Trump's agenda with Turkey is not about Trump Tower Istanbul any more than his Russian agenda was about planning Trump Tower Moscow. Trump profits *far* more off a transnational crime syndicate who give him money and power in exchange for policy deals than he does over any hotel.
You need to look at the full cast of autocrats, oligarchs and mobsters to grasp what is happening with Syria. To this group, everything is transactional and all human life is disposable. They are realigning world powers and Trump is a useful vehicle and willing participant.
Apparently I explained the current crisis on TV back in 2018... https://twitter.com/ericlo/status/1183529970779463681?s=19
Another relevant clip, this one on Putin, Trump, Erdogan. From January 2019. https://twitter.com/ericlo/status/1183530494304178178?s=19
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