Posted on 10/22/2019 6:20:44 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Although the administration prefers “peace to war,” U.S. President Donald Trump is “fully prepared” to authorize military action against Turkey, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
In an interview with CNBC’s Wilfred Frost, Pompeo said the “world should know” that “where we see American interests at stake or fundamental norms around the world that need to be enforced, we’ll use all the powers that we have.”
While the administration’s preferred measures were economic and diplomatic, he said, “In the event that kinetic action or military action is needed, you should know that President Trump is fully prepared to undertake that action.”
Pompeo did not specify what Turkish actions would prompt a U.S. military response, saying he did not want to “get out in front of the president’s decision about whether to take the awesome undertaking of using America’s military might.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breakingisraelnews.com ...
Ping
Now here’s a deal they cannot refuse.
Erdogan is the kind of bully that we have to make threats to keep him in line.
That would be a conundrum for NATO.
How about that! No wonder we are seeing all the flack.
How about that! No wonder we are seeing all the flack.
The USA isn’t going to go to war with Turkey. There’s a European PGA Tour event there in the near future. I always like to watch it because the weather looks really nice and the golf course is beautiful. It would be ashamed if Trump would have to use the remote control to detonate all the nukes we have stored at that Turkish air base.
That would be a conundrum for NATO.
The USA isn’t going to go to war with Turkey. There’s a European PGA Tour event there in the near future. I always like to watch it because the weather looks really nice and the golf course is beautiful. It would be ashamed if Trump would have to use the remote control to detonate all the nukes we have stored at that Turkish air base.
The USA isn’t going to go to war with Turkey. There’s a European PGA Tour event there in the near future. I always like to watch it because the weather looks really nice and the golf course is beautiful. It would be ashamed if Trump would have to use the remote control to detonate all the nukes we have stored at that Turkish air base.
How about that!! No wonder we are seeing so much flack!
But ... can they refuse the deal?
It’s deja vu all over again...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.