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Erdogan's unhinged anti-American rants are often just ignored but in the past day or so I've begun to detect what might be an ever-so-slight change in #US policy towards #Turkey. It might be that the decision makers who have tried to never speak ill of our #NATO ally have seen
the truth about who is behind the attack in #Israel and who is still a threat to start a regional war. When I read the early reports of the brutality and saw the facial features of some of the fighters, after nine years working on #ISIS it was my first thought. I called
for #DNA testing of all dead or captured #HAMAS and to examine all the comms to identify linguistic regionalisms. By now the folks at Ft Meade and Langley would likely have a pretty good idea if my theory held water. Even if they don't go that route, 9/11 developed a discipline
within our IC to identity and trace #terrorists with a speed and accuracy we never previously possessed. I expect that many teams are looking at the data and trying to identify the killers. We know who most of the leaders are: They live in luxury in #Turkey and #Qatar.
By now the folks on the #NSC Principals Committee are being briefed and all the Turkey apologists may be having a bad day. In time that data will have to be shared with Congress and eventually it will leak. And anyone who still conceals Turkey's complicity would be facing a
lifetime of #Benghazi hearings but this time likely from both parties. Like any abusive relationship, there comes a time when you just have to say goodbye. I think that day may be coming soon for Erdogan and the message is being delivered by two Carrier battle groups.
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