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Why is NATO member Turkey acting with Russia in Syria?
So the question is: Why on earth has a NATO country gotten into military cooperation with Russia in Syria?
The answer is: Because it believes another NATO country, the U.S., fails to give its ally the support it needs to defeat a terrorist force (ISIL) as soon as possible. It fails to give that support because of the disadvantage it could give its partner (the PYD), which is an extension of an outlawed organization (the PKK), which is considered to be a terrorist group by both the ally and itself.
Complicated, isn’t it?
Why is NATO member Turkey acting with Russia in Syria?
So the question is: Why on earth has a NATO country gotten into military cooperation with Russia in Syria?
The answer is: Because it believes another NATO country, the U.S., fails to give its ally the support it needs to defeat a terrorist force (ISIL) as soon as possible. It fails to give that support because of the disadvantage it could give its partner (the PYD), which is an extension of an outlawed organization (the PKK), which is considered to be a terrorist group by both the ally and itself.
Complicated, isn’t it?