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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:39 AM Oct 2019

Trump says he hopes he can 'mediate' between Turkey and the Kurds

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hopes he can mediate between Turkey and the Kurds following Turkey's assault against Kurdish forces in northeast Syria.

Trump, who pulled US troops out of the area before the Turkish attack, said on Twitter that the United States had three options. "We have one of three choices: Send in thousands of troops and win Militarily, hit Turkey very hard Financially and with Sanctions, or mediate a deal between Turkey and the Kurds!" Trump said.

"I hope we can mediate," Trump said when asked about the options by reporters at the White House. "Turkey knows where I stand," he said.

"We are going to possibly do something very, very tough with respect to sanctions and other financial things," Trump said without elaborating.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/trump-hopes-mediate-turkey-kurds-191010223648515.html

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Trump says he hopes he can 'mediate' between Turkey and the Kurds (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 OP

"Turkey knows where I stand," he said. AJT Oct 2019 #1

That should work gratuitous Oct 2019 #2

What a fool. Does he really think that the Kurds will see him as an unbiased mediator? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #3

Trump's backdoor approach to the Nobel Peace Prize? packman Oct 2019 #4

Yeah. The arsonist firefighter. God, those dead innocents. nolabear Oct 2019 #5

That bridge burned down several days ago. Wellstone ruled Oct 2019 #6

brcause he has been so sucessfil at mediation everywhere else in the world? rampartc Oct 2019 #7

It's political Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Control-Z Oct 2019 #13

here we go again... Javaman Oct 2019 #8

"In his great and unmatched wisdom" left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 #9

Put him in the middle of the bombing by himself DBoon Oct 2019 #10

A little late, eh? Again, incompetent and ignorant as usual. What a joke. NT SWBTATTReg Oct 2019 #11

Yet, the US sided with Russia NewJeffCT Oct 2019 #12

He thinks everything is like PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #14

NOTE to SHITLER: The Nobel Prize will be *rigged* against you forever!1 UTUSN Oct 2019 #15

AJT

(5,240 posts)

1. "Turkey knows where I stand," he said.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:41 AM

Oct 2019

"Turkey knows where I kneel" he said.
Fixed it.....

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

2. That should work

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:42 AM

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I mean, why would the Kurds have any reason but to place their complete trust and utter confidence in whatever Trump says or proposes?

OAITW r.2.0

(24,556 posts)

3. What a fool. Does he really think that the Kurds will see him as an unbiased mediator?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:43 AM

Oct 2019

He couldn't mediate his way out of a paper bag and his mediation skills will probably lead to total war in the ME.

packman

(16,296 posts)

4. Trump's backdoor approach to the Nobel Peace Prize?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:45 AM

Oct 2019

Withdraw support for the Kurds, Turkey invades, Trump saves the day - Hell, the man deserves the Nobel

nolabear

(41,990 posts)

5. Yeah. The arsonist firefighter. God, those dead innocents.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:47 AM

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😢

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

6. That bridge burned down several days ago.

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Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:48 AM

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rampartc

(5,432 posts)

7. brcause he has been so sucessfil at mediation everywhere else in the world?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 11:51 AM

Oct 2019

lololoololololol. funny if this were not so tragic.

he sets this fire, now he wants a nobel prize for putting it out?

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

13. It's political Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Reply to rampartc (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:50 PM

Oct 2019

I swear, every damn time he pulls this trick that is what comes to mind.

Javaman

(62,532 posts)

8. here we go again...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:00 PM

Oct 2019

he fucks something up then goes back in to fix his fuck up, then calls himself the hero.

but here is the rub, he never actually "fixes" anything. he just says some bullshit that the media eats up and exploits as true while benedict donald kicks the bodies under the rug.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

9. "In his great and unmatched wisdom"

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:03 PM

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DBoon

(22,395 posts)

10. Put him in the middle of the bombing by himself

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:03 PM

Oct 2019

He can tell the Turks to stop.

SWBTATTReg

(22,156 posts)

11. A little late, eh? Again, incompetent and ignorant as usual. What a joke. NT

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:47 PM

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NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

12. Yet, the US sided with Russia

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 12:50 PM

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in blocking a UN resolution condemning Turkey's actions with the Kurds

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,873 posts)

14. He thinks everything is like

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 01:15 PM

Oct 2019

his construction business. This is just another version of stiff the contractor, and then offer him some ridiculously low amount that he'll be desperate enough to accept. Only this time it's Let Turkey kill off a bunch of Kurds and then get them to settle for some ridiculously bad peace deal.

UTUSN

(70,725 posts)

15. NOTE to SHITLER: The Nobel Prize will be *rigged* against you forever!1

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Oct 11, 2019, 02:13 PM

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