Relevant analysis of the situation in Syria:

http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2018/03/httpssouthfrontorgvictories-and-diplomacy-of-turkey-what-to-expect-next.html

Quote:

Turkey will not be leaving northern Syria unless forced to do so. Any number of crafty ploys are available to insure an indefinite presence leading in the end to a request from a puppet government for annexation to Turkey. The same thing is very likely to occur in northern Iraq.

What will Russia, Iran and the US do about such a progression of events? They are likely to do nothing. Inaction is always probable when larger issues of international economics and great power rivalries are barriers to action.

Fuck it, let em take it. We dont need to be over there anyways.

Well, Bolton is supposedly a friend of the Kurds, and is an avid warmonger. So things at Manbij could get dicey.