV] The Syrian government has strongly condemned the ongoing ground offensive by ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish soldiers and allied Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...
turbans against Kurdish forces in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country, saying the military operation has its roots in the "expansionist ambitions and illusions" of ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish President His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...
's administration.

"Despite widespread international condemnation, Erdogan’s regime still insists on its naked aggression towards Syria, and wreaks death and destruction through gross violation of all international regulations and principles in a way that clearly exposes the real face of Erdogan’s fascist
fascist

...anybody you disagree with, damn them...
regime," an unnamed official source at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates told Syria’s official news agency SANA in a statement on Thursday.

The source added, "This treacherous ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish aggression is the outcome of the expansionist ambitions and illusions of Erdogan’s regime, and it affirms that the regime is classified among terrorist groups to which it has provided all forms of support. The offensive deals a heavy blow to the efforts aimed at finding a solution to the crisis in Syria. It makes, therefore, the ~~Ottoman~~ Turkish regime lose its position as a guarantor of the Astana grinding of the peace processor as its aggression completely contradicts the principles and decisions of the process."

Posted by:Fred

#5 I wouldn't bet on Erdogan giving anything up. I also wouldn't bet on him being able to keep it, considering that he seems about as incompetent as a dictator can get. He is openly delusional when it comes to economics, seeming to think that merely shouting louder will change everything (kinda like Bernie Sanders actually) and has destroyed his own military for political reasons while alienating more and more of his own citizens. That doesn't spell "renewed empire" so much as "brand-new regional basket case".

Posted by: Vernal Hatrick 2019-10-18 15:36

#4 Depends on Basileus Vlad.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-18 14:39

#3 After Turkey's foray, 1974 to the present day, into Cyprus and establishing the quisling "Republic of Northern Cyprus" that only the Turks recognize... Does anyone think that Sultan Erdogan will give up what he has taken?

Posted by: magpie 2019-10-18 14:35

#2 What's Assad (and Putin) think about Kurdistan?

Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-10-18 11:59

#1 Is the Assad government really willing to give up sovereignty of a large slice of its northern border to Turkey?
Is Turkey going to be allowed to occupy this slice?
I have my doubts on the willingness of the US the Eurpeans, the Russians the Kurds and the Assad government to permit this.

Posted by: Daniel 2019-10-18 11:38

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