Turkey 's military retaliated against Syria attacks on Turkish border town recently . Turkish parliament has authorized its troops to enter Syria if necessary . However , this risks escalating the conflict into a NATO-led mission outside the framework of the U.N. Security Council -- the kind of interventionist measure Russia and China would oppose as they did in Libya . Comment: Confrontation could ignite regional convulsions as Turkey is sucked in to Syria . U.S. could have prevented much bloodshed by using air power to target regime , he says .
Turkey 's military retaliated against Syria attacks on Turkish border town recently . Turkish parliament has authorized its troops to enter Syria if necessary . Comment: Confrontation could ignite regional convulsions as Turkey is sucked in to Syria . U.S. could have prevented much bloodshed by using air power to target regime , he says .