Erdogan clarifies...."
Posted on 12/01/2016 8:23:09 AM PST by Freelance Warrior
Turkey’s military operation in Syria is not against any country or person but terror groups in general, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, in contrast to earlier remarks that Turkey’s objective was to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following.
“The aim of the Euphrates Shield Operation is no country or person but only terror organizations. No one should doubt this issue that we have uttered over and over, and no one should comment on it in another fashion or try to [misrepresent its meaning],” Erdogan said at a 30th gathering with village chiefs at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Dec. 1.
On Nov. 29, Erdogan sought to explain the reason for Ankara’s military offensive into Syria, saying: “We entered there to end the rule of the tyrant al-Assad who terrorizes with state terror. [We didn’t enter] for any other reason.”
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Oh, well, sh!t - it’s okay, then.
He really had me worried there for a minute or two...
Bull Crap! The Islamist Erdogan considers the Kurds effectively fighting ISIS to be terrorists and he, for years, has conducted business (e.g., buying stolen oil at cut-rate prices) with ISIS.
Turkey is NOT AMERICA’S FRIEND. And, IMHO, they are not ISIS’ enemy.
good post thx
Erdogan is just a flat out liar. He cannot ever be trusted. He could care less about Assad or Syrian citizens. He wants those Qatari oil pipeline royalties.
““The aim of the Euphrates Shield Operation is no country or person but only terror organizations. No one should doubt this issue that we have uttered over and over, and no one should comment on it in another fashion or try to [misrepresent its meaning],” Erdogan said”
No one should comment on it and misrepresent it (except for Erdogan).
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