FOREIGN PODICY | What Does Regime Change in Syria Change?

Peloni:  Schanzer, May and Gerecht of the FDD question and challenge Doran’s proposed policy regarding his support for Erdogan and Al Golani.  The most important part of the interview begins at about 16min and lasts about half an hour.  Doran continues to dispel the radical nature of Erdogan by stating that Erdogan’s radical statements are  not “useful in understanding what the Turks will do” while emphasizing that Israel and the Turks are the only two US allies in the region with the ability to project power outside their own borders.  Notably, the use of the term ally with regards to Erdogan must be questioned.  Additionally, Schanzer’s remarks at 18min regarding the normalization of a Sunni Jihadi state and its effect and implications on the wider Middle East must be emphasized.