Yeah, I've read both Bookchin and Ocalan, so I'm aware of the extra national nature of DFNS.

I'm trying to say that even though Assad is an ass, he's not half as genocidal as Erdogan, so some concessions to him would have left them in a stronger position

That said they had shitty decisions to make and I cant blame them for trying to hold out defese integration as long as possible, even if it cost them Afrin.