Again, a few weeks ago I would have been more confident in an analysis because the U.S.-Turkish relationship really had General Flynn at the centre of it, and Flynn, as we all know, has now been discredited. Flynn had worked for the Turks as a contractor, but it seems he had also promised Erdogan and others in Turkey that they would snatch and grab Gülen, who is this hated, self-proclaimed preacher viewed by the Turkish establishment as a terrorist behind the July coup of last year, so it seemed as though the Turks were befriending Flynn, and therefore we saw some mild support of Trump for that.
Of course with Flynn out of the mix, it's really hard to tell. Trump and Erdogan are supposed to meet very soon. It is going to be really interesting to watch that because, of course, Turkey is a vital ally in the fight against ISIS. The U.S. needs Turkey to ensure that the border stays secure, that supplies don't go to ISIS as before. The border was not the priority of Turkey until we saw a lot of weapons slip through. Of course, for Turkey, it's all about refugees and trying to find allies who support its bid to have these refugees financed by the global community and support its efforts to continue the fight against the Kurds in the south, so it's mixed.
Lastly, Trump has been very supportive of the Kurds, at least in rhetoric. He doesn't really recognize that there are Kurds everywhere, so his love of Kurds in Iraq, for example, in the peshmerga, doesn't necessarily mean there is love for Turkish Kurds or Syrian Kurds but there is often that misinterpretation by the Turkish government and the Kurds themselves.