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US Congress: Erdogan No Longer Wanted In America
The Globe Post ^ | 5-26-17 | Abdullah Ayasun

Posted on 05/29/2017 6:24:44 AM PDT by Texas Fossil

The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee has adopted a harsh language against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, revealing the depth of angst over the brutal crackdown on protesters during President Erdogan’s visit last week.

In a unanimous vote, the Committee also separately condemned Turkey for the violent attack on peaceful protesters outside Turkish Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., during President Erdogan’s entrance to the building.

The congressmen at the subcommittee hearing even went on to say that President Erdogan should never be allowed to visit the United States again, and pressed for the expulsion of the Turkish ambassador, echoing the earlier call of Senator John McCain.

The sharpness of discourse and recriminations against the Turkish president was a testimony of the state of bewilderment among American politicians.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beating; bodyguard; erdogan; erdoganbodyguards; erdoganthugs; turkey
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To: Hostage

Gulen is a fart in a windstorm.


21 posted on 05/29/2017 8:18:35 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Hostage

Cant figure that one
Either money has transferred to Johnnys foundation or Erdogan is no longer a reliable conduit of US flockery against Assad and with and to ISIS


22 posted on 05/29/2017 8:20:44 AM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: Texas Fossil

Then get them the hell out of NATO. The insanity.


23 posted on 05/29/2017 11:38:45 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Sam Gamgee

Agree. Erdogan the Islamist Dictator of Turkey is totally incompatible with the principles of NATO.


24 posted on 05/29/2017 9:10:19 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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