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how important is nato to erdoga erdogan? i'm not suggesting turkey should be kicked out but parenthetically the two beexamples where members of nato have been chastised and punished and for a few weeks in the summer of 75 in both cases they were denied intel. it might be a way to make clear to erdogan but my question is how important is nato? >> a variation is itor more likely nato would take action or erdogan would say i am suspending my nato membership? >> i was going to say in my initiall comment i don't think erdogan wants to get out of nat nato. because turkey is not a member of nato he wants to make turkey one of the big powers of the world. so he plays the game. but then to see how far he can go. >> so there is still mistrust between turkey and russia so they trust each other just a few years ago, remember that erdogan realized to withdraw the patriots. and in some ways recently just a few months ago the eastern mediterranean it is very important and the turkey russia partnership is not that type is not to the point w
how important is nato to erdoga erdogan? i'm not suggesting turkey should be kicked out but parenthetically the two beexamples where members of nato have been chastised and punished and for a few weeks in the summer of 75 in both cases they were denied intel. it might be a way to make clear to erdogan but my question is how important is nato? >> a variation is itor more likely nato would take action or erdogan would say i am suspending my nato membership? >> i was going to say in my...
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i said again and again to president erdogan. president trump sent us here to end the violence and achieve in an immediate cease-fire. in the proceeding days, we achieved that. my working to move out of the area to create more peace and security and stability. we'll work to accomplish that. we agree it can be accomplished during the 120 hours period and after which there will be a permanent cease-fire and we'll continue to engage. again, not military, the president made it clear that we are not going to have military personnel on the ground but the united states will continue to engage diplomatically, politically and in humanitarian aide and support to affect all of the people that's affected in the region. last question. >> you mentioned that the united states hosts turkey and syrian into the area. what concessions did you actually get out of president erdogan. have you gotten specific assurances that they'll comply with the terms of the agreement. that's something they said they would not do and finally with the kurds moving so
i said again and again to president erdogan. president trump sent us here to end the violence and achieve in an immediate cease-fire. in the proceeding days, we achieved that. my working to move out of the area to create more peace and security and stability. we'll work to accomplish that. we agree it can be accomplished during the 120 hours period and after which there will be a permanent cease-fire and we'll continue to engage. again, not military, the president made it clear that we are not...
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erdogan is the key figure. you would think they should make things easier because you didn't with one man, but turkey is not saudi arabia. turkey is that egypt. despite the centralization of power and authoritarianism, public opinion and elections to match the turkey. you were to do with the public that is deeply anti-american. they think the u.s. is in decline and it has become irrelevant. you combine that very anti-american public opinion with a very personalized system in which there is no one that can put the brakes on erdogan worst instinct. so you get a turkey where erdogan worldview and is electoral considerations becomes decisive in foreign policymaking. the second thing i want to talk about is the change in turkish mr. kirk the turkish military is been an asset in this relationship. despite the very marginals, pro-russia military it's always been very tornado, very pro-united states and it was this very strong actor that pulled the relationship from the brink during difficult times. but now that milita
erdogan is the key figure. you would think they should make things easier because you didn't with one man, but turkey is not saudi arabia. turkey is that egypt. despite the centralization of power and authoritarianism, public opinion and elections to match the turkey. you were to do with the public that is deeply anti-american. they think the u.s. is in decline and it has become irrelevant. you combine that very anti-american public opinion with a very personalized system in which there is no...
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on the phone call erdogan was pushing he knew it and the president knew it. and that's when it came across the line. because of the long-standing grievances to be per trade with the national security interest with their own american ideals the white house statement released called erdogan and was criticized for that planned turkish incursion after bipartisan and international outcry with any concern while at the same time and furthermore following to distance the united states when those evil consequences with the humanitarian challenges. within we have the impulsive president making these decisions to the national security experts. they both expressed disdain forr those present challenges relies on with national security policy we once again see the ramifications was on full display over the weekend with the separate kurdish groups who we partnered with syria and iraq. so the end state that was consulted by the president on this decision. he did not advise the national security experts and those who advocated for standing by while the turkey military goes ou
on the phone call erdogan was pushing he knew it and the president knew it. and that's when it came across the line. because of the long-standing grievances to be per trade with the national security interest with their own american ideals the white house statement released called erdogan and was criticized for that planned turkish incursion after bipartisan and international outcry with any concern while at the same time and furthermore following to distance the united states when those evil...
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what concessions did you get out of president erdogan, number one. number two, have you gotten specific assurances if the ypg that they'll comply with the terms of the agreement because this is something they said they would not do and finally with the kurds moving south and with the u.s. sanctions in terms of them moving south how would you say ss critics who would this is bad for the kurds. vice president pence: i think you can see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump in his phone call with president erdogan this week and in the directive he gave us to deliver was clear. he wanted a ceasefire. e wanted to stop the violence. turkey is engaged in an active military operation. i can tell you that as our discussions began over the course of the five-hour period of time, we reached a place of agreement about how a ceasefire could benefit turkey, achief president trump's objectives and also contribute to a peaceful resolution of the safe zone. i believe that we've accomplished that. with regard to the y.p.g., syrian defense forces, we
what concessions did you get out of president erdogan, number one. number two, have you gotten specific assurances if the ypg that they'll comply with the terms of the agreement because this is something they said they would not do and finally with the kurds moving south and with the u.s. sanctions in terms of them moving south how would you say ss critics who would this is bad for the kurds. vice president pence: i think you can see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump in...
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president trump made that very clear to his friend, president erdogan. and the united states imposed sanctions earlier this week. and the president made it clear yesterday, we made it clear again today, that there would be additional sanctions coming to bring an end to the violence, to the loss of innocent lives, in this border conflict. that being said, let me say, i really believe today, today's ceasefire is a credit to president trump and to president erdogan. it's a credit to the strong relationship between the united states and turkey. it's also a credit to the strong relationship between our two leaders. where there are differences between friends, it's important that friends let their feelings be known. president trump did that in this case. but it facilitated us being able to reach an agreement that's now resulted in a ceasefire and we believe will set the stage for creating a peaceful and stable safe zone and the united states is committed to achieving that for all the people of this region. reporter: mr. vice president, can i finish my question
president trump made that very clear to his friend, president erdogan. and the united states imposed sanctions earlier this week. and the president made it clear yesterday, we made it clear again today, that there would be additional sanctions coming to bring an end to the violence, to the loss of innocent lives, in this border conflict. that being said, let me say, i really believe today, today's ceasefire is a credit to president trump and to president erdogan. it's a credit to the strong...
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president erdogan needs to here about the opposition. and it makes no sense to extend hospitality and niceties during this crisis. republicans and democrats must come together and ensure that the administration understands the consequences of these actions. we have to do more to ensure that such mistakes never happen again. thank you, mfficer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. i, too, rise this afternoon to discuss the situation in syria. let me commend my colleague, senator romney, for his very thoughtful and very timely and very important comments. we all recognize that the situation in syria is highly fluid, but it's important, i think, to state the case with respect to the president's decision to acquiesce to president erdogan's offensive against the kurds. the president's decision is a disaster for our partners in the fight against isis and the united states foreign policy more broadly spoken. while i welcome the temporary cease-fire announced a short time ago and hope that a permanent cease-fire can
president erdogan needs to here about the opposition. and it makes no sense to extend hospitality and niceties during this crisis. republicans and democrats must come together and ensure that the administration understands the consequences of these actions. we have to do more to ensure that such mistakes never happen again. thank you, mfficer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. i, too, rise this afternoon to discuss the situation in syria. let me commend my...
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what concessions did you get out of president erdogan? have you got assurances from the ypg they will comply with the terms of the agreement as they said they would not do it? with the kurds moving south and u.s. sanctions, how would you address critics who would call this a second abandonment of the kurds? vice president pence: you will be able to see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump, in his telephone call with president erdogan earlier this week and in the directive he gave us to heiver, was very clear that wanted a cease-fire and he wanted to stop the violence. turkey has engaged in an active military operation. i can tell you that as our discussions began over the course of the five hour period of time, we reached a place of agreement about how a cease-fire could benefit turkey and achieve president trump's objectives and contribute to a peaceful resolution of the safe zone. i believe we have accomplished that. with regard to the ypg, syrian defense forces, we have been in contact and have received repeated ass
what concessions did you get out of president erdogan? have you got assurances from the ypg they will comply with the terms of the agreement as they said they would not do it? with the kurds moving south and u.s. sanctions, how would you address critics who would call this a second abandonment of the kurds? vice president pence: you will be able to see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump, in his telephone call with president erdogan earlier this week and in the directive he...
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it will be off-limits to kurdish forces and that is one of the things erdogan wanted. he also wanted a larger zone, a wider zone. he didn't get that. the current military presence in syria and an agreement, turkey is one step closer to recognizing the asad regime because there's a clause in the agreement between turkey and syria and the agreement says the beauty of the asad regime to address security concerns. if you have problems with syrian kurds let me deal with it. in the short term, the russians agreed to turkish military presence but that is going to be a short-term solution. in terms of american troops, it takes a tweet to change everything. the option is to send hundreds of troops back to syria. of that happens to sacred oilfields, and with kurdish hands with negotiations with the regime, there will be problems in syria. >> you have to take your hat off to vladimir putin, there are tensions -- that has always been -- you saw him doing that. the united states out of syria. what they don't realize is the next step takes the turks out of syria. completely, all of
it will be off-limits to kurdish forces and that is one of the things erdogan wanted. he also wanted a larger zone, a wider zone. he didn't get that. the current military presence in syria and an agreement, turkey is one step closer to recognizing the asad regime because there's a clause in the agreement between turkey and syria and the agreement says the beauty of the asad regime to address security concerns. if you have problems with syrian kurds let me deal with it. in the short term, the...
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that changed during the call between president erdogan where president erdogan announced he would begin an operation in the east. host: i want to show what the president just had to say about this yesterday. he brought up the issue of turkey. >> very strong talks with a lot of people. we want to bring our soldiers back home after so many years, and the greatest war in the world they are policing. they are not a police force. we want to bring our soldiers back home and we are being very tough on turkey and a lot of others. they have to maintain their own properties, maintain peace and safety, and we will see what happens, the delegation. we are asking for a cease-fire. sanctions strongest and we have a lot in store in case they do not work, including massive tariffs on steel, shipping steel to the united states. they make a lot of money. host: that was president trump talking about the situation in turkey. we will take your questions and comments on this. you were just talking about some of the major players. what about russia? guest: the russians are stepping in to broker a separate neg
that changed during the call between president erdogan where president erdogan announced he would begin an operation in the east. host: i want to show what the president just had to say about this yesterday. he brought up the issue of turkey. >> very strong talks with a lot of people. we want to bring our soldiers back home after so many years, and the greatest war in the world they are policing. they are not a police force. we want to bring our soldiers back home and we are being very...
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in the letter the president sent to erdogan, he's warning him not to do this. the president got a recommendation to remove a number of troops because of what was coming that americans would be in harm's way. the president made a decision based on protecting these troops the president is now using the full power of sanctions to try to stop and get a ceasefire. the president at the same time in this motion is making sure he's keeping a number of troops in a location to protect and make sure the homeland is safe. reporter: can you talk about after the speaker left the room. mr. mccarthy: what was talked about after the speaker left was why we came here, what is the plan to move forward? what's the concerns individuals have? these are individuals sitting, our ranking members, chairs of armed services, it's a bipartisan, bicameral. the only thing that happened in this meeting was democrat leadership got up and walked away. when there's a time of crisis, leadership stays. whether they like what is said or not. and actually work to solve a problem. to me that's the de
in the letter the president sent to erdogan, he's warning him not to do this. the president got a recommendation to remove a number of troops because of what was coming that americans would be in harm's way. the president made a decision based on protecting these troops the president is now using the full power of sanctions to try to stop and get a ceasefire. the president at the same time in this motion is making sure he's keeping a number of troops in a location to protect and make sure the...
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and talk as to the timing of this, why action was taken by erdogan. he was given the green light by donald trump but he'd been asking for his consent for months and we have to realise that erdogan was kind of losing his popularity inside turkey recently and it is two main reasons. one is the syrian refugee crisis is turkey hosts almost 3.5 million syrian refugees and it started causing disturbance in turkish society and the second is economic woes. it's a way for him to kind of boost his support inside turkey as well. inside turkey, public opinion seems to be split about this. it's very divided. some people say that we didn't need another conflict. there was not an imminent threat from eastern syria to turkey but also, it's really hard to hear this opinion in turkish media and also in social media because 80 people with turkish police issued an arrest warrant for 80 people just because of their tweets and social media m essa 9 es of their tweets and social media messages so people are scared. the media is under the influence of the turkish government.
and talk as to the timing of this, why action was taken by erdogan. he was given the green light by donald trump but he'd been asking for his consent for months and we have to realise that erdogan was kind of losing his popularity inside turkey recently and it is two main reasons. one is the syrian refugee crisis is turkey hosts almost 3.5 million syrian refugees and it started causing disturbance in turkish society and the second is economic woes. it's a way for him to kind of boost his...
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i told erdogan. this is not the solution. it was you, president erdogan who led the irish fighters flowing into begin with. >> senator graham. >> yes. >> why do you think that president trump listens to you when he wanted to quickly withdraw then and why he's not listening to you now, what specific assurances president erdogan made in the phone call that you participated in with president trump. >> president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and say hey erdogan, you can have syria. in december he announced the withdraw to president trump's credit. we reconfigured that withdraw and slowed in down and reassured the kurds that we are not going to abandon you. we are sympathetic to the problem. for us, they were allies. we are trying to accommodate both interests. what happens is erdogan called the president a couple of weeks ago and accused our general of slow walking of safe zone that we have created and lying and that he could not tolerate it anymore. it is not like president trump woke up one day and i am tired of syria and
i told erdogan. this is not the solution. it was you, president erdogan who led the irish fighters flowing into begin with. >> senator graham. >> yes. >> why do you think that president trump listens to you when he wanted to quickly withdraw then and why he's not listening to you now, what specific assurances president erdogan made in the phone call that you participated in with president trump. >> president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and say hey erdogan, you...
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erdogan is an authoritarian thug. his rule left a glaring black mark on tur keys' historic secular democratic traditions. we need to pressure him while ramping up diplomacy in the hopes of getting turkey back on the right track as a nato ally. that's one of the goals of this measure. this bipartisan legislation also requires the trump administration to develop concrete strategies for combating isis, protecting syrian kurdish communities, and ensuring syrians who partnered with american forces as well as n.g.o.'s and humanitarian organizations can be safely resettled in the united states. this is a smart response to address the calamity caused by turkish forces in sir yasm it's up to congress to act, to make it clear where the american government stands. i want to thank my friend, ranking member mccaul, for working with me to introduce this legislation. i hope our colleagues will join us in supporting it. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the letter exchange will be entered i
erdogan is an authoritarian thug. his rule left a glaring black mark on tur keys' historic secular democratic traditions. we need to pressure him while ramping up diplomacy in the hopes of getting turkey back on the right track as a nato ally. that's one of the goals of this measure. this bipartisan legislation also requires the trump administration to develop concrete strategies for combating isis, protecting syrian kurdish communities, and ensuring syrians who partnered with american forces...
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president trump stepped aside for putin, assad and erdogan. our allies the kurds are being slaughtered as a result of our betrayal and most importantly secretary mattis said quote if we don't keep the pressure on syria isis will resurge. it's absolutely a's given they will come c back. the president didn't like hearing medicine costs words but he's one of the most respected leaders on both sides of the aisle, liberal, independent and conservative. here's what he said again repeating, if we don't keep pressure in syria isis will resurge. it's an absolute given they will come back. so make no mistake, the president's incompetence, his impulsiveness, his erratic and this has made americans less safe here in our homeland. congress today must make the fact clear toan the president ia bipartisan fashion. we have the opportunity my colleagues in the house passed a resolution condemning the president's decision and overwhelming vote, 354-602 that means the vast majority of house republicans, 129 to be exact condemned the president decision syria. lead
president trump stepped aside for putin, assad and erdogan. our allies the kurds are being slaughtered as a result of our betrayal and most importantly secretary mattis said quote if we don't keep the pressure on syria isis will resurge. it's absolutely a's given they will come c back. the president didn't like hearing medicine costs words but he's one of the most respected leaders on both sides of the aisle, liberal, independent and conservative. here's what he said again repeating, if we...
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reporter: the kurds have tried to appease erdogan. a safe zone was established along the border spanning 100 kilometers. an agreement was reached between turkey, the usa, and the kurds in september, but the ypg withdrew. now turkish and u.s. troops are patrolling the safe zone. this town lies in the middle of it. mohammed muslim is assembling metal parts for his neighbors. the curr -- the kurd has seen jihadist fighters defeated. now he fears an invasion by turkish troops. >> a safe zones should be safe, but this one isn't. it is a recipe for chaos. reporter: also worrying residents are erdogan's plans to resettle one million syrian refugees from turkey to this town. there is talk of relocating kurds elsewhere to accommodate them. brent: the time for talking is over. it is time to disrupt. that is the message from the environmental activists extinction rebellion. the group kicked off worldwide protests warning of environmental apocalypse. the protests began in australia and new zealand with police making several arrests. in london, 27
reporter: the kurds have tried to appease erdogan. a safe zone was established along the border spanning 100 kilometers. an agreement was reached between turkey, the usa, and the kurds in september, but the ypg withdrew. now turkish and u.s. troops are patrolling the safe zone. this town lies in the middle of it. mohammed muslim is assembling metal parts for his neighbors. the curr -- the kurd has seen jihadist fighters defeated. now he fears an invasion by turkish troops. >> a safe zones...
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released a .etter to president erdogan the president took very tough language with president erdogan and advocated some kind of agreement or arrangement with the sdf leader. , and i think it is a very important point, the idea of the trail and giving a green light, it's as if our troops in northeast syria were like our troops along the korean dmz, to hold off a force. that is not what they were. they were two outposts of 12 people along that whole area of 140 kilometers and we told the turks, i was involved in telling them that, that is to observe whether the kurds are shooting across the order at you or you are shooting at them. that was not a security perimeter of any sort. the forces we eventually did move were way west of any of this fighting, and they were moved again, dod can explain why but looking at him the map, it was clear pretty soon they would've been cut off as the turks came down the main east-west highway. that is my understanding about why the decision was made. having followed up sensibly turkish, including intelligence i can't get into here, to -- turkish views on
released a .etter to president erdogan the president took very tough language with president erdogan and advocated some kind of agreement or arrangement with the sdf leader. , and i think it is a very important point, the idea of the trail and giving a green light, it's as if our troops in northeast syria were like our troops along the korean dmz, to hold off a force. that is not what they were. they were two outposts of 12 people along that whole area of 140 kilometers and we told the turks, i...
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hundreds of people were killed, chaos, turkish president erdogan overreacted, locking up hundreds of thousands of people, including one of our pastors, pastor brunson and implemented marshal law for years after that, rapidly changing the constitution, he transitioned himself from a president dually elected and operating free democracy that had been turkey radically changing the country and its future. a long-term nato ally, it's going through real turmoil. in act, that coup happened and all the transitions occurring. but by december, as i mentioned before, they're rocked again. december the 17th, 2016, a bus was stopped at a red light near a campus in turkey when a car bomb explodes killing members of turkey's military. 13 people were killed, 55 were wounded in that blast. 48 of those killed and wounded were off-duty military personnel, most of them privates and caporales. the same day in another location in a different part of that community, it's still in turkey, there was a soccer stadium it -- attack that happened. in that attack, 44 people died and more than 150 people were woun
hundreds of people were killed, chaos, turkish president erdogan overreacted, locking up hundreds of thousands of people, including one of our pastors, pastor brunson and implemented marshal law for years after that, rapidly changing the constitution, he transitioned himself from a president dually elected and operating free democracy that had been turkey radically changing the country and its future. a long-term nato ally, it's going through real turmoil. in act, that coup happened and all the...
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president erdogan allowed fighters to begin with. reporter: why do you think that president trump listened to you last december when he wanted to withdraw and why he is not listening to you? do you think it is election year politics? ? d what specific assurances senator graham: president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and said erdogan, you can have syria. in december, he announced the withdrawal. to president trump's credit, we slowed it down and reassured the kurds that we are not going to abandon you. and create a safe zone where y.p.g. ould feel -- the kurds areize of the terror. we are trying to accommodate both interests. erdogan called the president and accused our germs of slow-walking the safe zones and he could not tolerate it anymore. so it's not like president trump just woke up one day and said i'm tired of syria. erdogan said i'm going to go in and the president counseled him not to but it did not work. and here's what i fear if it doesn't work with erdogan and not work with the eye tolla. now is a moment for the pr
president erdogan allowed fighters to begin with. reporter: why do you think that president trump listened to you last december when he wanted to withdraw and why he is not listening to you? do you think it is election year politics? ? d what specific assurances senator graham: president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and said erdogan, you can have syria. in december, he announced the withdrawal. to president trump's credit, we slowed it down and reassured the kurds that we are not going...
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we made that clear up to president erdogan. ourey moved against admonitions, and that -- and there were costs imposed immediately on the turkish administration. it is a complex question particularly with the implementation of sanctions against a nato ally. secretary pompeo has made clear we will follow along as appropriate. i cannot give you a timeline, but that issue is under deliberative review. >> thank you both for your service. >> i now recognize the gentlelady from nevada for five minutes. >> mr. ambassador, your valiant attempt to describe what this administration has done through deliberative, diplomatic efforts is in total contradiction to what the president himself said after this occurred. he said even while pence was on his way to do something that there is just a lot of sand over there, that sometimes you have to let them fight like little kids before you separate them. the kurds were no angels, they did not help us in world war ii. isn't this contradictory to the image you are trying to present today? i think you
we made that clear up to president erdogan. ourey moved against admonitions, and that -- and there were costs imposed immediately on the turkish administration. it is a complex question particularly with the implementation of sanctions against a nato ally. secretary pompeo has made clear we will follow along as appropriate. i cannot give you a timeline, but that issue is under deliberative review. >> thank you both for your service. >> i now recognize the gentlelady from nevada for...
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and iran and erdogan. maybe there's no cleansing going on now, but there's a history in turkey of doing cleansing, especially with the armenians. so i am concerned that maybe not now because there were eyes all over him, but sooner or later he's going to start his cleansing and taking, taking more territory. what are we going to do about it? we have no real way of stopping him. you know what's more disgusting? i saw pictures yesterday in the news, people throwing potatoes at our armed forces. someone who relishes this country, i cannot -- it just turned my stomach yesterday that our armed forces who have defended this country forever, defended democracy, and we have people throwing potatoes. i don't know about this president, but i have to tell you the military cannot be happy with this guy. so i have a ton of questions to ask you about who's going to fill it, what are we going to do. you know what's wrong with you saying that we're going to sit down and figure out the policy from now on? doesn't make any
and iran and erdogan. maybe there's no cleansing going on now, but there's a history in turkey of doing cleansing, especially with the armenians. so i am concerned that maybe not now because there were eyes all over him, but sooner or later he's going to start his cleansing and taking, taking more territory. what are we going to do about it? we have no real way of stopping him. you know what's more disgusting? i saw pictures yesterday in the news, people throwing potatoes at our armed forces....
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whether it's 50% america and 50% erdogan% erdogan, or 80% erdogan and 20% america, i don't know, but we played a major role. let's move aside the mistake that we made. let's get past that and to try o do something productive. just a couple of sentenced about what that means. what is that productive? >> donald trump has been forced, doll trump has been forced into, by this bipartisan consensus in congress to put sanctions on turkey. let's use that for negotiation with erdogan, possibly get, maybe get forces to stop, cease-fire in place and then negotiation with the turks but -- about an arrangement and northeast syria that meets their security needs and allows us what we need in northern syria and protects civilian life. and one last sentence just about what blaise said. i agree with almost every word that blaisesaid. >> can i get that in writing? [laughing] >> you can get the full sentence -- >> about what we would like to see in northeast syria, is something on the model of the krg and iraq. but we never tried to build that. this is the key. we converted the relationship between all
whether it's 50% america and 50% erdogan% erdogan, or 80% erdogan and 20% america, i don't know, but we played a major role. let's move aside the mistake that we made. let's get past that and to try o do something productive. just a couple of sentenced about what that means. what is that productive? >> donald trump has been forced, doll trump has been forced into, by this bipartisan consensus in congress to put sanctions on turkey. let's use that for negotiation with erdogan, possibly...
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erdogan: hey, european union, pull yourself together. i say it again, if you try to label this operation an invasion, i t's very simple, we will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way. reporter: sirens, this time in turkey, andaa possible retaliation. turkish state-owned news agency's essay the rockets that hit these townspeople came from kurdish-held areas on the syrian side of the border. it is not just civilian injuries and deaths that are the concern here. kurdish forces runs the prisons holding islamist fighters from the so-called islamic state. these prisoners were captured during the war in syria. >> one of the prisons in which the i.s. prisoners are kept under the control of sdf forces was bombed b by turkish warplans yesterday, and probably some of the i.s. members have escaped. reporter: these battle-hardened kurdish forces w who helped cocontain i.s. forces inn syria face a fresh assault from turkey. brent: android at the -- i am joined at the big table by christian hanelt of the bertelsmann foundation. a day af
erdogan: hey, european union, pull yourself together. i say it again, if you try to label this operation an invasion, i t's very simple, we will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way. reporter: sirens, this time in turkey, andaa possible retaliation. turkish state-owned news agency's essay the rockets that hit these townspeople came from kurdish-held areas on the syrian side of the border. it is not just civilian injuries and deaths that are the concern here. kurdish forces runs...
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i think erdogan and his cadre, definitely view the u.s. arming and support and political recognition of ypg as the distinct threat to its national interest. >> why don't you both comment because i want to get to the present. >> you said, he made a nazi comparison saying anyone is fighting for the ypg is fighting for the pkk cause. i want to be clear, as a franchise of the pkk in syria, they do have different aims. someone fighting for the ypg in syria is fighting was initially to get isis out of the territory and now is trying to find some level of autonomy that was a mission after that. they're not exactly fighting the war in turkey although there's some cross polymerization. >> to respond to that, absolutely. and i think what ever mistakes was that we made no effort or none that was visible to get the ypg to denounce, to reject the marxist ideology, to become more palatable to the turkish government. like you said there are individuals -- they are not, all of its fighters are not rabid pkk followers of when their push and direction, , re
i think erdogan and his cadre, definitely view the u.s. arming and support and political recognition of ypg as the distinct threat to its national interest. >> why don't you both comment because i want to get to the present. >> you said, he made a nazi comparison saying anyone is fighting for the ypg is fighting for the pkk cause. i want to be clear, as a franchise of the pkk in syria, they do have different aims. someone fighting for the ypg in syria is fighting was initially to...
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well he invited president erdogan repeatedly, on the phone as well, and president erdogan accept this invitation so it depends on the relations and if, frankly speaking, if there is any sanctions on the president of his family, it doesn't make sense to go to the united states. but the invitation is still there, so we are considering it. ok, you were talking about allies. who are your allies now? because the whole dynamics have changed because of your intervention. we have seen the syrian kurds turn to damascus for a rapprochement, syria of course, president bashar al—assad backed by russia. so that effectively puts you at war with syria, doesn't it? no. why with syria? we are committed to the territory integrity and we are just fighting terrorists and we have this right emanating from the international law, un charters, the 51st article of the un charter, and there are many un security council resolutions on counterterrorism, so also we have another agreement with the regime or syria. so our right is emanated from all this international law and the agreements and the resolutions. th
well he invited president erdogan repeatedly, on the phone as well, and president erdogan accept this invitation so it depends on the relations and if, frankly speaking, if there is any sanctions on the president of his family, it doesn't make sense to go to the united states. but the invitation is still there, so we are considering it. ok, you were talking about allies. who are your allies now? because the whole dynamics have changed because of your intervention. we have seen the syrian kurds...
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how does erdogan view the tension in the united states is? how does he see the difference between how the congress and the president -- i mean, there seems to be a bit of a bromance. does he see the president has a get out of jail card for him? >> hi -- [inaudible] i'd like the panel to talk a little bit more about the arrangement, two two arrangements between russia and turkey versus united states and turkey, how that will all play out. thank you. >> nelson cunningham, party associates. another intersection between turkey9 and the u.s. we haven't talked about really yet is golan. it's recently come out that rudy giuliani was lobbying for the extradition of guy land. people forget that, in part, michael flynn was brought down for work he was doing on behalf of that. >> thank you. you've got three issues. why don't we quickly each take one minute, if you could, to just pick up on one question -- >> sure. ifered or wan doesn't see trump as a get out of jail free card, then he's blind. every time he's called him, he's been able to bypass those i
how does erdogan view the tension in the united states is? how does he see the difference between how the congress and the president -- i mean, there seems to be a bit of a bromance. does he see the president has a get out of jail card for him? >> hi -- [inaudible] i'd like the panel to talk a little bit more about the arrangement, two two arrangements between russia and turkey versus united states and turkey, how that will all play out. thank you. >> nelson cunningham, party...
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this is really erdogan's concern about the sanctions. the president heard that in his voice when erdogan called him on tuesday and the president was very emphatic. i'm going to impose the sanctions unless you abide by a cease-fire. he said we can achieve the same buffer zone used in diplomacy, we are trying to do in the first case before you introduce this violence. that's why we have the cease-fire and why we have the withdrawal and why we are finally going to get a buffer zone without any additional killing. >> harris: it is 20 miles wide, the safe zone barrier. 120 hours. they are hoping for a long-term cease-fire. before i let you go, you've been critical of the president's action. are you still critical? or removing the right direction? >> he made the right move here obviously. he deserves a lot of credit for it. he knows erdogan. that is part and parcel for this decision. i do still think strategically pulling out of syria, giving the return of isis and the iranians seeking domination, it's a strategic mistake i think we will regre
this is really erdogan's concern about the sanctions. the president heard that in his voice when erdogan called him on tuesday and the president was very emphatic. i'm going to impose the sanctions unless you abide by a cease-fire. he said we can achieve the same buffer zone used in diplomacy, we are trying to do in the first case before you introduce this violence. that's why we have the cease-fire and why we have the withdrawal and why we are finally going to get a buffer zone without any...
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president erdogan says kurdish forces have six days to leave the syrian border zone. also, another brexit low for boris johnson. tonight, lawmakers backed his brexit plans then they rejected his timetable to put brexit in the fast lane. the results, and election now looks highly likely. the emperor of since his throne. japan's new code-2 -- declares himself the head of the monarchy. ♪ brent: i'm rent goff. to our viewers on pbs throughout the united states and around the world, welcome. russia and turkey have a plan for serious future. a russian turkish plan. today, the countries announced beta reached an agreement on the future of northern syria. vladimir putin and his counterpart president erdogan say they are adding 60's to a cease-fire that was due to expire tonight. turkey wants to establish a 30 kilometer wide saison along the border from which kurdish forces would be excluded. the announcement came just as the kurds insisted they had already pulled out of the border region. here's what the leaders of russia and turkey said about the new agreement. >> these so
president erdogan says kurdish forces have six days to leave the syrian border zone. also, another brexit low for boris johnson. tonight, lawmakers backed his brexit plans then they rejected his timetable to put brexit in the fast lane. the results, and election now looks highly likely. the emperor of since his throne. japan's new code-2 -- declares himself the head of the monarchy. ♪ brent: i'm rent goff. to our viewers on pbs throughout the united states and around the world, welcome....
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president erdogan just sat back. picturethat was -- that of theery clear reminder transformation of turkey's priorities in syria. the final thing i want to syria, thethat conflict in syria played the most important role in the --ntry's domestic and policy and foreign policy the establishment of the republic. transformed the conflict in syria, but it was also transformed by the conflict in syria. you have to look at his domestic power struggle. vulnerable. most he will do anything, no matter how risky. we are reading the news that turkish troops are on the border , turkish officials are talking .bout a military incursion america's partners, allies, are warning about the risk. president might have given the green light, but still. you have a congress that is willing to punish erdogan for other reasons. president trump has been working very hard to prevent congressional leaders to hold sanctions, saying turkey is an important nato ally. it is going to be very difficult for president trump to continue to standby erdogan.
president erdogan just sat back. picturethat was -- that of theery clear reminder transformation of turkey's priorities in syria. the final thing i want to syria, thethat conflict in syria played the most important role in the --ntry's domestic and policy and foreign policy the establishment of the republic. transformed the conflict in syria, but it was also transformed by the conflict in syria. you have to look at his domestic power struggle. vulnerable. most he will do anything, no matter how...
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and the president reiterated that in the call to erdogan today. we are where we are though in the ground in northeastern syria. >> and also on capitol hill. i think the president is in the broadest and deepest trouble he's been with republicans over foreign policy issue in his presidency and i think the tone you saw in this statement that he released today, talking about turkey being involved in serious human rights abuses, preventing displaced people from returning home, threatening the peace, security and stability. that was all a very, very different trump then we saw when he announced this. i think he is looking to try to figure a way out of this and the question is whether he can convince republicans that we are going to impose sanctions, that will do the trick. will really do the trick. >> bret: senator graham in that meeting, still going on from what i still understand, expecting a meaty statement from the senator's office. here is one of the senators speaking out for the president and his actions, senator rand paul and were presented of mi
and the president reiterated that in the call to erdogan today. we are where we are though in the ground in northeastern syria. >> and also on capitol hill. i think the president is in the broadest and deepest trouble he's been with republicans over foreign policy issue in his presidency and i think the tone you saw in this statement that he released today, talking about turkey being involved in serious human rights abuses, preventing displaced people from returning home, threatening the...
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david talked to the israelis about erdogan, talk to the saudis about erdogan, that would be a very, that like a real square peg round whole problem i just don't think that's realistic. i will leave it there. >> next question. >> i am with the center for security policy. we have all heard president erdogan talking, declining over the the last several years his -- declaring over the the last several years his intent to reconquer lands of the ottoman empire. where would you all expect to see them turn next? do you think, do it if you think that erdogan has his sights set in what else besides northeastern syria? >> i don't want to hog the stage, but look what is doing in the eastern mediterranean, look at the maps of syria that he showed in september, and those are the maps he has shown for some time. in the mosul battle, he insisted on being part of the mosul battle. that would've upended the entire battle. we have seen anything like it since the vietnam war or world war ii. we needed to put u.s. forces on the road to make sure turkey would not come in the battle. he is national security zo
david talked to the israelis about erdogan, talk to the saudis about erdogan, that would be a very, that like a real square peg round whole problem i just don't think that's realistic. i will leave it there. >> next question. >> i am with the center for security policy. we have all heard president erdogan talking, declining over the the last several years his -- declaring over the the last several years his intent to reconquer lands of the ottoman empire. where would you all expect...
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meanwhile taking a page from erdogan. putin and erdogan got together in sochi to come one a similar cease fire in many regards for the rest of northeast syria accepts the turk got less the ability to are patrol with the russians 10 kilometers deepest and a particularly not believable russian commandment to get the ypg out of that area. turkish has not gained much from in but in the process has scrambled the entire northeast yunt undercut efforts against isis and brought in the syria and isis forces in a way that's tragic for everybody voefd. >> senator menendez. >> ambassador did you advise the administration to greenlight in essence the turkey intentions desires to invade in syria? >> i certainly did for the, senator. but nobody in the administration greenlighted the -- the trurkish invasion. >> in december when the president made the remarks that, well, you know, indicated he wanted to get out, which caused the senate to cast a vote to try to dissuade him as well as colleagues particularly on the republican side to spea
meanwhile taking a page from erdogan. putin and erdogan got together in sochi to come one a similar cease fire in many regards for the rest of northeast syria accepts the turk got less the ability to are patrol with the russians 10 kilometers deepest and a particularly not believable russian commandment to get the ypg out of that area. turkish has not gained much from in but in the process has scrambled the entire northeast yunt undercut efforts against isis and brought in the syria and isis...
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that is when president erdogan switched to nationalism. he decided to ally with the turkish nationalists, and the cease-fire that was in place for years broke down and turkey decided to pursue a heavy-handed military approach to the country's kurdish problem. and that shift in the calculations had a direct impact on the way that erdogan saw the conflict in syria. so from then on, and i also must mention that starting from 2014, you will see the rise of the kurds in syria as well. the united states started working very closely with the syrian kurdish militia which is the ypg in the fight against the islamist states. the military aid provided by the americans to the syrian kurds boosted the kurds' image diplomatic and political image, and so that also peaked the turkey threat perceptions. so given that change in the domestic scene, and other calculations, erdogan's decisions started to change. so toppling the regime and kurdish nationalism became erdogan's national priority and toppling the regime came after that. so, starting from 2015, you
that is when president erdogan switched to nationalism. he decided to ally with the turkish nationalists, and the cease-fire that was in place for years broke down and turkey decided to pursue a heavy-handed military approach to the country's kurdish problem. and that shift in the calculations had a direct impact on the way that erdogan saw the conflict in syria. so from then on, and i also must mention that starting from 2014, you will see the rise of the kurds in syria as well. the united...
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president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things have been said, lots of threats of economic sanctions have been made, how are you going to repair the going forward ? you going to repair the going forward? thank you. first, as you will see from the agreement, part of our understanding is that with the implementation of the ceasefire, the united states will not impose any further sanctions. on turkey. and once a permanent ceasefire is in effect, the president has agreed to withdraw the economic sanctions which were imposed this last monday. make no mistake about it, president trump was very clear with our ally, turkey, about american opposition to
president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things...
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turkish president erdogan, said we will take over where we left off. >> erdogan and putin, supposed to meet at a lengthy meeting. president trump said the kurds were fighting for their own reasons. >> they were fighting isis. where is an agreement that says we need to stay in the middle east, for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization? the kurds never said that. i hope they will watch over isis. >> the president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil, he didn't think it was necessary to leave troops behind in syria. he said there were 28 troops on t the border anyway. but they're staying in the middle east. nick paton walsh will look at some of the things that the president said that weren't true. the u.s. never promised to ever protect the kurds. but many thought it would end in the more managed fashion. there were 28 troops pulled back. they were not about to be obliterated by advancing armyie. after the past 48 hours, we're seeing troops rallying and leaving a different syria behind them. certainly in the meeting at sochi, that we will see today, between ru
turkish president erdogan, said we will take over where we left off. >> erdogan and putin, supposed to meet at a lengthy meeting. president trump said the kurds were fighting for their own reasons. >> they were fighting isis. where is an agreement that says we need to stay in the middle east, for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization? the kurds never said that. i hope they will watch over isis. >> the president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil,...
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turkish president recep p tayyip erdogan says he will meet with u.s. vice president mike pence and u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, but he will not and his anti-kurdish assault. also coming up tonight, how close to a deal are they? u.k. and european union negotiators appear to be on the brink of an 11th hour brexit agreement. and a major speech by hong kong leader carrie lam is cut short after she is shouted down by pro-democracy lawmakers. plus, they say a picture is worth 1000 words. so what is n north korean leader kim jong-un saying with these imageses o of his equestrian ecstasy? ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and all around the world, welcome. tonight, u.s. president donald trump is warning that u.s. sanctions against turkey will be devastating if a meeting between vice president mike pence and turkish president recep tayyip erdogan is not successful. but successful for who? erdogan has rejected calls for a cease-fire in northern syria, where his incursion against the former u.s. allies, syrian kurds, has now drawn in troops
turkish president recep p tayyip erdogan says he will meet with u.s. vice president mike pence and u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, but he will not and his anti-kurdish assault. also coming up tonight, how close to a deal are they? u.k. and european union negotiators appear to be on the brink of an 11th hour brexit agreement. and a major speech by hong kong leader carrie lam is cut short after she is shouted down by pro-democracy lawmakers. plus, they say a picture is worth 1000 words. so...
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thank you erdogan. millions of lives will be saved. we don't know what will be said in this press conference, but we do know that vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo are speaking after talks took place with turkey's president erdogan, the u.s. delegation is pressing for turkey to call a ceasefire with syria. i want to bring kristen welker back. i know i'm giving you zero time to report, but what do you know? >> reporter: well, i would stress the fact that that was vice president mike pence's big ask, for a ceasefire. we've heard that from president trump over the past several days. mike pompeo. and that is clearly what their goal was. so i wouldn't be surprised if that is part of what we're about to hear and of course they will get a number of questions because they are likely going to hold a press availability as they come to the podiums there. but again, this was the big ask. president trump announcing the withdraw of troops from the border of syria and of course we have seen turkey move in and of course the
thank you erdogan. millions of lives will be saved. we don't know what will be said in this press conference, but we do know that vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo are speaking after talks took place with turkey's president erdogan, the u.s. delegation is pressing for turkey to call a ceasefire with syria. i want to bring kristen welker back. i know i'm giving you zero time to report, but what do you know? >> reporter: well, i would stress the fact that that was...
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president erdogan is making cmilitary gains but diplo losses. and herereis targets, syrian rcasesfoisvi h tes rrorists, desperatel second largestup against nato's arm they led the battle against i.s., now washington has left them to their fate. but the kurds hit back today, causing terror and casuaies, as we were a block away. this is the main strt in a turkish border town. police trying to clear the area ter what appeared to be mortar fire. >> we've just had two rounds ofs explns here in the space of only a few moments. the blast seemed to be inside this building. >> but then we were moved back amid fears of morencoming fire. turkey's offensive across the border in syria is now hitting home. this amateur video appears to show some of the casualties today. officials here say three people are confirmed dead, and two of them were children.ct we were expeg a response from the turkish authorities, and it hasn't taken long.ri we have been h explosions in the last few minutes. on the horizon you can see thee. dense e ack sm that is the aftermh of a se
president erdogan is making cmilitary gains but diplo losses. and herereis targets, syrian rcasesfoisvi h tes rrorists, desperatel second largestup against nato's arm they led the battle against i.s., now washington has left them to their fate. but the kurds hit back today, causing terror and casuaies, as we were a block away. this is the main strt in a turkish border town. police trying to clear the area ter what appeared to be mortar fire. >> we've just had two rounds ofs explns here in...