Turkey invaded northeastern Syria on Wednesday, days after President Trump appeared to green light the in conversation with his Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkey refused for the past several years to renew peace talks with Kurdish parties inside and outside Turkey, arrested..…
Turkey had been preparing to advance into Syria's northeast since U.S troops started pulling out of the in policy shift by Trump that was condemned Washington as betrayal of America's armed Kurdish allies.. ..…
Needless to say, the countries that benefit the most from this ill-fated decision by Trump are Turkey itself, Russia, and Iran. ... Finally, it is no secret that Trump’s decision was also largely motivated by his financial interest in Turkey, which goes back many years..…
And, ultimately, is she willing to go to war with Turkey on behalf of the Kurds? ... Some members of Congress want to impose economic sanctions against Turkey. ..…
Turkey, Syria, Kurds, and American Foreign Policy Establishment., Iran, Kurds, Syria, Turkey.. Donald Trump pulled the US out of Syria, and Turkey brutally pounced on Kurds. ..…
Turkey considers the SDF to be a terrorist group, and says it wants to form a “safe zone” in northern Syria where it can rehome refugees from the Syrian civil war currently living in Turkey. ... “We defeated 100% of the ISIS Caliphate and no longer have any troops in the area under..…
“Those who think they can make Turkey turn back with these threats are gravely mistaken,’’ he said. . . Yep, sounds like Trump knew what he was doing. . . . . . . . . Liberty Quote . ..…
While we had 50 soldiers remaining in that section of Syria, and they have been removed, any unforced or unnecessary fighting by Turkey will be devastating to their economy and to their very currency, Trump tweeted, doubling down on Monday's threat to destroy Turkish economy, if the..…
The observations are truly shocking: Where they exist at all, plans by the USA (Trump has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, weakened environmental legislation and is supporting the fossil fuel industry), Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey are described as ‘critically insufficient’; i.e.,..…
Trump has caused horror across the political aisle by pulling U.S. troops out of an area on the Syrian border with Turkey. . ..…
“We have one of three choices: Send in thousands of troops and win Militarily, hit Turkey very hard Financially and with Sanctions, or mediate a deal between Turkey and the Kurds!” ... US lawmakers and media have said Trump essentially gave Erdogan the green light for..…
“As the President has made abundantly clear, the US has not in any way endorsed the decision of the Government of Turkey to mount a military incursion into northeast Syria. President Trump has emphasized to the government of Turkey that they bear full responsibility for protecting..…
Trump says Turkey knows he does not support the invasion. . But he also says he doesn’t think the American people want to send troops there. ... Earlier Trump tweeted a third option: “Mediate a deal between Turkey and the Kurds!” ..…