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  You're arguing with the best informed and least nationalistic Turk, watch yourself kiddo!
context: Literally nothing about this is Turkish news media, nothing in prestigious international news media, only on microscopic Syrian news agencies. Nothing was said about this by the Turkish government after the talks either. If this result actually came out of the talks it would blow up everywhere. Not too sure about the reliability of their source. >
  
  There are elections this year in turkey. Just wait for them and you will see if this is bias or not. >
  
  Very noncredible article, no other sources saying this and no turkish outlets whatsoever confirming this, why would Erdogan threaten Greece ahead of election time and then de-escalate in Syriah? Strong men are gonna strong men and he ain't leaving Syria with a strong kurdish presence still there on their borders. >
  
  he could be de-escalating so that he can re-escalate if the polls need a bump near election time >
  
  That is ignorant of the cause of the escalation, creating an area to settle Syrian refugees. The political backlash against the refugees is a major factor in the unpopularity of Erdoğan and getting rid of them is the main objective of the operations in Syria. Failing to make progress would be disastrous in the upcoming election. >
  
  
  Damascus and Ankara also agreed that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its affiliated militias in north-east Syria are agents of the United States and Israel, and that those Kurdish groups pose the greatest danger to both Turkiye and Syria.
  
  Uh oh.  I have warned for months what would happen if a four-way anti-Kurd alliance of Turkiye, Iran, Iraq, and Syria formed, particularly one that decided for a permanent resolution of inducing a mass exodus to the West. >
  
  Would that be enough to push the US and France from the area? >
  
  
  Would that be enough to push the US.. from the area?
  
  No. 
  In conventional war, the USA has no peer. Nobody can directly "push" the USA around except possibly China. People remain good at underestimating the superpower status of the USA. Severely. 
  Last summer, the USA turned the tide in Ukraine with a single battery of HIMARs, a largely secondary weapons system in its arsenal. The USA never lost a major battle in 20 years of war in the ME. By contrast, Russia has bled rivers while losing battles in Ukraine, and China literally has no battle experience. Among peers, the USA has an incredibly deadly, well-funded military.  
  Admittedly, the USA likely lacks the will to fight a new war, but the will would quickly return if somebody tried to directly push the US around, especially if American soldiers die. 
  If the USA unilaterally leaves the area, then yes the SDF could be doomed. However, it is not easy to see who can fill this power vacuum today. Syria is exhausted, Russia is in obvious decline. Turkey and Iran have the skill and will to fight the Kurds, but both are more rivals than allies. Nobody wants Turkey to enter Syria. >
  
  China?! What are you talking? Turkey itsef is more experienced and has way better arsenal than china. China has no credit whatsoever. But ye, no one can reach usa, thats true. >
  
  My dude, you should stop using Internet Explorer