TheAltWorld There are a lot of theories regarding US-NATO-Turkiye’s terrorist offensive against Syria…
Plain and simple, Russia/Iran/Syria/Hezbollah/China are not all powerful.
The US and its obedient proxies sensed and exploited weakness with actions that will impact all of the above.
Despite appearances, Turkiye is still very much a committed NATO proxy, spending decades committed to covert NATO terrorism around the globe, only taking advantage of the benefits of multipolarism without ever genuinely investing in it – and will continue doing so until left with no other option but to genuinely invest.
It isn’t even about Turkiye’s objective best interests or the specific government in power now – just like with the US, this self-destructive unsustainable policy is deeply institutionalized.
This terror offensive is a reminder of how precarious real change is, how high the stakes are, and how dangerous complacency and misplaced trust can be.
The treacherous will never be convinced to be honorable. They will merely appear honorable and only when given no other choice.
Creating the conditions in the Middle East constraining US-NATO aggression and leaving only constructive cooperation an option must be a top priority.
International relations should be treated as a game of chess, expecting no good will of your opponent, and setting the board up to constrain their moves in such a way as to achieve success.
Give them an opportunity to gain advantage over you and they will.
Israel, Turkiye, even Saudi Arabia and other decades-long US proxies cannot and should not be trusted (institutionalized obedience), and while constructively engaged with, relations must be proofed against inevitable self-serving short-sighted treachery…
…or, prepare to suffer the consequences.
GEORGE M CHAMBERLAIN
Speaking of chess: “we must recognize the fallacy inherent in the misconception that positional sacrifices are unnatural, risky ventures to be undertaken only by the crème de la crème. To the contrary, in many cases, a positional sacrifice is the natural continuation of a plan or an obvious way to satisfy the necessities of the position.” Russia not jumping in Syria was a wise, very wise, move.