Turkish officials have been issuing similar proclamations for months, but now Syrian troops have fired into Turkey, chasing Free Syrian Army rebels who fled across the border, while the number of Syrian civilian refugees has increased sharply. Last week, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan raised the stakes dramatically with talk of having “many options,” and by adding: “Also, NATO has responsibilities to do with Turkey’s borders, according to Article 5.”
土耳其官员如是宣称已经有好几个月了，但现在，随着叙利亚军队追剿逃过边境的自由叙利亚军（Free Syrian Army）起义者，枪炮已经打到了土耳其的领土上，叙利亚难民数量也在剧增。上周，土耳其总理埃尔多安口气硬了很多，说土耳其有“多种选择”，还说“此外，根据第五条，北约有责任与土耳其并肩作战。”