Turkey is seriously raising its standing with this operation. Sunni Arabs tend to like Erdoğan more than they like their own leaders, and this makes Arab governments uneasy. Turkey has successfully challenged both the U.S. and Russia in Syria and has raped their respective proxies. Selçuk Bayraktar is a national hero for Turkey and for the people of Idlib.

The EU is a morally bankrupt institution that will take more action to prevent the entry of small numbers of Muslim refugees than they will to prevent bombings of Muslim civilians, hospitals, and schools. I predict the EU will give Greece a few billion euros to keep these refugees from going to Western and Northern Europe.