Turkey versus Syria - No joke

Europe should not only criticize Turkey for invading the north of Syria to create as Turkey claims safe areas as this should have been done before so Syrians didn't need to escape their country. However, it's a pity Turkish President Erdogan considers the Kurds as enemies while the Kurds prevented ISIS and Assad's army to come close to Turkey's borders.

Further, we should have sent much earlier judges to judge European ISIS fighters at the place where they committed human right violations.

It also demonstrates why it's important to invest in modern military equipment that can be operated by professional military instead of an army of soldiers. But, Europe prefers to battle with each other over a country that wants to leave.

What the EU could expect happened as tension between Kurds and Turkey are high since years: Turkey has over 3,6 million Syrian refugees within its borders and similar as the EU, the country wants them out. Thus, the north of Syria close to Turkey is the obvious choice to take to return these refugees for which Turkey doesn't accept any criticism. But, I accept, this is mainly to fight against the Kurds while the Kurds kept the Syrian army and ISIS out of Turkey. Indeed, the Kurds were allies of the West to destroy ISIS whereby we don't have to go back to WWII to claim we can abandon and betray them as this will cost lives and result in a new refugee crisis. Just as the Syrian citizens, the Kurds are used in these "power games". Some also fear a possible intervention by the NATO as Turkey is a NATO ally and in case it gets into troubles. However, as Turkey doesn't defend itself against aggression by the Syrian Kurds but instead started to fight against the Kurds that also weakens its own defences against ISIS and Assad's army, than the NATO doesn't need to help Turkey if it gets into troubles. Still, Turkey is now partially doing what the EU did to keep refugees outside its territory although in a less civilised way, i.e. create an area for refugees outside its territory that replace the local population.

Politicians and diplomats also talk about what to do and how to trial the European terrorists who fought with ISIS so they brought terror upon the Syrians, Iraqis, Kurds and further away. Instead that Europe continues to discuss this problem and thus does little, I think we should have sent some of our judges to assists local judges to trial and sentence correctly these ISIS fighters and according local laws. Indeed, if the locals decide they deserve the dead penalty for  the atrocities they committed than who are Europeans to condemn people who suffered their terror? Now these fighters may be sent back to the West or escape or even be liberated maybe by the Kurds to revenge the Western betrayal as it seems the Kurds already reached a deal with Assad with the help of Russia so they escape trial and continue their terror. Indeed, betray those who were willing to sacrifice their lives and fear revenge. But, children of ISIS fighters should be brought back to safety so they can be correctly educated as they are innocent to the stupidity of their parents.

Further, ISIS and Assad's army are likely to return to northern Syria where the Turks focus their attention to kill Kurds. Always the same connection between ISIS and Assad as if ISIS is a secret part of Assad's army to scare people into thinking that Assad is moderate and thus preferable so he can remain as Syria's president.

Now Europe protests but as it does little to help Syrian refugees, including the creation of safe areas and no fly zones to protect civilians against attacks by Assad's or any other army as we did before in northern Iraq against Saddam's army, others take control of the situation while Europe seems to be able to anger everyone involved, from the Americans, Turkish, Kurds and of course the Syrian government but also refugees as Europe doesn't help refugees sufficiently while doesn't condemn those who attack.

Yes, the biggest mistake was that the West drew red lines to prevent that Assad would use weapons of mass destruction against his people while the West that includes the US and Europe didn't act when Assad crossed those red lines when again he used gas against his citizens so Russia saw weakness and decided it was possible to help Assad remain in power. Now we should not anger Ankara with our criticism when Europe doesn't do much except asking others to solve Europe's problems such as keeping refugees out of Europe. Those who want to go into politics sometimes need to take decisions such as sufficient investments in defenses and acting when needed or troubles may be larger than when we did something. And thus we should have done something or not have mentioned red lines. Further, it is not because lefties don't want to invest in defenses that protect us from outside aggression that we need to listen. That doesn't mean starting aggression against others. But, these crises also illustrate the failure of the UN and the urgent need to reform it to abolish the veto right as that blocks the possibility to act although I acknowledge it should be reformed in such a way that major countries have a bigger decision power than minor countries but without given certain countries a near monopoly so they need to convince others of the need to act.

It is also possible President Erdogan made a deal with Assad in order to be able to attack the Kurds but this may backfire. A pity but prophesies and not only from Islam but also Christianity and others inform that the oldest civilization will one day become uninhabitable, completely destroyed by war as seems to be happening. Indeed, this distrust between the different parties results in more war and dead.