< Posted on 02/22/2018 7:48:41 AM PST by Texas Fossil
A spokesman for Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union called Turkey to withdraw its forces from Afrin on Wednesday.
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Speaking to Deutschlandfunk radio Jürgen Hardt said he could only "urge" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "to end the operation in northern Syria”.
Describing Turkey’s actions against YPG in Afrin as “not proportional” Hardt advised Turkey to “focus on securing the Turkish-Syrian border”. The Turkish government is, therefore "well advised to withdraw quickly from this mission now".
The federal government had withheld criticism of the Turkish attacks on Afrin for a long time.
On Tuesday evening, the Foreign Office called on all parties to end the fighting there and in the Syrian rebel stronghold of East Ghuta but avoided a demand for a Turkish troop withdrawal.
It is time, that the US, the EU and NATO put an end to this. Yes, collectively they can. If Erdogan insists past those warning (assuming they have not already been given) it is time for Turkey to leave NATO.
Ha, ha, ha, did he say “pretty please”? Germany is doomed. It can’t even stop Islamization within its borders, so I’m sure Erdogan is going to listen to them.
Merkel really messed them up. No question.
It is incredible to me that she is still in power.
I’m sure that many Germans understand where this is going.
But German culture has for century took directions from their leadership without much questioning. I won’t go past that.
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