Syria, to put it mildly, is a mess, albeit one in which there is now reason to hope. Assume for the moment that the rebels are the Islamic moderates they claim to be, and that they succeed in gaining control of the entire country. What happens to our erstwhile allies, the Syrian Kurds?
Trump admires Erdogan even more than Putin. Don’t expect him to be swayed by any sense of loyalty or obligation here. He’ll sell out the Kurds in a heartbeat.