Syria's 'Offensive' on Kurds: A Convenient Distraction or Old Habit?
One might wonder if 'stalled talks' has become the Middle East's new euphemism for 'time to rearrange geopolitical furniture with human lives.' The article, like many of its kind, conveniently sidesteps the decades-long pattern of regional powers—and their international backers—using Kurdish forces as pawns. Remember when the US armed and trained the YPG to fight ISIS, only to watch Turkey (a NATO
ally) bomb them? Or how the Assad regime has historically leveraged Kurdish groups when it suited them, then turned on them? This isn't newfound Syrian assertiveness; it's the latest verse in an old, bloody song. Instead of probing this cyclical betrayal, outlets like Daily Sabah present it as a fresh development in 'regional stability'—a kind of stability achieved primarily through constant,
violent re-negotiation of borders and allegiances, often at the expense of local populations. It’s almost as if the region thrives on manufactured crises that justify continued military spending and intervention. One might even call it a business model disguised as foreign policy.