The military dogma of the USA that Turkey is a strategic ally must change. It has outgrown its utility and is now becoming a liability.
The only reason that might preserve the dogma is military expenditure. But this is not a good enough reason in today’s world.
With Putin strongly in charge of a Russia that is never going to settle for less than equal when it comes to world power, the USA must now admit that their foreign and military policies have grown out of date.
Turkey can never play the role of a buffer between Russia and the Middle East. It has become the opposite. Russia is the main factor of instability as they fuel the conflict in the Middle East and use it to increase their sphere of influence.
This is the strategic game that the USA lost so far.
Putin embraced the Syrian regime and gave them the assurance they needed in order to survive ISIS and the other rebel forces.
Now Putin is there to stay and create more problems for the rather rigid and unsuspecting USA.
It is not an accident that Turkey is becoming best friends with Iran and that rumours of the development of Turkey’s nuclear capability are in the air.
Wake up USA before it is too late for you and the rest of the western world!