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حسن سجواني 🇦🇪 Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) Tweeted:
#BREAKING: #Turkish fighter jets attack #Kurdish targets in northern #Syria, local media report https://t.co/3mmAd13651 - @i24NEWS_EN
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looking for another source
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Fucking scumbag.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)That means men women, and children. This is NOT acceptable.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)...nobodys talking about Ukraine anymore, are they?
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)Change the subject....
Traildogbob
(8,748 posts)The GOP has got so much blood on their hands; guns, Puerto Rico, Journalists, Planned Parenthood, Black worshippers, Iraq, an up coming civil war, and I could go on for many more paragraphs. They DO NOT CARE! God approved deaths. That will wipe off the blood with trump tossed paper towels and continue to support murder in any form. The ONLY safe haven from GOP mirder is in somebody else's womb. Just make damn sure you never exit. Pro life my fucking ass.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)Again.
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)So very very wrong
irisblue
(32,980 posts)Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) Tweeted:
Israeli media reporting that Turkey launched offensive against Kurdish forces in eastern state https://t.co/kL6cCvT1nl
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Jibralta the Deep State Witch💃🌊🍾 (@PeconicLady) Tweeted:
@kazweida These are the #KurdishAllies of USA who defeated ISEL (DA'ESH) in Syria
These #Kurds are a sniper platoon of ALL women ♀️
Trump #KurdsBetrayed 🤨 #KurdishGenocide 😢 https://t.co/IG9lY0Qm8a
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BumRushDaShow
(129,080 posts)Link to tweet
TEXT
BBC Breaking News
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@BBCBreaking
White House says Turkey to begin Syria operation soon, with US forces no longer in the immediate area https://bbc.in/33bQjmW
9 hours ago
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"Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into northern Syria," the statement said.
"The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the Isis territorial 'Caliphate', will no longer be in the immediate area."
The White House also said that Turkey would take over all responsibility for IS fighters captured by Kurdish forces over the past two years.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49956698?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking
I.e., a claim that U.S. troops "will no longer be in the immediate area". One can only hope they got the hell out in time.
orangecrush
(19,571 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)This is on his hands. He betrays our allies and does the bidding of dictators while innocent civilians suffer and get slaughtered in the process. How bad does it have to get before he is hauled into the Hague?
Disaffected
(4,555 posts)is a just thought but ain't ever gonna happen as the US is not a signatory to the relevant convention (for reasons not too hard to discern IMO).
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Rome Statute of the ICC. I was just hoping there was something the international community could do to reign this motherfucker in, but looks like we are out of luck.
It just flummoxes me that there is nothing that can be done to stop or neutralize this raging fucking know-nothing, incompetent moron from destroying the world and the country. He is such a huge joke and yet we can do nothing but stand here helplessly and watch him destroy everything that is decent in our country and endanger people in other parts of the world who are powerless to stop him.
Disaffected
(4,555 posts)agree with you.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Suppose someone objects to Turkey's bombing of civilian populations and, say, shoots down one or two of their aircraft? Does Turkey call on its NATO allies?
gademocrat7
(10,659 posts)The orange menace is beyond evil.
Piasladic
(1,160 posts)How we treat our friends...
keithbvadu2
(36,823 posts)dem4decades
(11,296 posts)Celerity
(43,408 posts)Security experts on the region and former U.S. officials are calling the decision reckless and a gift to Americas adversaries.
Kurdish officials have been calling the Trump administrations decision a betrayal.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/07/trump-handing-syria-to-turkey-is-gift-to-russia-iran-isis-mcgu.html
The Trump administration is facing a torrent of criticism Monday after it unexpectedly announced a full U.S. troop withdrawal from northern Syria to effectively allow a long-planned military operation by Turkey against Kurdish ground forces, who had battled to uproot ISIS.
Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria, a White House statement late Sunday said, noting that President Donald Trump had spoken to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan by phone. The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial Caliphate, will no longer be in the immediate area.
Security experts on the region and former U.S. officials are calling the decision harmful and a gift to Americas adversaries, while some members of the Kurdish forces on the ground in Syria are calling it betrayal.
The WH statement tonight on Syria after Trump spoke with Erdogan demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of anything happening on the ground, Brett McGurk, the former U.S. special envoy to the global anti-IS coalition, said Monday on Twitter.
Trump tonight after one call with a foreign leader provided a gift to Russia, Iran, and ISIS.
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Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Summary of Turkish conversation after meeting with Trump:
"Hey, did he really say go ahead and attack the Kurds?"
"Yeah, that's what he said, he said go ahead and invade, I'll pull US troops out of your way."
"Wow, I really was just asking him knowing that the US position would never be to abandon its allies and security, this is incredible."
"Do you think he even knew what he was agreeing to?"
"No, he's an idiot, but who cares, let's get to it right away before one of his people inform him of what an awful mistake he made. How fast can we get bombers in the air?"
"Tomorrow? Awesome, kill them all, we have explicit US approval to do so."
budkin
(6,703 posts)And Trump is Darth Sidious.
highplainsdem
(48,999 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,080 posts)VOA had a tweet and then deleted it (the content was still showing on google) -
https://twitter.com/VOANews
▶️ United States forces started their withdrawal from the northern Syrian border with Turkey, Monday, October 7, as seen in footage obtained by Reuters. 👉 Bitterness, Fear in Syria as US Withdraws Troops www.voanews.com/middle- pic.twitter.com/Nk0Qp4T
56 secs ago
Link to their article in the tweet is still available (for now) - https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/bitterness-fear-syria-us-withdraws-troops
superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)Keep kicked
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)I know, I know, RT: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=10&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwid1PvLgYvlAhUpw1kKHSf8BgkQxfQBCFUwCQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fnews%2F470397-turkey-bombs-kurds-syria%2F&usg=AOvVaw0BIWYHjCMoWsHygr-06VkA
Jerusalem Post:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwid1PvLgYvlAhUpw1kKHSf8BgkQxfQBCCgwAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpost.com%2FBreaking-News%2FTurkey-attacks-Kurds-SDF-in-Iraq-Syria-as-US-withdraws-604010&usg=AOvVaw2wkdMGyEIXk1t4AzAQIiZ1
orangecrush
(19,571 posts)Before he is removed.
This blood is on the GOP's hands.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)orangecrush
(19,571 posts)At this point.
BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)We all said he would start a war or do something equally big as he gets cornered into impeachment. It will get worse too!!!
HootieMcBoob
(3,823 posts)The whole party is to blame for this for enabling this monster. What a disaster.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)DFW
(54,403 posts)Putin and the Saudis do, and they will, shouting "George Soros!!" the whole time.
Rozh bazh, Kurdistan!
IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)irisblue
(32,980 posts)ABC News (@ABC) Tweeted:
Asked whether he consulted with Joint Chiefs before late night Syria announcement, Pres. Trump says, "I consulted with everybody. I always consult with everybody." https://t.co/wk5LywhR3W https://t.co/j4u8T8fCR7
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patphil
(6,180 posts)At that time we were providing weapons and support to the Kurds to defend themselves from the Iraq military that was fighting our then ally, Iran.
We didn't really care about the Kurds, but if we supported them, we could take Iraqi military forces away from the Iran front.
When Iraq and Iran made peace, the Kurds were now a problem.
The Kurds were in the whey.
So, we withdrew our support for the Kurds and the Iraq military moved in and slaughtered thousands of them.
This was Kissinger at his worse. He and Nixon used the Kurds and then abandoned them when they were no longer useful.
Now Trump has abandoned the Kurds and they will, once again, be slaughtered.
Patrick Phillips
IronLionZion
(45,450 posts)or just a strongly worded letter with their concerns?
They supposedly have enough votes for the sanctions and suspension so they might do it.
irisblue
(32,980 posts)Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) Tweeted:
My statement on Turkey and U.S. partners in Syria. https://t.co/6ha3zUhSQO
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dchill
(38,502 posts)...for their enabling. Maybe he was joking...
Kablooie
(18,634 posts)classof56
(5,376 posts)Heartbeaking stuff.
OMG. Words fail me.
bluestarone
(16,972 posts)SCARY times ahead!