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Senators to temporarily halt push for sanctions on Turkey: Graham
Al Jazeera ^ | 22 June 2019 | William Roberts

Posted on 10/22/2019 6:37:32 PM PDT by ETCM

Leading US senators who had introduced a bill aimed at imposing sanctions on Turkey over its operation in northeast Syria will temporarily withhold legislative action in order to give diplomatic efforts a chance, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.

After talking to President Donald Trump by telephone at midday Tuesday, Graham said senators would slow the drive in the US Senate to pass economic sanctions against Turkey to "give the administration the space".

(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: syria; trump; turkey
"The president will relieve sanctions if they do what they promised to do. If they don't, the president will go back after Turkey and we will go back after Turkey. So, I will pause, give negotiations a chance"

Graham continues to back down on Trump's troop movements in Syria.

1 posted on 10/22/2019 6:37:32 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: ETCM

LOL!

Yeah, well this is the Mid-East, things could change in a moment.
But so far Trump is looking great! Like a magician.


2 posted on 10/22/2019 6:42:13 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: ETCM

He was supposed to be on Hannity tonight with something about impeachment but I missed it..

All talk and no action


3 posted on 10/22/2019 6:42:22 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Him, trey gowdy, lee, Cruz.

All talk

Thinking Trump stopped the Syria gravy train in time to force their hands. Dunno. What do I know?


4 posted on 10/22/2019 6:46:24 PM PDT by stanne
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To: ETCM

I really wish the voters of South Carolina would give Flimsey Grahamnesty the boot rather than give him a FOURTH chance to give away our country.

He is STILL working on amnesty for illegal aliens.


5 posted on 10/22/2019 6:47:30 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: mrsmith

Yeah, it seems more “saving face” by Graham, being that his positions have been “OBE”, overcome by events. He could have avoided looking stupid by talking to Trump first. By now, these Senators should know better...


6 posted on 10/22/2019 6:49:33 PM PDT by ETCM
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To: ETCM

grahm is feeling the pressure and trying to buy time. He is putting up some BS resolution condemning the house impeachment process that he knows will never be voted on. There is no way it gets by the filibuster, and he knows it. Just more of the BS half assed effort to look like he is doing something without actually doing something. How about calling the IG to testify on the “whistle-blower”? Never going to happen.


7 posted on 10/22/2019 6:50:03 PM PDT by JoSixChip (I'm an American Nationalist)
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To: ETCM

Now ‘aoc’ will be all upset about Thanksgiving.


8 posted on 10/22/2019 6:51:15 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

No, wait, she’ll be happy. No, there were Indians involved so........this is getting confusing.


9 posted on 10/22/2019 6:53:01 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

No, wait, she’ll be happy. No, there were Indians involved so........this is getting confusing.


10 posted on 10/22/2019 6:53:02 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

No, wait, she’ll be happy. No, there were Indians involved so........this is getting confusing.


11 posted on 10/22/2019 6:53:02 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

No, wait, she’ll be happy. No, there were Indians involved so........this is getting confusing.


12 posted on 10/22/2019 6:53:03 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: ETCM
So far, it's been the ChiComs who bailed out Turkey after U.S. sanctions. That will likely continue no matter what the U.S. does.

Turdogan has been silent on the persecution of Uighurs in western China.

13 posted on 10/22/2019 6:53:49 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Obscured by Clods)
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To: ETCM

Well Lacey has a little problem.

The senate’s brilliant idea is a blatant intrusion into the executive powers as provided to the President by the Constitution.

The Constitution makes it very plain that only the president has the authority to deal with foreign governments with very few exceptions, and this matter is not one of the exceptions.


14 posted on 10/22/2019 6:57:50 PM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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To: rfp1234

Yeah, Turkey’s future is definitely with China, not NATO.
But not right away.


15 posted on 10/22/2019 6:59:06 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: rfp1234

The entire muslim world has been oddly quiet about that.


16 posted on 10/22/2019 7:20:47 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: mrsmith

You are more right than you know president Trump is the worlds greatest magician (applied psychologist). He’s gotten out of things that would make Houdini jealous. Jealous Houdini - sounds like a virtual machine.


17 posted on 10/22/2019 7:56:47 PM PDT by datricker (Cut Taxes Repeal ACA Deport DACA - Americans First, Build the Wall, Lock her up MAGA!)
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To: ETCM

He’s clueless and has been wrong every step of the way. If he had his way they’d be bombing right now


18 posted on 10/22/2019 8:06:48 PM PDT by wiseprince
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To: ETCM

So the RINO corruptocrats call for WAR! is not selling among the deplorables.


19 posted on 10/22/2019 8:57:05 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Hojczyk

“He was supposed to be on Hannity tonight with something about impeachment but I missed it..All talk and no action”

nope. graham said the Senate should reject an illegitimate House impeachment referral because it’s being held in a secret star chamber in which Trump and the House GOP are not being given the right to defend themselves and call witnesses ... he’s going to introduce a resolution in the Senate condemning the illegitimate House proceeding to set the stage for rejecting an illegitimate impeachment ...


20 posted on 10/22/2019 9:09:15 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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