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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/withdrawing-ahead-of-an-assault/
Iran and Turkey Are Rivals for Middle East Hegemony
(Israel Hayom) Col. (res.) Ronen Itsik - The U.S. retreat from Syria and abandonment of the Kurds does not mean that America is pulling out of the Middle East. It was an operational decision designed to focus efforts on Iran. Iran and Turkey are open rivals for Middle East hegemony. Turkey is flexing its muscles in Syria, an Iranian ally. Iran also has good reason to worry about the danger of the Islamic State reemerging, since ISIS' main enemy is Shiite Islam. Nothing has really changed in our world in the 21st century. National interests come first and humane concerns are marginalized. A people without self-determination and without a sovereign state doesn't count. The writer was an IDF armored brigade commander.