2017-01-01T13:39:00-08:00
Why did Assad tell Erdogan that terrorism would retaliate against him, and that terrorism would affect all the countries that support him? Erdogan accepted the role that America, Europe, and the Gulf countries asked of him, in exchange for a big deal that Erdogan would receive. Erdogan was greedy and agreed to the role, but before the deal, Erdogan must establish a security partnership with those countries and allow their security services to penetrate into Turkey. And here is the disaster. Bashar al-Assad is determined to bring down the conspiracy against Syria, and he is well aware that Syria’s steadfastness will change the equation and will force those countries to take any other steps outside the calculations. This will make Erdogan forced to retreat from the role after witnessing other projects taking place that were not agreed upon, but he retreated. The cost of the role will be very large, because these countries, after their security incursion into Turkey, will attempt to orchestrate a coup or carry out terrorist operations inside Turkey to pressure Erdogan to return and complete his role or give him a final punishment, and this is the main reason for the large arrest and screening campaigns that took place. This is carried out by Erdogan in the security and military services in Turkey, after he agreed to that disastrous step when he handed over security in his country to external agencies. Turkey is facing a major battle against terrorism that may eventually lead to a catastrophic result, and this is the war that Erdogan means in his last statement when he said: Turkey is facing its biggest battle since the day of liberation.