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Don’t Blame Everything on Erdogan
The Turkish government doesn’t have a soft spot for the Islamic State, and Ankara stands to lose more than anyone if the terrorist group makes a comeback.
- Selim Sazak
- FP
Washington’s Turkey experts were left working overtime during the holidays when a routine conversation between Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended with the announcement that the…
Trump’s maneuver had raised worries that a premature withdrawal risks reversing the gains that have been made against the Islamic State.
Indeed, on Sunday, Trump’s national security advisor, John Bolton, suggested that U.S…