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in thie, i think erdogan is right. the concern he has towards the rrorist group is shared by many who oppose him. there is broad consensus among turkey's 82 milon citizen that this is the time for turkey to act. otherwe, a terror group across the country's longest land border in syria will estdelish an inndent or autonomous political entity. so in this regard, the timing is right, and mr. erdogan is right. >> soner cagaptay of the washington institute's turkish research program. ank you for your time. >> thank you so much. >> woodruff: stawith us. coming up on the newshour, elmo, big bird, and all the residents of sesame street celebrate ale one anniversary.ac even as iment consumes much of washington's attention,n the president well as his critics and supporters still its continued falleller's and william brangham is back to dive into a new book that re-examines ofe story with a tough tak some of the central characters that drama. it's part of our "newshour bookshelf." puerzenemem: in his new book, stewart gives an in
in thie, i think erdogan is right. the concern he has towards the rrorist group is shared by many who oppose him. there is broad consensus among turkey's 82 milon citizen that this is the time for turkey to act. otherwe, a terror group across the country's longest land border in syria will estdelish an inndent or autonomous political entity. so in this regard, the timing is right, and mr. erdogan is right. >> soner cagaptay of the washington institute's turkish research program. ank you...
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erdogan threw it in the trash? is that correct? he accepted the letter as null and void. >> woodruff: null and void? >> i want to ask you abg t somethse, mr. ambassador. you have said repeatedly that turkey is fighting terrorists in going into northern syria. but i want to read, thiisfrom an autopsy report that came with a video, and this is of a senior syrian kurdish politician, a woman, who was kiled in the last week during the incursion, and i'm reading, she was beatenn he head, beaten on the leg, dragged by her hair, shot in the head at clgeose rand then shot four more times after she fell to the ground. is this the method of themi turkistary? >> of course not. of course not. of course not. if there is anongdoing, you can rest assured that's going to be investigated. that reporting is flaavwed. wenever committed a crime or atrocities. >> woodruff: what were your troops told to do in syria? >> tavoid syrian casualties, to avoid attacking religious sites, anthcivilian population. >> woodruff: one of the factors a
erdogan threw it in the trash? is that correct? he accepted the letter as null and void. >> woodruff: null and void? >> i want to ask you abg t somethse, mr. ambassador. you have said repeatedly that turkey is fighting terrorists in going into northern syria. but i want to read, thiisfrom an autopsy report that came with a video, and this is of a senior syrian kurdish politician, a woman, who was kiled in the last week during the incursion, and i'm reading, she was beatenn he head,...
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and certainly not because erdogan has said, i want to get in there and claim that territory. certainly not because putin knows that it is in his best interests and it's always been part of his long-term plan the increase his reach into the middle east. and this is the problem with the way that donald trump conducts foreign policy. it is transactional based on a fen call instead of understanding that there are long-term, not the mention short-term consequences for every action not to mention every word he speaks. >> woodruff: i just want to cover a couple of other things while we have you, senator, and that is the impeachment process. do you agree with the approach by the house of representatives to focus narrowly now on the president's dealings with ukraine, the leader of ukraine, or should this be a broader inquiry? >> i'm not going to second guess what they're doing, but i do believe that, again, as i said, justice is very much on the ballot, and there has still not been any real consequence or accountability as it relates to the findings inathe mueller report. we all know
and certainly not because erdogan has said, i want to get in there and claim that territory. certainly not because putin knows that it is in his best interests and it's always been part of his long-term plan the increase his reach into the middle east. and this is the problem with the way that donald trump conducts foreign policy. it is transactional based on a fen call instead of understanding that there are long-term, not the mention short-term consequences for every action not to mention...
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erdogan is telllg. first of athis attack has been launched from yesterday, and even though the agreement between the united states and turkey and about the securi mechanism, how to leave tho i tshah area's peace. awe wanted to avoid the in unfouny, men, erdan, he is not satisfied with this agreement. although we ar showing great flexibility in this agreement, all the fighters, the kurdish fighters." we withdrew about fivme kirs away from the border. they say, "you have to pull all the heavy weapons from the border." we did it. uan apons away from the border. >> you're saying in those negotiations-- >> this is in the agreement. >> you did not expect the turkish forces to launch this offensive. >> this is what ese united stold us. "okay, this agreement will be to avoid the war between turkey not to attack you. >> that is what the u.s. to you. >> yes. and this is what we agreed . >> so when president trump said that the u.s. forces would be leaving, did you know then that turkish forces would be moving in?
erdogan is telllg. first of athis attack has been launched from yesterday, and even though the agreement between the united states and turkey and about the securi mechanism, how to leave tho i tshah area's peace. awe wanted to avoid the in unfouny, men, erdan, he is not satisfied with this agreement. although we ar showing great flexibility in this agreement, all the fighters, the kurdish fighters." we withdrew about fivme kirs away from the border. they say, "you have to pull all the...
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trump: i want to thank and congratulate president erdogan. he is a friend of mine and i am glad we did not have a problem, because frankly, he is a hell of a leader. man and he did tht thing.trong judy: but in ankara,ed they dispt is a cease-fire and hailed it as a win for turkey. >> thiss not a cease-fire. cease-fire's can only be done between two legitimateides. we are only pausing to allow terrorist groups, which are the ittarget, toraw from the safe zone. judy: yesterday a letter surfaced from presidenp to erdogan dated last wednesday, october 9, three days after mr. utrump order. troops out of northeast syria. he warned agast aurkish military offensive and said in an diplomatic language, don't be a tough guy, don't be a fool. dogan reportedly throw away letter and launched into syria the same day. the turkish leader vowed not to stop until estabshing a 20 mile buffer zone into syrian territory to rout kurdish fighte. he considers them terrorists allied with insurgents in turkey known as the pkk. the syria heards of the ypg announced a ne
trump: i want to thank and congratulate president erdogan. he is a friend of mine and i am glad we did not have a problem, because frankly, he is a hell of a leader. man and he did tht thing.trong judy: but in ankara,ed they dispt is a cease-fire and hailed it as a win for turkey. >> thiss not a cease-fire. cease-fire's can only be done between two legitimateides. we are only pausing to allow terrorist groups, which are the ittarget, toraw from the safe zone. judy: yesterday a letter...
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so the score was erdogan, zero for trump and the united states. this is shocking not only the incompetence, and the letter written to erdogan could have been written by a kindergartener. it didn't look like an official government letter. then the moral calloryeces about having no remorse about the deaths and cleansing, i think thiswi combineth impeachment is what shakes people. this is a more shocking event, and it ges against a generation of republican and american foren policy to be afo stabilizing force in that region and also a sign -- i think this is the only way i c see yo really get some erosion from thn republide, is a lot of republicans think, well, we had kelly there for a little while, mattis was there for a little while, we had sane people controlling hime controls are gone and this guy is spinning wildly out of cotr, and i think that could be a conclusion people would reach. >> wchdruff: in fact, mrk, w reported tonight we learned mitch mcconnell, senate republican leader, has written washington post" saying it was a grave mistake wha
so the score was erdogan, zero for trump and the united states. this is shocking not only the incompetence, and the letter written to erdogan could have been written by a kindergartener. it didn't look like an official government letter. then the moral calloryeces about having no remorse about the deaths and cleansing, i think thiswi combineth impeachment is what shakes people. this is a more shocking event, and it ges against a generation of republican and american foren policy to be afo...
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in exchange for erdogan's u.s. began conducting joint, the patrols with turkish forces on the syrian border. they also forced the syrian democratic forces to destroy their fortifications on the border and retreat. the joint patrols were ongoing just days before mr. trump announced he was reversing u.s. policy. around the same time, erdogan had begun accusing the us of insufficient commitment to keeping the border safe. >> ( translated ): we have acted with enough patience. we see that ground patrols and air patrols are all a story. now turkish troops are amassed on the border, seemingly waiting for orders to invade. for a deeper look at what this all means, we turn to leon panetta. he served as the director of the c.i.a. andhen secretary of defense during the obama administration. and steve simon served as senior director for middle eastern and north african affairs on the national secuirty council staff during the obama administration. he's now professor of the practice of international relations at colby college.
in exchange for erdogan's u.s. began conducting joint, the patrols with turkish forces on the syrian border. they also forced the syrian democratic forces to destroy their fortifications on the border and retreat. the joint patrols were ongoing just days before mr. trump announced he was reversing u.s. policy. around the same time, erdogan had begun accusing the us of insufficient commitment to keeping the border safe. >> ( translated ): we have acted with enough patience. we see that...
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president erdogan crackdown on the military in society. he arrested hundreds of thousands he accused of terrorism. the brunsons were both arrested. they had spent every day together in turkey but when maureen was released, andrew was isolated and shuttles between prisons for two years. she visited the prison every day and kept vigil. turkish tv kept brunson in the news, accusing him of being a cia agent and supporting gulen, and exiled cleric. turkey wanted to trade gulen for brunson. >> release pastor andrew brunson now. x the trump administration refused and imposed sanctions. congress maintained bipartisan pressure. >> the charges we have seen, to me, are specious. i think we have to continue to support the family. >> democratic senator jeanne shaheen pushed erdogan for brunson's release. he was released almost two years to the day after his arrest. last week, i sat down with brunson and shaheen. >> we were arrested to be deported. somebody decided to hold us and i think that was to intimidate other missionaries so they would self-depor
president erdogan crackdown on the military in society. he arrested hundreds of thousands he accused of terrorism. the brunsons were both arrested. they had spent every day together in turkey but when maureen was released, andrew was isolated and shuttles between prisons for two years. she visited the prison every day and kept vigil. turkish tv kept brunson in the news, accusing him of being a cia agent and supporting gulen, and exiled cleric. turkey wanted to trade gulen for brunson. >>...
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meanwhile in washington,sa president trum he has spoken to turkish president erdogan. but he remains committed to taking u.s. troops out of the middle east. >> we've been talking to turkey for three years, they've beento wa bino this for many years as you know, they've been fighting each other for centuries. we're getting out of endless wars we have to do it. annaeventually someone was g have to make that decision and frankly we are getting a lot of praise forhat decision. >> woodruff: we'll talk to u.s. secretary oftate mike pompeo about turkey's operation in syria, and other things, after the newsummary. democratic presidential candidate joe biden said tod president trump must be impeached for abusing his power. mr. trump faces an impeachment inquiry by house democrats following a whistleblower's ukrainian presidenrobethe biden, and his son. the former vice president told supporters today in new hampshire mr. trump is "shooting holes in the constitution." >> donald trump has violated his oath of office, betrayed this nation and committed impeachable acts. to preserve
meanwhile in washington,sa president trum he has spoken to turkish president erdogan. but he remains committed to taking u.s. troops out of the middle east. >> we've been talking to turkey for three years, they've beento wa bino this for many years as you know, they've been fighting each other for centuries. we're getting out of endless wars we have to do it. annaeventually someone was g have to make that decision and frankly we are getting a lot of praise forhat decision. >>...
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esident still says he will meet with erdogan in washington in november. what signal does tt send? that's why it is important congress act on a bipartisan sis. there is a lot of momentum to stand up for our syrian kurdish allies, against isis, and we will use whatever tools are at they are not perfect tools, but they are the best we have got right now. nick: military officials i spoke to acknowledged a level of anger among the special operation fol -- special operations soldiers in syria for withdrawing partners.urdish but they argue strategically turkey is more importan than kurdish partners. turkey is a natoce ally, s 1952. are you worried about consequences of sanctionsyoike thosare advocating on an whoseon turkey, cooperation is vital in many areas? sen. van hollen: a couple points. one, the sanctions would be lifted if turkey ends its aggression againstku our syrian ish aies. turkey has it within its powerel tove the sanctions that would take effect under this bill. second, under president erdogan, you have seen turkey really take positions inconsistent with nato priorities. f
esident still says he will meet with erdogan in washington in november. what signal does tt send? that's why it is important congress act on a bipartisan sis. there is a lot of momentum to stand up for our syrian kurdish allies, against isis, and we will use whatever tools are at they are not perfect tools, but they are the best we have got right now. nick: military officials i spoke to acknowledged a level of anger among the special operation fol -- special operations soldiers in syria for...
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clearly he has a relationship with president erdogan. and i think the more pressure we could put on turkey, the better. >> schifrin: after everything he's been through, how do you feel about turkey today? >> we still love the turks. i don't really like the turkish government, but i feel like they stole two years from me, but god has reem. and i believe that what i went through,hat i suffered is actually going to bring blessing to turkey. so we have no regrets. my faith deepened as i went through this. i would say it was severely tested and because it was tested and i came out of it, it's proven now. it's tested and proven. >> schifrin: senator sheheen, andrew brunson, thank you very much to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: the concept of orphanages has long been considered outdated in developed countries. and yet these institutions still house hundreds of thousands of children in the developing world. and surprisingly, most of these children are actually not orphans. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports from
clearly he has a relationship with president erdogan. and i think the more pressure we could put on turkey, the better. >> schifrin: after everything he's been through, how do you feel about turkey today? >> we still love the turks. i don't really like the turkish government, but i feel like they stole two years from me, but god has reem. and i believe that what i went through,hat i suffered is actually going to bring blessing to turkey. so we have no regrets. my faith deepened as i...
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and th president sill says he's gng to meet with president erdogan here ingt sh in november. i mean, what kind of signal does that send? so that's why it's important that congress act on a bipaisan basis. you've got a lot of momentum to stand up for our f syrian kurdih ally to, stand up against isis, and we're going these whatever tools are at our disposal. they are not perfect, but they're the best we've got right noi >> schifrin:tary officials i talk to acknowledge a level of anger among special operations forces inside ofra syria for witng and leaving kurdish partners, but they argued strategically that rkey is more important than kurdish partners.tn turk is nato ally si nce5. consequences of thapgions bill like the one you're advocating on an ally on turkey, whose cooperation is vital in so many areas? >> well, a couple poents, on, these sanctions would be lifted if turkey ends its aggression against our syrian kurdish allies in the fight against isis. so turkey has it within its power to relieve the sanctions that would take effect under this bill. second, under presiden
and th president sill says he's gng to meet with president erdogan here ingt sh in november. i mean, what kind of signal does that send? so that's why it's important that congress act on a bipaisan basis. you've got a lot of momentum to stand up for our f syrian kurdih ally to, stand up against isis, and we're going these whatever tools are at our disposal. they are not perfect, but they're the best we've got right noi >> schifrin:tary officials i talk to acknowledge a level of anger...
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erdogan is not going to bin tim dated by sanction. he wants a court -- >> and he's wanting that righg ald will continue to do that. >> he will. russia.d arms kattouf mention does russia's influence in syria and how does that compare >> president putin's stock has president putin has gone tosee saudi arabia, the first time a russian president has gone toia saudi arn over a decade and he's getting the royal eatment. everywhere we knee middle eastern countries turning to russia, israel has establishedat close rns with russia, so has saudi arabia. iran, of course, is an ally. syria, turkey is an aly. so russia, president putin in many ways is the man of the he has become the statesman who can talk to everybody. everybody is looking to him to help to attenuate the conflicts at seem to be multiplying in the middle east. this is a bad moment for the united states. trying to get out of the middle east the wait has been has caused many people to distrust the united states andon toder are they an ally that will come to my aid in their time of n
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also late today you got your trump sent to president erdogan of turkey. tell us what was in tat lter and the kind of response it's getting, especially from the president's own party. >> again, the president is really alienatinandangering republicans at a time when he critically needs republicans on the hill, in the house and the senate to be on his side because of this impeachment inquiry. i want to read what the president released today. it's a letter to thede pre of turkey, date october 9. it says in prt, "let's work out a good deal. it will look upon you forever as-- history will look upon u forever as e devil if good things don't happen. don'ting a tough guy. don't be a fool." that's president trump really trying to give rep tublica say, look, i'm being tough on turkey here. now, reblicans who were also in that meeting at the white house, are back up the president. kevin president was actually trying to get things done and nancy pelosi was really ovelye oliticizing eting. but what is clear is that there is bipartisan condemnation of the president's ac
also late today you got your trump sent to president erdogan of turkey. tell us what was in tat lter and the kind of response it's getting, especially from the president's own party. >> again, the president is really alienatinandangering republicans at a time when he critically needs republicans on the hill, in the house and the senate to be on his side because of this impeachment inquiry. i want to read what the president released today. it's a letter to thede pre of turkey, date october...
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. >> woodruff: president trump spoke with presiden erdogan and, after the call, the president said that turkey would moving in, u.s. forces were withdrawn from the ar. so there was a change in u.s. policy, one you had supported. to the y.p.g., the syrianh lose kurdlies that helped in the fight against i.s.i.s. >> remember the mission, judy. the mission was that when we came intore office, tere people being beheaded, people being burned, people in cages. president trump made the decision that we would begin a campaign that would take down the caliphate.su we'vceeded in that. on the phone call sunday night, it became very clear that there were american soldiers that were going to be at risk and the president made a decision to put them in place out of harm's way. that's whoat we'vee. president trump has been clear that this administration will take islamic radicalism seriously and i think the success we've h in defeating numbers of countries in the doze, i am confident we willec prthe people from that terrorist threat. >> woodruff: have you personally changed your thinking about viewing t
. >> woodruff: president trump spoke with presiden erdogan and, after the call, the president said that turkey would moving in, u.s. forces were withdrawn from the ar. so there was a change in u.s. policy, one you had supported. to the y.p.g., the syrianh lose kurdlies that helped in the fight against i.s.i.s. >> remember the mission, judy. the mission was that when we came intore office, tere people being beheaded, people being burned, people in cages. president trump made the...
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erdogan insisted what happens next is up to the kurds and the uns. >> if thed states is able to keep the promises they gave us, the issue of a safe stone has been resolved, b if the promise is not cap, our operational resume from where it left o even in a more determined way. >>ca chemil inspectors are saying that turkish officialsus white phosphorus, burning a number of children. >> this is not what we expected and in fact, it is not a cease-fire, it is a manipulation of the kurds. >> last night, president trump likened the offensive to ildren squabbling. >> sometimes you have to let them fight and then you pull them apart. >> but that fighting as led em trigger another humanitarian crisis in syr. someone hundred 66,000 -- 166,000 civilians have fled and been displaced in iraq. '>> we 't trust turkey or the cease-fire agreement. methe m -- the bombardment is still going on. >> [no audio] he said the troops will not be helping to enforce the safe zone meanwhile, mike pompeo was in jerusalem meeting with benjamin netanyahu. he sought to reaffirm u.s. support even as president trump fa
erdogan insisted what happens next is up to the kurds and the uns. >> if thed states is able to keep the promises they gave us, the issue of a safe stone has been resolved, b if the promise is not cap, our operational resume from where it left o even in a more determined way. >>ca chemil inspectors are saying that turkish officialsus white phosphorus, burning a number of children. >> this is not what we expected and in fact, it is not a cease-fire, it is a manipulation of the...
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the impulse of the president talking to president erdogan and then telling the pentagon, the national security council, pull our troops back leaving the kurds explosed -- exposed this is not the first time that the kurds have been abandoned. in 1923, 20 million kurds were abandoned fromaving their own national state but this is a terrible betrayal. and our other allies will not fail to notice. reporter: joshua come i want to move to som the last few hours. this afternoon, president trump has imposed sanctions on turkey and he has used t languaget went further than before talking about how theur turkish ion precipitated a humanitarian crisis setting the conditions for ssible war crimes. the vice president came out calling for a cease-fire and negotiations. negewill this churkish behavior? joshua: turkey, unfortunately, this h been so badly handled that you would think that if you are going to sell out the kurds to turkey, you would get something in exchange. perhaps that turkey would move closer to the united states and get rid of its russian missiles it just bought. but that has not h
the impulse of the president talking to president erdogan and then telling the pentagon, the national security council, pull our troops back leaving the kurds explosed -- exposed this is not the first time that the kurds have been abandoned. in 1923, 20 million kurds were abandoned fromaving their own national state but this is a terrible betrayal. and our other allies will not fail to notice. reporter: joshua come i want to move to som the last few hours. this afternoon, president trump has...
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for a cease-fire, a plan erdogan dismissed before turkish parliament today unless the rds withdrew from the border. >> operation piece spring will last until weo down to 30 or 35 kilometers to the iraqi border as we have previously declared. there is no doubt orisesitation ab we will have no open doors on this matter. amina: all this as president trump's other critical challenge ground on with another key impeachment inquir in the michael mckinley, a senior advisor to mike pompeo, a luptly resignt week. he was reportedly telling congressional investigators that his departure was driven b ta concern ovhe treatment of marie yovanovitch. she was recalled may amid agitation inside the white house that she was disloyal to the president. also on the hill, a surprise appearance from the former u.s. envoy tool ukraine, kurtr. george kent told lawmakers yesterday that volcker was part of a group that took over the ukraine policy. gerry connolly said the group alsoe included gordon sondland, the u.s. ambassador to the european union, and rick perry they allegedly dubbed themselves the three amigo
for a cease-fire, a plan erdogan dismissed before turkish parliament today unless the rds withdrew from the border. >> operation piece spring will last until weo down to 30 or 35 kilometers to the iraqi border as we have previously declared. there is no doubt orisesitation ab we will have no open doors on this matter. amina: all this as president trump's other critical challenge ground on with another key impeachment inquir in the michael mckinley, a senior advisor to mike pompeo, a...
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the evidence that erdogan would not cross that line is that he didn't. this was a moment of incredible weakness on the part of an american president, not just abandoning kurds, but rolling over for erdogan. judy: right now, would you put u.s. troops back? i don't think that is feasible. this is one of those cases where the president seems to think that he makes these decisions and then he's got all kinds of option analogy. one of those is putting troops back in northern syria. i just hope the ones that are leaving can get out safely. judy: let me ask about health care. you call your plan medicare x. it would create a public option and you say it is cheaper than the medicare for all plan. as you know, they say when they eliminate premiums, co-pays, deductibles, that means that it would be a net savings for consumers. >> i know they say that, but america doesn't believe it. even vermont didn't believe it. they tried to pass something similar to this. when they saw what the cost would be, a 10% tax increase on individuals, 11% on businesses, they rejected i
the evidence that erdogan would not cross that line is that he didn't. this was a moment of incredible weakness on the part of an american president, not just abandoning kurds, but rolling over for erdogan. judy: right now, would you put u.s. troops back? i don't think that is feasible. this is one of those cases where the president seems to think that he makes these decisions and then he's got all kinds of option analogy. one of those is putting troops back in northern syria. i just hope the...
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and agreed on a safe zone, not long after that, president erdogan met with russia andutin of they settled on a much larger safe zone, and the turks went after the kurds, hundreds were killed. there's talk in the u.s. of war crim being committed. my question is, was this truly a gsuccess when the tur what they wanted in the first place? vice pres. pence: president trump sent our delegation to turkey with one mission, to save lives, to stop the military incursion by turkey into syria, and to bring a cease-fire to the section of the border that turkish military were controlling at that time. judy: but hundreds of kurds were killed. vice pre pence: there was fighting along the border. there's no question. even after the temporary cease-fire took effect, there were limited skirmishes. t as the general told me, after the temporary cease-fire became permanent, what president trump was able to secure from turkey was a commitment to allow our allies in and syrian democratic forces to safely withdraw from that 20 mile area along the border. reports are today that syrian democratic forces are now in
and agreed on a safe zone, not long after that, president erdogan met with russia andutin of they settled on a much larger safe zone, and the turks went after the kurds, hundreds were killed. there's talk in the u.s. of war crim being committed. my question is, was this truly a gsuccess when the tur what they wanted in the first place? vice pres. pence: president trump sent our delegation to turkey with one mission, to save lives, to stop the military incursion by turkey into syria, and to...
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and e agreed on a safne, not long after that president erdogan meet with president putin in russia, theyled on a much larger safe zone, the, too went after at l hundreds kill, talks in the u.s. of war crimes being a success when thrks gotis truly what they wanted in first place? >> woodruff: president trump sent our delegation to turkey to save lives, to stop the militar incursion by turkey into syria and to bring a cease fire to the section of forward to that turkish military were patrolling hat the time. >> woodruff: but hundreds of kurds were killed. >> there was fighting along the border, there's no question, and even after the temporary cease fire took effect, the were some limited skirmishes. but as general told me, what president trump was able to secure was a commitment to allow our allies and the syrian democratic forces to safely withdraw from that 20-mile area along the border, and reports are today that syrian democratic forces are now in th process of withdrawing from a similar section alo the turkish border in syria, that is frankly controlled by russian forces and by
and e agreed on a safne, not long after that president erdogan meet with president putin in russia, theyled on a much larger safe zone, the, too went after at l hundreds kill, talks in the u.s. of war crimes being a success when thrks gotis truly what they wanted in first place? >> woodruff: president trump sent our delegation to turkey to save lives, to stop the militar incursion by turkey into syria and to bring a cease fire to the section of forward to that turkish military were...
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erdogan, the president of turkey. once again, he succumbed to either the brandishment or muscles of strong men. he cannot stand up to strong men. he did it without any warning to the kurds. the turks knew about it, but the kurds didn't, 11,000 of whom gave their lives, shoulder to shoulder, with the united states against i.s.i.s. you know, it's rather remarkable. then the president, in probably a new flight, said the kurds hadn't been there at normandy. so today we sent 3,000 american troops to saudi arabia, and we find out -- >> saving private ahmed. that's exactly right. but it isn't incoherent, it is foolishness and it is dangerous and reckless and i feel for the country. >> woodruff: and, david, in terms of the congressional reaction, it's not just democrats but republicans who are really upset about this. how do we read this political reaction? >> lindsey graham, mitch mcconnell pretty much down the line. it's easy to pa rt with donald trump on something like kurds, it's a lot different on impeachment. it doesn't
erdogan, the president of turkey. once again, he succumbed to either the brandishment or muscles of strong men. he cannot stand up to strong men. he did it without any warning to the kurds. the turks knew about it, but the kurds didn't, 11,000 of whom gave their lives, shoulder to shoulder, with the united states against i.s.i.s. you know, it's rather remarkable. then the president, in probably a new flight, said the kurds hadn't been there at normandy. so today we sent 3,000 american troops to...
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they have been using the kurdish problem to bolster the reign of erdogan. so it's more complicated. if there were to be a decision about withdrawing american troops, it should have been subjected to the kind of careful deliberation that we made in the obama administration or that i know from prior administrations before being announced after the president has a phone call with erdogan. for all we know, in that phone call, he asked the turks to investigate joe biden. we can't trust anything he says, but the consequences of this decision are incredibly damaging. for the united states. >> woodruff: do you think he might have asked them? >> i have no idea. who knows what he says to people. he is a loose cannon now in an even more dangerous way than he was. >> woodruff: let's talk about the book. "gutsy women." the two of you came together. you both talked about how you had discussed, as chelsea was growing up, strong women, gutsy women, as role models in effect. chelsea, i was struck by your mother, when i think it was her comment about abby wambach, the star soccer player. you said, sh
they have been using the kurdish problem to bolster the reign of erdogan. so it's more complicated. if there were to be a decision about withdrawing american troops, it should have been subjected to the kind of careful deliberation that we made in the obama administration or that i know from prior administrations before being announced after the president has a phone call with erdogan. for all we know, in that phone call, he asked the turks to investigate joe biden. we can't trust anything he...
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erdogan would not have done this without a permission slip from donald trump. >> woodruff: would you put troops back in? >> i don't think it's viable. i think that's one of the cases where, you know,he president seems to think that he makes these decisions and he's got all kinds of options. what he is doing is foreclosing options and one of those is our putting troops back in northern syria. i just hope the ones leaving can get out safely. >> woodruff: let me ask you about healthcare. you call your plan medicare x. >> right. >> woodruff: it would create a public option. and you say it's cheaper than the medicare for all plan that senator sanders, senator warren have proposed. but, as you know, what they say is that, when they eliminate premiums, they eliminate co-pay and deductibles, that means, they say, that it would be a net savings for consumers. why isn't that idea better than -- >> i know they say that, but america doesn't believe it and even vermont didn't believe it. you know, they tried to pass something similar to this in bernie sanders' home state of vermont and when they
erdogan would not have done this without a permission slip from donald trump. >> woodruff: would you put troops back in? >> i don't think it's viable. i think that's one of the cases where, you know,he president seems to think that he makes these decisions and he's got all kinds of options. what he is doing is foreclosing options and one of those is our putting troops back in northern syria. i just hope the ones leaving can get out safely. >> woodruff: let me ask you about...
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withdrawal, when you deal with trng to end the endless wars, you don't do it based on a phone call with erdogan of turkey and you ion't do through a tweet. these are difficult issues, we want our troops home, i would do everything we can to end our involvement in endless wars, but you don't do it based on a phone call with the president of turkey. judy: senator bernie sanders joining us today from vermont. thank you, very much. sen. sanders: thank you. ♪ judy: and now we turn to politics monday with "the cook political report." and tamra keithrom npr. she cohosts the npr politics podcast. it is politics monday. what did you think? senator sanders did what many of the democrats have done, pretty much all of them. criticized the president's decisions, the way presint with the kurds, but did not really offer a clear review of how he would fix the problem. that has essentially been wood all the democratic candidates have been doing because it is much easier to criticize the president than to get into the nitty-gritty details of how to solve the morass that is syria. >> and the fact that most demo
withdrawal, when you deal with trng to end the endless wars, you don't do it based on a phone call with erdogan of turkey and you ion't do through a tweet. these are difficult issues, we want our troops home, i would do everything we can to end our involvement in endless wars, but you don't do it based on a phone call with the president of turkey. judy: senator bernie sanders joining us today from vermont. thank you, very much. sen. sanders: thank you. ♪ judy: and now we turn to politics...
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meanwhile, turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan said some turkish fighters are in a so-called safe zonebolong the er. he warned them to withdraw or face a new kurt -- turkish assault. facebook says that has removed dozens of pages and accountsf that were part a russian disinformation campaign in africa. the company says they were linked to a russian oligarch accused of interfering in the 2016 u.s. presidential electn. in washington,r fbi directo christopher wray told a congressional hearing that russia means to metal again in next year's election. >> some of the things the russians have tried in other countries, we expect them to try to do here as well. which puts the premium on the point i was making before about our working with on the foreign influence side, working with social media companies to get them to keep upping their game as part of the defense. judy: in its announcement, facebook said it took down nearly 200 accounts with more than one million followefr across eightan nations. twitter announced today it will ban all political advertising on its service starting novembe
meanwhile, turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan said some turkish fighters are in a so-called safe zonebolong the er. he warned them to withdraw or face a new kurt -- turkish assault. facebook says that has removed dozens of pages and accountsf that were part a russian disinformation campaign in africa. the company says they were linked to a russian oligarch accused of interfering in the 2016 u.s. presidential electn. in washington,r fbi directo christopher wray told a congressional hearing...
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in a "washington post" op-ed today, turkey's recep tayyip erdogan blamed what he called "a shadow state" within the saudi regime. meanwhile, saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman said he takes full respoility-- but he denied he ordered the killing. back in this country: california became the first state to let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements-- starting in 2023.. governor gavin newsom signed the measure into law today. but, the n.c.a.a., overseeing llege sports, has warned the law would give california schools an unfair recruiting advantage. it says they may be barred from competition. republican congressman chris collins of new york resigned today, ahead of pleading guilty in an insider trading case. federal court records said collins will enter the plea morrow. he is accused of tipping confidential information about a bio-pharmaceutical company to his son and then lying to the f.b.i. texas congressman mac thornberry is now t 19th house republican to announce he is leaving office. he said today he will not seek reelection in 2020. thornberry was first elec
in a "washington post" op-ed today, turkey's recep tayyip erdogan blamed what he called "a shadow state" within the saudi regime. meanwhile, saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman said he takes full respoility-- but he denied he ordered the killing. back in this country: california became the first state to let college athletes hire agents and make money from endorsements-- starting in 2023.. governor gavin newsom signed the measure into law today. but, the n.c.a.a.,...
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with an aide to presidentken erdogan in anticipation of dogan's meeting with vladimir putin on tuesday. what d he signal they'll discuss? >> as the u.s. decided tot basically e turkish eaeration take place, the kurdish fightersed out to russia and the syrian government for protection. so, in the middle of the turkish offensive we've seen government forces take position on the border, least in one town, with the idea that tply would be reacing the americans and providing some kinof cover for the kurdish fighters in that area. but now we have turkey tling russia that it cannot accept this situation. turkey'srive or logic behind the operation is that it wants to drive out the kurdish fighters from the border. but it also wants to resettle syrian refugees in that stretch of land. and the planation that we got was that the syrian refugees who are now in turkey would not want to go back to an area that is ntrolled by the syrian government. >> stewart: and i do wanna let our viewers know that you are currently ineirut, lebanon. and there's a second wave of anti-government protest, a second wa
with an aide to presidentken erdogan in anticipation of dogan's meeting with vladimir putin on tuesday. what d he signal they'll discuss? >> as the u.s. decided tot basically e turkish eaeration take place, the kurdish fightersed out to russia and the syrian government for protection. so, in the middle of the turkish offensive we've seen government forces take position on the border, least in one town, with the idea that tply would be reacing the americans and providing some kinof cover...
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speaking at an event today, erdogan warned that turkey wil"" rdcrush the heads" of h fighters if they do not withdraw by tuesday evening. today, thousan of anti- government demonstrators returned to the streets of lebanon for a day.straight protesters angry over ther country's failing economy called for a new government, waving flags and marching past storefronts at were smashed in rioting last night. yesterday, lebanon's prime minister gave his government a 72-houdeadline to agree on a plan to avert an economic crisis d put an end to the demonstrations. in a televised speech today, the leader of zbollah said the group opposes a change in government and said every citizen is responsible for theis financial crisis. florida's gulf coast is under a storm surge warning of up to four feet as what was tropical storm nestor conties to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the system was dd this morning but it is expected to affect florida, parts of alabama, georgia and the carolinas through tomorrow. m early thning, several tornadoes spun off the storm and hit parts of florida, damaging homes
speaking at an event today, erdogan warned that turkey wil"" rdcrush the heads" of h fighters if they do not withdraw by tuesday evening. today, thousan of anti- government demonstrators returned to the streets of lebanon for a day.straight protesters angry over ther country's failing economy called for a new government, waving flags and marching past storefronts at were smashed in rioting last night. yesterday, lebanon's prime minister gave his government a 72-houdeadline to...