If you followed German news last night, there was a bit of a shocker when the German Defense Minister (Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, CDU) stood up and started talking over a military stabilization 'mission' in northern Syria.
Elements of the Foreign Ministry (Maas, SPD) weren't that happy over the idea, and it's hard to say if the coalition can find middle-ground over this idea.
Partners? Well....no one is saying much. I doubt if France desires this. With BREXIT underway, the Brits probably won't sign up to this idea. The Germans would need three or four countries to make this a realistic force and keep both the Kurds and Turks separated.
Politically a mess? I would suggest that the SPD Party absolutely doesn't want this idea to gain or take shape. SPD voter enthusiasm would be negative on this. Even if you came out to the German general public....I doubt if you could convince a majority of Germans to buy into this idea.
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