https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2012/08/04/the-real-war-redux-syrias-only-one-battlefield-stupid/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:18:21 -0400<![CDATA[Thanks to Claire Berlinski, we discover that the Turks are all of a sudden worried that the Arab Spring&#8211;so enthusiastically embraced by Ankara&#8211;shows signs of transmuting into the Kurdish Spring.  Which is, let us say in our understated way, bothersome to President Erdogan and his ambitious teammates.  So it&#8217;s not surprising to see the Turks mobilizing the army along the Syrian (or should we now call it &#8220;the Kurdish&#8221;?) border.  Nor that the Turks, at least in part to save some dignity in the face of public criticism of their failure to foresee the Kurdish actions, have unleashed their bombers at the usual PKK suspects.  Meanwhile, lost in all the excitement over the battle for Aleppo, the steady flow of defectors from Assad&#8217;s ranks and files, and the extraordinary carnage throughout Syria, regular Syrian forces exchanged salvos with the Jordanian Army.]]>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:49:22 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2012/08/04/the-real-war-redux-syrias-only-one-battlefield-stupid-n187638