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A Turkish-Syrian War?
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This Journal editorial on Oct 5, 2012, says that by not offering leadership in the Syrian conflict beause it would lead to a wider conflict the U.S. and the European Union face a wider conflict. The current crossborder shelling between Syria and Turkey is the latest evidence of this. Turkey and the Saudis cannot handle this on their own. Without U.S. leadership the costs of this conflict will be even greater, and even poses risks for the Turkish economy if handled badly.
"The Friends of Syria" conference in Istanbul, Turkey in March 2012
04/01/2012
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The Syrian civil war is spilling over into Iraq. Iraq is unable to protect its airspace from being used by Iran to ship supplies to the Assad regime, or to prevent Turkey's warplanes from using Iraqi airspace to attack Kurdish separatists. There is also a danger of a Sunni-Shiite conflict being exacerabated by former Sunni insurgents in Iraq joining up with Sunni refugees from Syria. The Maliki government in Iraq is moving closer to Iran as the Syrian civil war escalates and brings Sunnis together against the Assad regime. Turkey is also seeing the effects of a flow of refugees on its border with Syria. The Obama administration has been slow to respond to the rapidly developing situation as it concentrates on a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq with the lack of agreement on a residual U.S. troop presence. This leaves the U.S. less than the minimum leverage that is needed just as the sectarian divisions are worsening, after years of investing resources in the region. With the EU countries focussed on economic problems, and the Obama administration's lack of active support for the Free Syria movement, the broader involvement of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Russia in the region, the situation is likely to lead to an international crisis without U.S. leadership.
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Why did Mr. Obama overrule his advisers on Syria? - The Washington Post
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The escalation of the Syrian conflict with the Assad regime's shelling of Turkey's border town of Akcakale
10/04/2012
Turkey responds on October 4, 2012 with an artillery attack on a Assad regime forward base with help from the Free Syria Army in locating the base which was moved.
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03/05/2011
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Efforts to establish an autonomous Kurdish region in Syria, Iraq's Kurdish Autonomous region, and Turkey
05/21/2011
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Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
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04/08/2011
The Turkish position of the Erdogan government has not supported the democracy movement, as it did in Egypt. Questions raised about the Turkish policy and its influence in NATO.
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What if the U.S. doesn’t intervene in Syria? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/13/2013
Turkey's Spymaster Plots Own Course on Syria
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Grouped Articles
Arabs Ask U.S. to Lead on Syria
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Turkey’s Erdogan to air policy differences with Obama - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/13/2013
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Iraq - the first President Bush's inaction during the Shia struggle for democracy in 1991
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President Bush's inaction during the Shia revolt in 1991 and the subsequent crushing of the Shia is deeply embedded in the Shia psyche in Iraq. What would have happened ask the Shiites in Iraq, if the western powers had acted as they did in Libya in 2011? The question has another twist, how much would this have saved America in the fortune invested, lives lost, and goodwill lost in the region, from the lack of action What is missed by most commentators, is the fact the State Department and White House failed in Libya just as they did in Iraq, and the rebels in Benghazi would have been crushed in the same way if not for the timely intervention by France and Britain, with France's Sarkozy leading the way. The U.S. then reluctantly followed the Europeans as the tide turned against Gaddafi's regime. In the U.S. media, the Wall Street Journal was clear abou the need for early and decisive action in Libya, just as the Washington Post did for the Arab Spring in Egypt and Tunisia.
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Iraqi Shiite Anger at U.S. Remains Strong
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J.Christopher Stevens and the American effort for freedom and democracy in Libya
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The role of Stevens in the freedom struggle in Libya and the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 05/09/2013
Diplomat Airs Benghazi Attack Details
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
New York Times 05/13/2013
What we’ve learned in Libya - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/25/2011
New York Times 12/30/2013
Hillary Clinton Defends Actions in Benghazi
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2015
U.S. and NATO assistance to the Libyan democracy movement and the crucial role it played
03/04/2011
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Jens Stoltenberg, Ex-Norway Prime Minister, Is Named Head of NATO
Wall Street Journal 03/28/2014
New York Times 03/04/2011
U.S. Senators Call for No-Flight Zone Over Libya
New York Times 03/06/2011
GOP Lawmakers Say U.S. Should Offer Support to Libyan Rebels
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2011
Wall Street Journal 03/06/2011
New York Times 03/05/2011
France and Britain lead the effort for military action to support the democracy movement in Libya-2011
10/22/2010
The Obama administration turns only after pressure from President Sarkozy and four days of frantic diplomacy and preparations starting Monday, March 14, 2011. On that day Sarkozy met Hillary Clinton in Paris and pushed for military action.
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Wall Street Journal 09/01/2013
U.K., France Boost Military Ties
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New York Times 08/11/2014
The Too Little, Too Late Presidency
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How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk
New York Times 04/21/2016
Europe Pressure, Arab Support Helped Turn U.S.
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