There’s no denying that the world would like to see the death of ISIS, especially following the attacks in Paris which left over 120 dead and hundreds more injured, but will the United States actually be doing much to stop the spread of ISIS in the Middle East the answer is no.
Thanks to their joint partnership with Turkey the USA will really be helping ISIS since a sustained bombing operation in Syria will only aid Turkey by removing moderate Kurds from territory they currently hold since the Kurds are considered to be a “great enemy” of the Turks.
Turkey has long feared the creation of a Kurdistan in Northern Syria, particularly because the creation of such an entity would not only inflame the tensions between the Turkish Kurds and the Turkish government but would essentially carve out a good portion of Turkish territory. With the establishment of a Kurdistan virtually anywhere in the region but especially on the Turkish border or in Turkey itself, Erdogan’s foolish dreams of being the new Ottoman emperor will fade away.
For that reason, the Turks are in no way going to assist in the sealing of Turkey’s border with Syria by the Kurds. Considering the reports coming from media outlets friendly to the Turkish government and the propaganda being spouted by Erdogan’s stooges in the Turkish ruling party, it is the Kurds who are considered the great enemy of Turkish “civilization” (meaning Erdogan’s delusions of grandeur) and not ISIS.
