/region/middle_east_north_africa/kobane-global-solidarity-domestic-blind-eye-01757/ Fact-based, well-reasoned perspectives from around the world Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /region/middle_east_north_africa/kobane-global-solidarity-domestic-blind-eye-01757/#comment-28628 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:35:02 +0000 http://www.fairobserver.com/?p=45981#comment-28628 A very interesting article. I hadn’t previously considered how Turkish inaction might affect the 2015 elections.
Turkey’s hesitancy is a bit confusing, considering it already recognizes IS as a threat, it only makes sense to take action as soon as possible. I wonder if the plan here is to use the Kobane issue as leverage to force the US and other allies to commit ground forces to the cause.

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