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Turkey has been systematically cutting ties with the United States for several years now. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been exploring improved relations with Europe, Russia, and China, though has found limited success. One of his biggest victories is coming up as Istanbul hosts leaders from Russia, France, and Germany to discuss the future of Syria.
Washington DC has had their feathers ruffled ever since it was announced the United States would not be included in the summit. This is unnecessary. In fact, it’s a positive thing that others are willing to take the lead in a nation that should hold very little interest to the United States.
If they’re willing to take the lead financially in rebuilding Syria as well, then our exclusion is a wonderful thing.
For too long, America has not only been the police force of the world but has also been knee deep in addressing humanitarian concerns such as the turmoil that has engulfed Syria for half-a-decade. The problems in Syria have dramatic effects outside of the nation as refugees continue to flood Europe. Meanwhile, Russia has maintained a military presence there, a move that troubles DC. If it weren’t for that fact, it’s possible we wouldn’t even be offended by our exclusion at the summit.
Even with Russia’s increased Middle Eastern presence, the benefits of not getting involved greatly outweigh the threats of Russia’s military presence there. Our focus on this important region must be on allies like Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt while also keeping an eye on enemies such as Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Syria is only a relevant player as a passageway for weapons to reach the enemies of Israel.
Our presence at the summit is not necessary to assist Israel in that regard.
Interested parties must be allowed to act on their own when our own interests are not in play. Those who argue Syria’s strategic importance to the United States could make similar arguments about nearly every nation in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. It’s easy to find tangential importance to our interests.
When seen through a lens of discernment devoid of ego, our presence at this and future summits is not necessary. Feathers get ruffled when politicians think, “how dare they meet without us,” instead of what they should be thinking, which is “good for them that they’re stepping up to address their problems without us holding their hands.”
The love-hate relationship between the United States and the rest of the world can be most easily mitigated when we are willing to put our efforts and dollars towards things that directly affect us. Instead, we tend to have a foreign policy that embraces the butterfly-effect. By this flawed thinking, any movement anywhere could eventually affect our interests, so we need to be everywhere at all times.
It’s not sustainable. It never has been.
It’s also not healthy and oftentimes proves to be detrimental to us and the outside interests we try to influence.
If Russia wants their military to not be surrounded by chaos, let them take the lead.
If Germany and France want to rebuild Syria so some of the millions of refugees can return home, let them take the lead.
If Turkey wants to be the center of the Islamic world, let them take the lead.
If China wants to get involved financially, let them take the lead.
As strange as it may seem, we do not have to be isolationists to recognize the need for other countries to step up. Our absence in Syria will not hurt the rebuilding process, nor will it reduce our influence in the region. Let them handle it.
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Turkey’s Erdogan Hosts Syria Summit Without US
Moscow has said the Idlib deal is working and Ankara is complying with its side of the agreement. Under the terms of the deal, Ankara agreed to secure the withdrawal of radical groups and rebel heavy weapons from a newly created demilitarized zone between rebel and regime forces.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are expected to use the summit to work on consolidating the Idlib deal.
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