Trying to do Regime Change in Turkey would be slightly more idiotic than trying to do it in N.Korea, atm.
Erodgan sucks, but his base remains fiercely loyal. He's not a guy you can just make go away. He's also sitting at the crossroads of the Euro-asian continent, single-handedly backstopping a flood of war and climate refugees into hyper-xenophobic proto-fascist Eastern Europe. Kicking him over would send dominoes flying across three continents. It would be the beginning of decades of chaos and bloodshed, easily rivaling the mess we created in Iraq.
But after our efforts in Libya, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen, I'm honestly not clear if this would be a bug or a feature in the eyes of Pentagon leadership.
"When your enemies are credibly accusing each other of genocide do not interrupt them." -Sun Tzu
That said, whenever the US starts beating the human rights drum, usually something bad is down the pipeline.
I don't think this is really part of any sort of bigger plan. I think it's one of those dumb impulsive things Biden has a habit of doing.
Trying to do Regime Change in Turkey would be slightly more idiotic than trying to do it in N.Korea, atm.
Erodgan sucks, but his base remains fiercely loyal. He's not a guy you can just make go away. He's also sitting at the crossroads of the Euro-asian continent, single-handedly backstopping a flood of war and climate refugees into hyper-xenophobic proto-fascist Eastern Europe. Kicking him over would send dominoes flying across three continents. It would be the beginning of decades of chaos and bloodshed, easily rivaling the mess we created in Iraq.
But after our efforts in Libya, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen, I'm honestly not clear if this would be a bug or a feature in the eyes of Pentagon leadership.