Turkey could play a key role in the U.S.-led military assault against ISIS , writes Gönül Tol . Ankara has the second-largest army in NATO and hosts an American airbase , he says . Ankara does not want to render itself even more vulnerable to ISIS attacks without an assurance from the United States that it will not leave Turkey in the lurch . But Turkey prefers to play a secondary role , he writes . TL;DR The U.S. is considering sending ground troops into Syria as part of its campaign against ISIS.
Turkey could play a key role in the U.S.-led military assault against ISIS , writes Gönül Tol . Ankara has the second-largest army in NATO and hosts an American airbase , he says . But Turkey prefers to play a secondary role , he writes . TL;DR The U.S. is considering sending ground troops into Syria as part of its campaign against ISIS.