Posted on 05/02/2017 12:31:57 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
Soon after Turkish air force jets carried out a wave of airstrikes against Kurdish targets in northeastern Syria and northwestern Iraq on April 25, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson over the phone. The reported tone of the conversation speaks volumes about the new low in Turkish-American relations ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdogans planned May 16 meeting with President Donald Trump.
But NOW? He is pure POed. Raw anger. No sugar coating.
And he IS JUSTIFIED.
No Turkish BS will plaster over this.
And the lady quoted from the CFR is full of it too.
1. Abandon Incirlik and any remaining listening posts in Turkey. 2. Evacuate all American personnel from Turkey. 3. Restrict American tourists from Turkey. 4. Set up emergency bases in Kurdish territory. 5. Work a deal to move logistics to Israel. 6. Throw Turkey out of NATO. 7. Fight back against the Turkish invasion. 8. Sit down and negotiate.
As secure as the last election in Turkey makes Erdogan seem, Turkey is on the verge of breaking into three or four states. That would be an easier situation to deal with than Erdogan as Sultan.
Tell the Turks to pull ALL their forces out of Syria. Arm our Syrian Kurd allies with anti-aircraft missiles and increase the number of heavy anti-tank weapons we provide. Then, and only then, will the Islamist Turks know we’re serious.
It will happen. Erdogan has his super powers. He is Dictator now.
He will commit genocide like his ancestors.
Only thing that will stop him is just what you said. Pure force.
In previous times, the Kemalist would have already removed him, they have made peace with him from what I’ve read. (that may only be the leadership, the die hard Kemalist may yet deal with him.)
There is the issue with pending lawsuits in NY. Involving Erdogan and family with the Halkbank and Iranian sanction bypassing. This is something that Trump has over Erdogan.
He is dictator. He stole the Referendum that gave him super powers. He will go rogue and attempt genocide again.
We’ll soon see how bad this is going to be. If he shows up in Russia and in the US for meetings as scheduled, it will be lightening and fireworks. But so be it.
YES! Turkey deserves more than a mouthful
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