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TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:00 AM Oct 2019

Erdogan Threatens Europe With New Wave of Refugees: Syria Update

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would “open the doors” for 3.6 million refugees currently in Turkey to seek shelter in Europe, should his country come under undue criticism.

Erdogan’s threats came a day after Turkish troops began a major incursion into northeastern Syria, drawing criticism from the U.S., many European nations and Arab states.

The lira hovered near its weakest level since late August against the dollar while stocks and government bonds fell amid the threat of punitive actions by the U.S. Congress.

Erdogan announced the beginning of the cross-border military offensive, code-named “Peace Spring” on Wednesday, three days after President Donald Trump said U.S. troops in the area wouldn’t stand in the way. Ankara says the operation is meant to force back Kurdish militants controlling the border area and target Islamic State militants.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-09/turkey-hits-tal-abyad-targets-as-operation-begins-syria-update?srnd=premium

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Erdogan Threatens Europe With New Wave of Refugees: Syria Update (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2019 OP
Well., 2naSalit Oct 2019 #1
Here comes the "ethnic cleansing" BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #2
We had that asshole contained to an extent by being there with the Kurds. LastDemocratInSC Oct 2019 #3
tRump is going bdamomma Oct 2019 #4
Yep dalton99a Oct 2019 #5

2naSalit

(86,631 posts)
1. Well.,
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 08:13 AM
Oct 2019

that russian pipeline from the Caspian sea to the Mediterranean isn't getting built while those humans and their ethics are in the way...

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)
3. We had that asshole contained to an extent by being there with the Kurds.
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 10:56 AM
Oct 2019

Our presence was at least a restraining influence and gave us a bargaining position. And now the other asshole in the White House has abandoned the field.

It's impossible to win a card game when you walk away from the table. Saying that another player was cheating means nothing if you're complaining from the other side of the world.

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
4. tRump is going
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 11:01 AM
Oct 2019

to make Europe a chaos pit, just what Putin wanted, Putin is spreading his tentacles out. Just beware.
Peace spring????
They are committing genocide, just what they did to the Armenians during WWI

ISIS is going to be stronger than ever now, if theyare threatened of being killed.

Will it be a showdown between ISIS and Turkish forces??? And Americans thrown into the mix.

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