Turkey has the second largest standing military force in NATO. They are also, well, in NATO. The current situation is uncomfortable for a whole lot of people, but when push comes to shove, I don't see how a proxy force with questionable allegiance stands up to a NATO country with a massive air and ground force.
ptaipale|8 years ago
And while the Turkish have far more firepower and air power than Kurds, the terrain is extremely favourable for a defending force, particularly when it is as motivated and well-trained as the Kurdish fighters. A Turkish attack can become a debacle, or at militarily "best", a massacre of civilian population resulting in further alienating Turkey from civilization.
zapfranklin|8 years ago
Don't misunderstand that I think this is a) a good idea, or b) ultimately going to work out the way Turkey wants it to work out.
I don't think the kurds will choose to live and die by Afrin.