>he should be prosecuted
He's damaged goods and can bring down those pols who are connected to him.
Removing him makes that go away. Limited hangout. "Punished enough", They''ll say. He avoids jail. and and gets to keep his money in exchange for STFU about his dealings with the critters.
He can still wheel and deal to make more money through his contacts, just out of the public eye. Official positions don't mean shit.
Iran/Qatar to EU pipeline. Turkey would be a big playa' and take a cut out of the Russia pipelines. Obama Iran end game all along, IMO.
Erdogan talking smack means Iranian proxies are getting their ass kicked and Turkey got a margin call. My take.
Also, Israel making announcements of troops massing on the Gaza border is telling the Iranians that the northern border is, relatively, unprotected. Israel isn't that stupid. It's a rope-a-dope. Erdogan took the bait.
Russia will have to ally with Israel, if my hunch is correct. Turkey gets pincered if they attack through Syria or Lebanon.
If Turkey attacks, NATO is not committed to engage. Can't forget about Ukraine, either. All this shit started with Ukraine/Crimea. explains all the Ukraine/NATO link talk, when there isn't any. TPTB wants the US military engaged in Eurasia.
JFC. So what does US military do? Becoming black/white Bidan vs Trump policy real fast. This might be why Trump wanted the boys home. Out of harms way over there and necessary to maintain order and defensive readiness domestically, because who knows who the fuck is crossing the border. Restarting border wall decision looms as a indicator of how US mil will decide.