Turkish troops launch offensive into northern Syria, says Erdogan
Source: BBC
Turkish troops have begun an incursion into northern Syria, which could bring them into direct conflict with Kurdish-led forces allied to the United States.
Turkey says it is acting to create a "safe zone" cleared of Kurdish militia fighters it considers terrorists.
It also wants the zone to house some of Turkey's 3.6 million Syrian refugees.
Donald Trump controversially withdrew US troops ahead of the action but says Turkey may face economic consequences if it does anything "off limits".
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-49983357?ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_linkname=news_central
C_U_L8R
(44,891 posts)Erdogan made his deal with Putin and his Trump-puppet. USA loses.
Apparently Safe Zone is the new word for holocaust. God save the Kurds.
groundloop
(11,486 posts)tRump has a massive conflict of interest there. It's hard to tell whether this is being done at the behest of Putin, or whether to further his personal financial interests, or both.
C_U_L8R
(44,891 posts)Trump only benefits Trump.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)The mixed messaging stinks. The threat of sanctions sounds hollow and meaningless. It's hard to decipher what's going on. But it looks simply awful. I'm bracing myself.
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)So yeah
global1
(25,167 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)our rogue pResident understand what a flashpoint is?
If the Republicans are not going to get together and resolve to burn tRump, then their opinions, in a time of crisis are enabling him. This situation clearly transcends partisan politics.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)dalton99a
(81,065 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)dalton99a
(81,065 posts)crazytown
(7,277 posts)'I had a perfect conversation with Prime Minister Milosević'
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Fuck Trump and his fucking distractions from impeachment.
lark
(23,003 posts)there is not one person in the world who is worse than him. Giving Turkey free reign to kill 10,000 Kurds and release 10,000 ISIS fighters to return to killing westerners or anyone who doesn't follow their demands is pure murder for profit. drumpfs twin towers in Turkey remain unscathed, and I bet you big $$ we never hear the words MBS and Khashoggi together again in the future. Plus Russia and Iran win, christian Kurds die and drumpf profits personally - there is no one worse and he is doing his best to totally destroy our country and is following PUtin's orders, word for word.
George II
(67,782 posts)Hal Zerozerozeronine
(76 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(56,886 posts)I have a little conflict of interest cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul. Its a tremendously successful job. Its called Trump Towerstwo towers, instead of one, not the usual one; its two...They have a strong leader. -Donald Trump, 2015
Link to tweet
ancianita
(35,812 posts)agincourt
(1,996 posts)Something Trump hates as much as Erdogan or Putin for that matter. THIS is where of all places, troops should leave their deployment. Not exactly profiles in courage times we live in. I wish the far-left wouldn't brown nose Trump on his peace nik "keeping his campaign promises" shit but I'm sure they will.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)We have been going full speed to NAZI since the orange traitor took office.
We have the dismantling of institutions, distancing our allies, having a propaganda outlet to spew your shit, torch rallies just like Hitler loved, along with a military parade. Deceit, collusion and treason. Now blitzkreig and our allies get slaughtered again due to America.
Can anyone say they didn't see this coming?
OnlinePoker
(5,702 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,361 posts)Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)Eg:
https://www.trtworld.com/
... They argue that only a small minority of Kurds are PKK or YPG members, and that in the 30km deep border zone they are to occupy and secure Syrian Arabs are the great majority.
Some of the landscape under discussion is being filmed from the Turkish side of the border here: