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On anniversary, Erdoğan calls for West’s support in Syria
March 18, 2021The civil war in Syria, which started a decade ago, is a symbol of humanity’s moral bankruptcy.
The civil war in Syria, which started a decade ago, is a symbol of humanity’s moral bankruptcy. That tragedy, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and forced 7 million people into exile, continues in front of the world’s very eyes and Bashar Assad’s regime, which responded to peaceful protests by killing Syria’s citizens, remains intact.
International organizations like the United Nations, along with the United States and the European Union, which talk a great deal about values, are busy drawing “10 grim lessons” from the bloody civil war. At this rate, they will merely keep adding new lessons to their list for the next decade.
By contrast, Turkey has done more than any other country for the Syrian people. In an opinion essay for Bloomberg, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged the West to help his nation in ending the conflict “as talk of democracy, freedom and human rights are in vogue anew.”
He noted that Turkey hosted millions of refugees, became the first country to deploy combat troops to fight terrorists, such as Daesh, and created safe zones in liberated areas.
Turkey’s leader thus warned the international community to share his country’s burden instead of “watching from the sidelines” – since working together for a solution is off the table.
The West’s claim to moral superiority ended when the Barack Obama administration allowed the regime to cross its red line. Washington itself took down the
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