Michael Weiss

Turkey wants to make a deal with Assad, whereby Assad and Turkey jointly, but really Turkey leading the charge, eliminate the PKK as a threat to the Turkish border region, right? And for several months, actually several years, since about 2017, the Russians have brokered negotiations.

Turkey wants to make a deal with Assad, whereby Assad and Turkey jointly, but really Turkey leading the charge, eliminate the PKK as a threat to the Turkish border region, right? And for several months, actually several years, since about 2017, the Russians have brokered negotiations.

The Russians would love nothing better than to see Turkey welcome Assad in from the cold because that's a preliminary for sanctions relief and also the international recognition of Assad. He's made deals, he's been normalized with all of the Gulf Arab states, but Turkey is the holdout. And again, it all comes down to the Kurdish question with the Turks.

The Russians would love nothing better than to see Turkey welcome Assad in from the cold because that's a preliminary for sanctions relief and also the international recognition of Assad. He's made deals, he's been normalized with all of the Gulf Arab states, but Turkey is the holdout. And again, it all comes down to the Kurdish question with the Turks.

The Russians would love nothing better than to see Turkey welcome Assad in from the cold because that's a preliminary for sanctions relief and also the international recognition of Assad. He's made deals, he's been normalized with all of the Gulf Arab states, but Turkey is the holdout. And again, it all comes down to the Kurdish question with the Turks.

Finally, in the last month, MBS, the Saudi crown prince, tried to organize a face-to-face meeting between Erdogan and Assad, and Assad snubbed him.

Finally, in the last month, MBS, the Saudi crown prince, tried to organize a face-to-face meeting between Erdogan and Assad, and Assad snubbed him.

Finally, in the last month, MBS, the Saudi crown prince, tried to organize a face-to-face meeting between Erdogan and Assad, and Assad snubbed him.

So Assad, who is this petulant pygmy in Damascus, who has mortgaged his country to Iran and Russia, who one-third of the country is an American protectorate, and the northern half of the country is a Turkish protectorate, completely at cross purposes with one another, he thinks that he is an equal player to Putin and Erdogan. He thinks that this is a peer contest. And Erdogan

So Assad, who is this petulant pygmy in Damascus, who has mortgaged his country to Iran and Russia, who one-third of the country is an American protectorate, and the northern half of the country is a Turkish protectorate, completely at cross purposes with one another, he thinks that he is an equal player to Putin and Erdogan. He thinks that this is a peer contest. And Erdogan

So Assad, who is this petulant pygmy in Damascus, who has mortgaged his country to Iran and Russia, who one-third of the country is an American protectorate, and the northern half of the country is a Turkish protectorate, completely at cross purposes with one another, he thinks that he is an equal player to Putin and Erdogan. He thinks that this is a peer contest. And Erdogan

and Putin disagree on many things, but they have this kind of bromance, right? They're strategic rivals. Going back to, for historical reasons, I mean, the Crimean War, the Black Sea region, they don't, Turks don't want the Russians there and vice versa. As I mentioned, Turkey sent the SNA to Libya to clean a Russian proxy's clock.

and Putin disagree on many things, but they have this kind of bromance, right? They're strategic rivals. Going back to, for historical reasons, I mean, the Crimean War, the Black Sea region, they don't, Turks don't want the Russians there and vice versa. As I mentioned, Turkey sent the SNA to Libya to clean a Russian proxy's clock.

and Putin disagree on many things, but they have this kind of bromance, right? They're strategic rivals. Going back to, for historical reasons, I mean, the Crimean War, the Black Sea region, they don't, Turks don't want the Russians there and vice versa. As I mentioned, Turkey sent the SNA to Libya to clean a Russian proxy's clock.

Turkey has helped the Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh, which that was meant, those were Russian peacekeepers, right? We're on the ground there. And yet every time Erdogan and Putin punch each other in the face, their respect for each other only increases. They have several things in common.

Turkey has helped the Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh, which that was meant, those were Russian peacekeepers, right? We're on the ground there. And yet every time Erdogan and Putin punch each other in the face, their respect for each other only increases. They have several things in common.

Turkey has helped the Azerbaijanis in Nagorno-Karabakh, which that was meant, those were Russian peacekeepers, right? We're on the ground there. And yet every time Erdogan and Putin punch each other in the face, their respect for each other only increases. They have several things in common.

Number one is a deep abiding contempt for the United States and the West, which they see as culturally bankrupt. Number two, they love to make their Assad bend the knee, and they would love to show him who's boss. So Turkey finally threw its toys out of the pram and said, screw it. They let HTS off the leash The SNA, their janissaries, are also part of this offensive.

Number one is a deep abiding contempt for the United States and the West, which they see as culturally bankrupt. Number two, they love to make their Assad bend the knee, and they would love to show him who's boss. So Turkey finally threw its toys out of the pram and said, screw it. They let HTS off the leash The SNA, their janissaries, are also part of this offensive.

Number one is a deep abiding contempt for the United States and the West, which they see as culturally bankrupt. Number two, they love to make their Assad bend the knee, and they would love to show him who's boss. So Turkey finally threw its toys out of the pram and said, screw it. They let HTS off the leash The SNA, their janissaries, are also part of this offensive.