The Next Step Turkey has Taken

Submitted by M Tovey (United States), Oct 21, 2020 at 17:41

We see in the latest reports that Erdoğan is still intent in pushing his dreams of overt destiny to the limits, choosing to embrace the empire paradigm that is doomed to failure. Does he really think that S400 missile arrays from his Russian allies is defense enough from Israel defensive posturing which occurs routinely in Russian Syria? Well, evidently he is convinced it is so; maybe when the bugs are worked out.
The proof of its fallacy will come when he thinks he can enforce any retribution against Israel for acting on UAE peace provisions in defense of Israeli sovereignty.

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