By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
The Syrian border with Turkey has become very hot lately. There have been serious skirmishes and exchanges of fire between ISIS on the Syrian side and Turkey firing back from their side.
A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in the exchange of fire.
Turkey also scrambled their air force and sent fighter jets to the area. The jets fired and struck ISIS targets.
Finally, there are unconfirmed reports that the Turks have given a green light to the United States, saying that they will host US fighter jets that will attack ISIS in Syria.
Until now the Turks have said that they will not host the US military and their fighter jets. But things have changed. Turkey is clearly an SIS target. ISIS wants to destabilize the entire region - and that includes Turkey.
The United States does not need to take off from Turkey. The mission was not hampered or limited in any way because of the reluctance of Turkey up until now. This is as much about diplomacy as it is about military maneuvering.
The area is very small. But this new ability to take off and land in Turkey will improve some angles and allow for better dexterity with the air strikes.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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