In a bid to speed up their time tables for Spring 2013, the West and their proxy Turkey are now baiting Syria into a wider regional conflict. Turkey's parliament has authorized cross-border military operations into Syria 'when necessary' following a casual mortar-shelling incident on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen says Syria is being forced to protect its interests, as Turkey provides a safe haven for terrorists active in the conflict-torn country.
The Turkish public undoubtedly is against their government's measures to involve themselves more deeply in the Syrian crisis, just as they were against the United States efforts to use their territory to invade Iraq in 2003. The Turkish majority seem to to be among the few people of the world to be consistently level headed when it comes to the inclination to settle conflicts through violence.