donald trump, like much of washington, including the clintons, is in the pocket of the saudi theocracy.

that is the basis of his hostility towards iran.

and, it is the basis of his hostility towards turkey, as well.

the russians are on the other side of this conflict, both trying to pull iran into it's sphere and take advantage of turkish-saudi tensions.

the russians and turks are on opposing sides of a long byzantine civil war, and a union, in the long run, is almost inevitable. america should be trying to keep them apart, not pushing them closer together.