Erdoğan Demands Seat at 'Stabilization' Table, US Media Deafens
Erdoğan, via Bloomberg, warns that any 'International Stabilization Force' in Gaza needs Türkiye to succeed. This, from the leader of a nation that has conducted myriad 'anti-terror operations' in Syria and Iraq, displacing hundreds of thousands and establishing its own 'security zones' — a familiar pattern of unilateral action rebranded. The call to join a 'stabilization force' rings hollow when
the US and its allies consistently ignore UN resolutions and international law in favor of perpetual military presence, while selectively demanding 'stability' elsewhere. One might wonder if the concern is truly about stability, or about ensuring every regional power gets a piece of the post-conflict—or perhaps, post-annihilation—pie. The media, of course, dutifully reports presidential statements
at face value, rarely connecting the dots to previous 'stabilization' efforts or the inherent contradictions of a 'stabilization force' operating in a territory brutalized by its ostensible allies. How many 'stabilization missions' has the world seen that truly stabilized, rather than simply carving out new spheres of influence?