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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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he sent to erdogan urging him not to invade syria. the president did not wake up one day and tell erdogan you can have syria, he went into syria against president trump's advice and counseling and now it's up to president trump and the rest of us to fix it but i blame erdogan, not trump. >> bret: isn't it implied that there was a green light if the forces left the kurdish forces on the ground and it opens the door? >> it was a mistake not to push back harder but the letter he sent to erdogan was a good letter that implored him not to create a problem. we were working with the legitimate concerns of turkey with the white pg element that they consider a terrorist group. if they have legitimate concerns but the solution was not turkey invading syria allowing isis to come back and iran being the biggest winner. what i hope will happen is the relationship with turkey is valuable and worth salvaging, if i were president erdogan, i would listen to vice president pence, have a cease-fire right now and tried to put this thing back together bef
he sent to erdogan urging him not to invade syria. the president did not wake up one day and tell erdogan you can have syria, he went into syria against president trump's advice and counseling and now it's up to president trump and the rest of us to fix it but i blame erdogan, not trump. >> bret: isn't it implied that there was a green light if the forces left the kurdish forces on the ground and it opens the door? >> it was a mistake not to push back harder but the letter he sent...
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a turkish man connected to erdogan. that guy is being prosecuted by the southern district of new york. and the president of turkey does not want that and wants him let go. so you've got your gold trader and then the leader of a relimgs s movement very popular in turkey, a very outspoken erdogan critic. and erdogan absolutely hates this guy because he's convinced he fomented a coup against him. new he happens to live in the united states in the poconos of all places in the mountains in pennsylvania, and he lives as a legal permanent resident which is random. erdogan wants him extradited back, okay? so those are the two things that erdogan wants from the u.s. government, the two things he arguably cares most about in terms of specific internal u.s. matters. those are also the two things that giuliani we now know was personally repeatedly lobbying the president about. giuliani was that gold trader's lawyer, okay? he represented him. and back in 2017 giuliani traveled to turkey and held a secret meeting with erdogan to basi
a turkish man connected to erdogan. that guy is being prosecuted by the southern district of new york. and the president of turkey does not want that and wants him let go. so you've got your gold trader and then the leader of a relimgs s movement very popular in turkey, a very outspoken erdogan critic. and erdogan absolutely hates this guy because he's convinced he fomented a coup against him. new he happens to live in the united states in the poconos of all places in the mountains in...
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we would later learn at least one reason erdogan would want that to happen. the trader had politically damaging information about the turkish president. anyway, rudy giuliani was essentially pushing the president and others to help release this guy as part of a diplomatic agreement. prosecutors in new york were very suspicious about who exactly rudy giuliani was representing. was he representing the gold trader as he alleged in federal court, or was the fact he was pushing something to the top of erdogan's priority list really advocating for the leader of turkey? >> we should note that the reporting indicates there were possible multiple meetings where the president who was inviting rudy giuliani directly to argue for and lobby tillerson and others to intervene in the criminal case, right, and get it stopped? >> well, there is one bizarre scene, chris, which i have to give credit to the great reporters i work with "the washington post" for figuring this piece out. there was an amazing scene where basically rudy giuliani was in the oval office and the presiden
we would later learn at least one reason erdogan would want that to happen. the trader had politically damaging information about the turkish president. anyway, rudy giuliani was essentially pushing the president and others to help release this guy as part of a diplomatic agreement. prosecutors in new york were very suspicious about who exactly rudy giuliani was representing. was he representing the gold trader as he alleged in federal court, or was the fact he was pushing something to the top...
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it's a desire erdogan wanted and trader, erdogan wanted him as well. interests aligning on two major issues with what erdogan wants. >> josh, thank you very much. >>> now this -- the picture of the day. stop what you're doing and look at the tv or your phone, whatever it is. however you're watching. north korea's kim jong-un supporting a fur-lined coat riding 0en a decorated white horse on a snow-covered mountain considered sacred to many north koreans. north korea claims that kim personally rode this horse up this 9,000 foot tall mountain -- propaganda much? certainly staged. also evokes another strong man on horseback, of course who could forget this? russia's vladimir putin back in 2009? silly as it all looks it could mean kim is ready to make a big announcement amid souring diplomacy with the united states. gordon chang, author of "showdown" and columnist for the "daily beast." gordon chang, what's going on? >> i feel sorry for the horse. ah. we don't know exactly what's going on, but we do know that something big will occur because in the past not
it's a desire erdogan wanted and trader, erdogan wanted him as well. interests aligning on two major issues with what erdogan wants. >> josh, thank you very much. >>> now this -- the picture of the day. stop what you're doing and look at the tv or your phone, whatever it is. however you're watching. north korea's kim jong-un supporting a fur-lined coat riding 0en a decorated white horse on a snow-covered mountain considered sacred to many north koreans. north korea claims that...
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erdogan fits into that category. like kim jong-un, like xi jinping, like vladimir putin, he makes donald trump's "good" list. every time president trump talks to erdogan, he comes out of that conversation with an erratic move on foreign policy that hurts our friends and, as gayle was saying, makes it more likely that isis will arise again. sitting there today, u.s. forces in the region don't know what their commander in chief is doing because essentially what's happening is he's getting on the phone with another of his strong men authoritarian buddies and doing some kind of deal that goes beyond anything those of us watching from the outside can understand. >> and the last time that erdogan was in washington, 15 of his security -- of his bodyguards were indicted, jake, and we've yet to see any kind of action. we wonder whether in november he comes, he'll bring those same people. >> and what were they indicted for? kicking, punching, beating up peaceful protesters outside the turkish embassy in wash. you could literal
erdogan fits into that category. like kim jong-un, like xi jinping, like vladimir putin, he makes donald trump's "good" list. every time president trump talks to erdogan, he comes out of that conversation with an erratic move on foreign policy that hurts our friends and, as gayle was saying, makes it more likely that isis will arise again. sitting there today, u.s. forces in the region don't know what their commander in chief is doing because essentially what's happening is he's...
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and why did erdogan give this five day reprieve if that's what it is. >> i think erdogan realized he's getting everything he wants. i think he was facing significant resistance from the kurds and probably realized he wasn't able to push further south, given the kurdish military forces there. so instead, he took the five day pause which is really not a cease fire. it's an opportunity for him to consolidate his gains and faces the sanctions that the president imposed on turkey and erdogan were not very effective. they had little impact. in fact, the president has been resisting tough sanctions congress put in place over the years. paul: so erdogan did this as a kind of -- he's getting what he wants is what you argue and the president and the united states isn't getting all that much. what about the sanctions that are being developed in the senate? there was a huge bipartisan vote as you know in the house, a non-p binding resolution but still republicans 2-1 joined democrats to condemn the president's withdrawal. in the senate there's really stiff sanctions, lindsey graham's bill with chr
and why did erdogan give this five day reprieve if that's what it is. >> i think erdogan realized he's getting everything he wants. i think he was facing significant resistance from the kurds and probably realized he wasn't able to push further south, given the kurdish military forces there. so instead, he took the five day pause which is really not a cease fire. it's an opportunity for him to consolidate his gains and faces the sanctions that the president imposed on turkey and erdogan...
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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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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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>> i think president trump and president erdogan have the kind of relationship where president erdogan knows president trump says what he means and means what he says and i think on the foundation of that kind of a candid and honest relationship, we can go forward together for a more peaceful region. >> the president's critics slammed that cease-fire, utah senator mitt romney calling the decision to pull back troops in syria a bloodstain in the annals of american history. >> the critics say why did you have to do this deal at all? it was your actions that precipitated this whole mess. >> i don't accept that. president trump was elected on a commitment to end endless wars. we are bringing our troops out. it was president erdogan that made the decision to bring his military into syria and president trump made it clear that was unacceptable from the very beginning. there would be consequences. >> according to reuters, the kurdish led syrian democratic forces are saying they are going to agree to the cease-fire. while administration officials are optimistic in the very early going, things
>> i think president trump and president erdogan have the kind of relationship where president erdogan knows president trump says what he means and means what he says and i think on the foundation of that kind of a candid and honest relationship, we can go forward together for a more peaceful region. >> the president's critics slammed that cease-fire, utah senator mitt romney calling the decision to pull back troops in syria a bloodstain in the annals of american history. >>...
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president trump spoke to turkey's president erdogan today about de-escalating the fight. he announced sanctions against turkey in response raising steel tariffs to 50% and halting a proposed $100 billion trade deal. president trump says a small footprint of soldiers will remain in southern syria and one more thing, vice president pence is now being sent to turkey to try to broker the kind of deal to safeguard our allies or our one-time allies, the kurds, and contain isis. the kind of deal we had already until last sunday. all of this began a week ago sunday with a much different telephone call with turkey's president. what was said remains unclear. what we do know, the president agreed to pull out troops from the region essentially giving the green light to the turkish invasion of northern syria. this left our kurdish allies, key allies, it left them stunned and surprised and then exposed to turkish aggression. republicans never once to rock the boat were vocal in their denunciations. did that bother the president? it must have. two days later he said he was inviting turk
president trump spoke to turkey's president erdogan today about de-escalating the fight. he announced sanctions against turkey in response raising steel tariffs to 50% and halting a proposed $100 billion trade deal. president trump says a small footprint of soldiers will remain in southern syria and one more thing, vice president pence is now being sent to turkey to try to broker the kind of deal to safeguard our allies or our one-time allies, the kurds, and contain isis. the kind of deal we...
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>> the letter he wrote to erdogan in turkey, which he gave out to every member that was there. basically strikes me as a letter to cover your backside because what he unleashed he now cannot recall. and so, you know, it's to try to respond to the incredible criticism. it's an incredible letter the way it's written and you wouldn't believe it -- >> i've read it. it does not -- i mean it's not the kind of letter i thought a president of the united states would send to the president of turkey. it just -- it does not read as a -- i mean at one point it sort of ends with don't be a tough guy, don't be a fool, i'll call you later. >> yeah, that's how it ends. and it just -- to me it was to be able to -- first of all, the letter is just an incredible letter the way it's dictated. but it sounds like it's definitely dictated directly from him the way he thinks and speaks. and secondly, it was to try to cover himself for what was unleashed with the turks going ahead and invading into northern syria and the consequences that flow thereafter. >> i want to ask you about something else, whic
>> the letter he wrote to erdogan in turkey, which he gave out to every member that was there. basically strikes me as a letter to cover your backside because what he unleashed he now cannot recall. and so, you know, it's to try to respond to the incredible criticism. it's an incredible letter the way it's written and you wouldn't believe it -- >> i've read it. it does not -- i mean it's not the kind of letter i thought a president of the united states would send to the president of...
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quoting now from this letter to erdogan, quote, let's work out a good deal. you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and i don't want to be responsible for destroying the turkish economy, and i will. the letter is dated the ninth of this month. that is the same day that turkish troops went into northern syria and kurds began being slaughters. shortly thereafter, isis fighters began escaping kurdish custody. the president was asked about all of that today. >> even after all you have seen, isis prisoners freed, all the humanitarian disaster, you don't have any regret for giving erdogan the green light to invade. >> i didn't give him a green light. that's the same thing as you just -- you know, when you make a statement like that, it's so deceptive. just the opposite of a green light. >> the opposite of a green light, which i guess would be a red light or red line, a stern warning not to invade perhaps or a decision not to pull the small number of american troops who were holding back the turks from invading and attacking the kurds,
quoting now from this letter to erdogan, quote, let's work out a good deal. you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and i don't want to be responsible for destroying the turkish economy, and i will. the letter is dated the ninth of this month. that is the same day that turkish troops went into northern syria and kurds began being slaughters. shortly thereafter, isis fighters began escaping kurdish custody. the president was asked about all of that today. >>...
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time and again this president gives a pass to erdogan. but let's talk about what's happening on the ground, this surprise not just to the sdf, but to allies around the world, to the pentagon, to the state department, the surprise decision. imagine you're the commander in the field leading the sdf. you get a call at 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning to stand down and american troops are leaving your side, a complete surprise to that commander. >> and the first thing you're probably thinking of is all your troops and people you've had on the front lines are now exposed in someway, shape or form. they're going to be exposed from the turkish side that they could start shelling certain positions inside syria, they could advance. there's all kinds of calculations the turks have to go through before they take on that risk. but the green light has been giventor them to beg given for them to begin some kind of remote air strikes that we've seen in the past. but it ends the quiet norm that had been existing. the syrian government and russian backers have
time and again this president gives a pass to erdogan. but let's talk about what's happening on the ground, this surprise not just to the sdf, but to allies around the world, to the pentagon, to the state department, the surprise decision. imagine you're the commander in the field leading the sdf. you get a call at 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning to stand down and american troops are leaving your side, a complete surprise to that commander. >> and the first thing you're probably thinking of...
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and it includes erdogan. erdogan is strategically perhaps the most windfall there. because turkey is a member of nato and it is russia's longstanding aim to weaken and break up nato and turkey's continued membership with nato is very much in doubt. it should be added that turkey is buying russian anti-missile systems, which put it at odds. which compromise its nato supply of military systems and again put a huge question mark over turkey's nato membership. all of which is music to russia's ears. >> that's why a lot of people were wondering why the united states would do anything that would benefit turkey, especially after they bought those weapons as a nato member from russia. ed luce, we leave it there. >>> big questions about why traders made billions of dollars in profits at the same time as major announcements from the trump administration. just a coincidence? or is there something strange going on? >>> another look at the massive protests taking place in london. as a debate on the brexit deal is under way. many hitten the streets, they're opposed to the deal. a
and it includes erdogan. erdogan is strategically perhaps the most windfall there. because turkey is a member of nato and it is russia's longstanding aim to weaken and break up nato and turkey's continued membership with nato is very much in doubt. it should be added that turkey is buying russian anti-missile systems, which put it at odds. which compromise its nato supply of military systems and again put a huge question mark over turkey's nato membership. all of which is music to russia's...
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erdogan. >> let me move to the impeachment inquiry. a couple things. ambassador yovanovitch, what did you learn from her that you think the american public needs to know? >> well, first of all, the ambassador has been a highly respected career ambassador. we have many, many of those in the state department. from the time she came to ukraine, she was harassed, and they got rid of her. and she didn't know -- i'm saying things that are generally known because i'm not really allowed to say what happened -- >> are we going to see the full transcripts at some point? >> i think at some point. >> of all of these folks. kurt volker, these eight and nine-hour sessions, are the american public going to read these transcripts? >> i think the american public shood. i think they have a right to go, and i think we need to open the door and let the fresh air come in. that's what the democrats are trying to do. the president, of course, at every turn, is trying to stymie us, every turn is trying to make, disre
erdogan. >> let me move to the impeachment inquiry. a couple things. ambassador yovanovitch, what did you learn from her that you think the american public needs to know? >> well, first of all, the ambassador has been a highly respected career ambassador. we have many, many of those in the state department. from the time she came to ukraine, she was harassed, and they got rid of her. and she didn't know -- i'm saying things that are generally known because i'm not really allowed to...
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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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i just want to thank and congratulate, though, president erdogan. he's a friend of mine, and i'm glad we didn't have a problem. frankly, he's a hell of a leader. and he's a tough man. he's a strong man. and he did the right thing, and i really appreciate it, and i will appreciate it in the future. >> [ inaudible ]. >> well, turkey has a great military power. turkey is a friend of ours, a neighbor of ours and a member of nato. and what turkey is getting now is, they're not going to have to kill millions of people, and millions of people aren't going to have to kill them. this was going to be a war of lots of other groups coming in. this wasn't going to stop with turkey against the kurds. a lot of different groups were coming in. we might not have been involved. i don't want to be involved in that kind of a war. by the way, we have the strongest military in the world but have been there ten years, been in the middle east 19.5 years. so this was a great thing for everybody, and turkey is -- i really appreciate what they've done. they did the right thin
i just want to thank and congratulate, though, president erdogan. he's a friend of mine, and i'm glad we didn't have a problem. frankly, he's a hell of a leader. and he's a tough man. he's a strong man. and he did the right thing, and i really appreciate it, and i will appreciate it in the future. >> [ inaudible ]. >> well, turkey has a great military power. turkey is a friend of ours, a neighbor of ours and a member of nato. and what turkey is getting now is, they're not going to...
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defiant, president erdogan saying today his troops won't back down. now, president trump announcing sanctions will be imposed. >> president trump made it very clear that the united states is going to continue to take actions against turkey's economy until they bring the violence to an end. we want an immediate cease-fire. >> reporter: now, the radical islamist fighters turkey has sent into syria are accused of horrific violence. gruesome videos of roadside executions. many too graphic to show. one leading kurdish political leader, hevrin khalaf, dragged from her car and shot in the head. if verified, this is a war crime. as is the targeting of civilians. a convoy packed with civilians and journalists was struck by a turkish air strike on sunday. bodies and lives shredded in an instant. heartbreaking scenes from a hospital where the wounded were taken. a young boy in shock. "we're civilians and see what they did to us," this man said. we saw the suffering first-hand. this is one of many hospitals throughout this area that are treating the wounded. we m
defiant, president erdogan saying today his troops won't back down. now, president trump announcing sanctions will be imposed. >> president trump made it very clear that the united states is going to continue to take actions against turkey's economy until they bring the violence to an end. we want an immediate cease-fire. >> reporter: now, the radical islamist fighters turkey has sent into syria are accused of horrific violence. gruesome videos of roadside executions. many too...
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that same day erdogan went in to northeast syria. so not exactly a sign of respect from erdogan. >> so the president, you know, says the quiet thing outloud, right? so this letter is the ultimate version of that. it is what a letter from the president is intended to mean but ordinarily the letter from the president is written and couched in a hire language than th higher language than this. don't be an idiot, history is going to judge you harshly, i'm going to destroy your economy. that's what he's supposed to glean from a letter that's more statesman like. you can say what trump is doing with the release of this letter, he's outraging and alarming all of us who believes the president should not conduct himself in this fashion, but to his people and as i often say here, there aren't enough of them to get him re-elected, but to his people it's like, he's just telling it like it is, right? and saying to nancy, insulting nancy pelosi in a meeting which is also something a president shouldn't do. he's got to negotiate with her, she's the
that same day erdogan went in to northeast syria. so not exactly a sign of respect from erdogan. >> so the president, you know, says the quiet thing outloud, right? so this letter is the ultimate version of that. it is what a letter from the president is intended to mean but ordinarily the letter from the president is written and couched in a hire language than th higher language than this. don't be an idiot, history is going to judge you harshly, i'm going to destroy your economy. that's...
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erdogan talked to putin today, who is his closest ally in all this. so russia and iran are the winners here, and assad. >> absolutely a boost to russia, iran, aside, and isis, which from a security perspective may be the most important impact here. you heard from general votel, the former head of centcom, the former head of special forces, talk about abandonment here. this was a no-process decision, that i can determine. certainly done without consultation with our allies, no consultation with the kurds, the sdf partners, who have been our partners, side by side, absolutely essential in the defeat of isis, in taking away the so-called caliphate. they were at raqqah, the syrian capital of isis, and took it back. they've been our absolute critical partners. they are the only force i know of that can stabilize this region. and what we've done now is given a green light to the turks to come in and fight directly against our allies here. you're going to see civilian casualties, you'll see humanitarian issues develop, you'll see ethnic elements come into th
erdogan talked to putin today, who is his closest ally in all this. so russia and iran are the winners here, and assad. >> absolutely a boost to russia, iran, aside, and isis, which from a security perspective may be the most important impact here. you heard from general votel, the former head of centcom, the former head of special forces, talk about abandonment here. this was a no-process decision, that i can determine. certainly done without consultation with our allies, no consultation...
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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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erdogan's communications director saying, yes, president erdogan does plan to meet the u.s. delegation and with vice president pence tomorrow. >>> well, cleanup on aisle five, right? i think probably this was a very embarrassing admission by erdogan. when he was saying his true feelings, that he didn't think they were important enough to meet with. time will tell how this turns out, but it's not going to have a good ending for the thing that's most important, and that is making sure we control isis and the threat that they are to our nation. >> as you look at those pictures, you can't help but think about what's happened over the past ten days or two weeks. it all started with a phone call between president trump and president erdogan. >> you can't also help but think about an issue that was not discussed in detail, if it was discussed at all last night during the democratic debate, is the phrase endless war. it refers to iraq and afghanistan. there's going to be an endless war or a longtime war in our battle against isis, against al qaeda, throughout the world, in somalia,
erdogan's communications director saying, yes, president erdogan does plan to meet the u.s. delegation and with vice president pence tomorrow. >>> well, cleanup on aisle five, right? i think probably this was a very embarrassing admission by erdogan. when he was saying his true feelings, that he didn't think they were important enough to meet with. time will tell how this turns out, but it's not going to have a good ending for the thing that's most important, and that is making sure we...
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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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on syria policy by announcing erdogan is now coming to d.c., the white house. the united states would basically allow to push into syria, it's still totally unclear what u.s. policy is. getting wildly mixed signals even as reuters reports a turkish aid to the president says the turkish military is about to cross it border into syria. it's also the case -- here's ivanka back in 2012 tweeting thanks to then prime minister erdogan for helping launch trump towers istanbul and trump himself admitted he had a conflict of interest when it came to turkey because of his interests there. >> i have a little bit of conflict of interest because i have a major, major building in istanbul. and it's a tremendously successful job. it's called trump towers. >> to be clear the president has not divested from his business interests and continues to profit from them and continues to have a conflict. and to top it all off, here's what happened the last time erdogan came to the white house. his besuited thugs beat protesters in the streets just blocks away as erdogan got out of his c
on syria policy by announcing erdogan is now coming to d.c., the white house. the united states would basically allow to push into syria, it's still totally unclear what u.s. policy is. getting wildly mixed signals even as reuters reports a turkish aid to the president says the turkish military is about to cross it border into syria. it's also the case -- here's ivanka back in 2012 tweeting thanks to then prime minister erdogan for helping launch trump towers istanbul and trump himself admitted...
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schaub scha >>> i just spoke to president erdogan of turkey. we're doing very, very well with turkey. there's a cease-fire or a pause or whatever you want to call it. there was some sniper fire this morning. there was mortar fire this morning that was eliminated quickly, and they're back to the full pause. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was president trump insisting that a cease-fire in north eastern syria was still in effect despite reported gunfire and explosions. just yesterday turkey and the kurds signed off on a pause in fighting after talks between vice president mike pence, secretary of state mike pompeo and turkish president erdogan. the cease-fire was supposed to last five days in order to allow kurdish-led troops to withdraw from a safe zone along the border. the united nations is reporting roughly 1,700 people from the region mostly women and children have now fled. nearly 500 people have been killed since the offensive started. but during his rally in dallas last night, president trump compared the deadly fighting in syria to a
schaub scha >>> i just spoke to president erdogan of turkey. we're doing very, very well with turkey. there's a cease-fire or a pause or whatever you want to call it. there was some sniper fire this morning. there was mortar fire this morning that was eliminated quickly, and they're back to the full pause. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was president trump insisting that a cease-fire in north eastern syria was still in effect despite reported gunfire and...
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still the president continues to entertain erdogan and say well he wants to make a deal. he knows it's good for his country, but at the end of the day, he refrains from criticizing erdogan for the atrocities that have happened. we have heard him criticize lead ers in the u.k. with harsher language than he has criticized erdogan. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> what is the actual one concrete result so far as we can tell of pence and pompeo's visit to turkey today? no sanctions. >> even the most trump supportive senators on the republican side said yeah, we've got to do something about this. now the administration is is taking off the very mild sanctions they put on and they're not supporting substantiations on the hisanctie hill for nothing. it's more of an accommodation than one thought was possible. >> does the so-called cease fire in syria shift the balance of power again in the middle east towards the russians? we asked a man who oversaw the osama bin laden raid. he's out with a new op-ed in "the new york times." that's next. stay with us. connections all the time. greater
still the president continues to entertain erdogan and say well he wants to make a deal. he knows it's good for his country, but at the end of the day, he refrains from criticizing erdogan for the atrocities that have happened. we have heard him criticize lead ers in the u.k. with harsher language than he has criticized erdogan. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> what is the actual one concrete result so far as we can tell of pence and pompeo's visit to turkey today? no sanctions....
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erdogan is a very proud man. and he was deeply insulted, finally, finally, they arranged this infamous phone call, and trump on a whim, because of his gut, apparently, just decided to pull american troops out of the way, so that erdogan could invade northern syria. this is not foreign policy. this is whim. this is caprice. this is sure stupidity. and, shear stupidity, and now trump is trying to make it look like an unconventional victory of some kind. but he sold out kurdish ally, sold them out to turkey, which is more lose to russia and in the process of selling out ukraine, make no mistake about that because his only interest in ukraine is to try and dig up dirt on the democrats, either in 2016, or for 2020. >> christopher dicky, thank you for joining us this saturday morning. always great to have your insight. appreciate it. >>> while we might be hearing a lot more talk about president trump about something that really consumes him, hillary clinton's emails. ry clinton's emails i am totally blind. and non-24 c
erdogan is a very proud man. and he was deeply insulted, finally, finally, they arranged this infamous phone call, and trump on a whim, because of his gut, apparently, just decided to pull american troops out of the way, so that erdogan could invade northern syria. this is not foreign policy. this is whim. this is caprice. this is sure stupidity. and, shear stupidity, and now trump is trying to make it look like an unconventional victory of some kind. but he sold out kurdish ally, sold them out...
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. >> one way to look at this is that president erdogan and president trump buried the hatchet. they buried it right in the back of the kurds. >>> and government bailout. the president awards his struggling miami golf resort a big federal contract for the g-7 summit next year, forcing foreign governments to pay his company to attend the gathering of world leaders. >> the purpose of the emoluments clause is to keep the president of the united states of america from profiting off of foreign money. this is about as direct and profound a violation of the emoluments clause as one could create. >>> and good day, everyone. and what a day it is. this is andrea mitchell in washington where heads are still spinning after a chaotic 24 hours both at home and abroad. here is just a sampling of everything that happened in trump world in the last day alone. thursday started with the u.s. ambassador to the european union, gordon sondland, telling the impeachment inquiry the president delegated ukraine policy to his personal attorney rudy giuliani. the president's acting chief of staff, mick mul
. >> one way to look at this is that president erdogan and president trump buried the hatchet. they buried it right in the back of the kurds. >>> and government bailout. the president awards his struggling miami golf resort a big federal contract for the g-7 summit next year, forcing foreign governments to pay his company to attend the gathering of world leaders. >> the purpose of the emoluments clause is to keep the president of the united states of america from profiting...
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the bbc reports erdogan promptly threw the letter out and ordered his forces into syria. keir simmons joins us from ankara. so much going on, they flew over saying they would broker a cease-fire but erdogan in the interim, while they were in the air, said he had no interest that cease-fire. >> reporter: that's right, andrea. and i know that you, my friend, have been in this situation more times than perhaps you care to remember, because we're standing here in the news conference room waiting for that news conference with the vice president. it was supposed to start well over an hour ago. no sign of the vice president. what we're hearing is that the u.s. delegation and the turkish delegation are still locked in talks. the first meeting between vice president pence and president erdogan lasted more than an hour. now this wider bilateral is lasting two hours and still going. andrea, it's not just officials in the room, this is a high level meeting, you have the vice president, the secretary of state. on the turkish side you have the president, you have the defense minister,
the bbc reports erdogan promptly threw the letter out and ordered his forces into syria. keir simmons joins us from ankara. so much going on, they flew over saying they would broker a cease-fire but erdogan in the interim, while they were in the air, said he had no interest that cease-fire. >> reporter: that's right, andrea. and i know that you, my friend, have been in this situation more times than perhaps you care to remember, because we're standing here in the news conference room...
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the congratulations to erdogan are congratulations for erdogan being able to implement fully the policy he's been wanting to implement for a number of years. should he host him here in washington, i think that would send a terrible message to other leaders in the world, particularly to organizations that are trying to establish democratic rule or fighting against other authoritarian leaders. i would recommend against it. >> all right, larry, brett. thank you both pore being here today. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> growing divide. the signs some republicans are starting to distance themselves from the president when he may need their support the most. ay need their support the most. >>> look, i fought with people on the air about is there a quid pro quo and does this rise to the level of impeachment? i now believe that it does. >> we're not supposed to use government power and prestige for political gain. >> is that an impeachable offense? >> that's something i really can't answer. >> that was former ohio governor john kasich and florida congressman francis rooney, both republicans, t
the congratulations to erdogan are congratulations for erdogan being able to implement fully the policy he's been wanting to implement for a number of years. should he host him here in washington, i think that would send a terrible message to other leaders in the world, particularly to organizations that are trying to establish democratic rule or fighting against other authoritarian leaders. i would recommend against it. >> all right, larry, brett. thank you both pore being here today....
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that was president trump yesterday praising turkish president erdogan after having warned the turkish president days earlier not to be, quote, a tough guy. president erdogan suggested he was offended by that letter saying turkey would, quote, do what's necessary when the time comes. we haven't forgotten it. it would not be right for us to forget it. amid scattered fighting erdogan has threatened to resume military operations despite the negotiated cease-fire. they were surprised how easy the negotiations were. we got everything we wanted, said the official. for more i'm joined by jennifer ruben, opinion writer with "the washington post," and christina greer at fordham university. >> let me start with you, jennifer. something i think we've never seen during a trump presidency. written by a senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, criticizing in strong term's trump's policy here. he said withdrawing is a grave strategic mistake. embolden our enemies and weaken alliances. what do you make of the significance of this, and will it ultimately have -- will criticism like this ultimately have
that was president trump yesterday praising turkish president erdogan after having warned the turkish president days earlier not to be, quote, a tough guy. president erdogan suggested he was offended by that letter saying turkey would, quote, do what's necessary when the time comes. we haven't forgotten it. it would not be right for us to forget it. amid scattered fighting erdogan has threatened to resume military operations despite the negotiated cease-fire. they were surprised how easy the...
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and to top it all off, here's what happened the last time erdogan came to the white house. his besuited thugs beat protesters in the streets just blocks away as erdogan got out of his car and watched the violence. by the way, those protesters, those are kurdish protesters, the same ethnic group erdogan is dead set on making sure do not get a strong hold along north eastern syria, the same group his military is now going to wage a violent campaign against. the kurds fought alongside the u.s. in the fight against isis. what kind of person and president donald trump is. your business can do a lot in 10 minutes. like make a big sale. surprise and delight a customer. or come up with the winning idea. and 10 minutes is all you need to finally give your business the internet technology it really needs. we'll prove it. give us 10 minutes. if we can't offer you faster speed or better savings than your current internet service, we'll give you 300 dollars for your time. call now to get your comcast business 10 minute advantage and take your business beyond. comcast business. beyond fa
and to top it all off, here's what happened the last time erdogan came to the white house. his besuited thugs beat protesters in the streets just blocks away as erdogan got out of his car and watched the violence. by the way, those protesters, those are kurdish protesters, the same ethnic group erdogan is dead set on making sure do not get a strong hold along north eastern syria, the same group his military is now going to wage a violent campaign against. the kurds fought alongside the u.s. in...
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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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but in one fell swoop, the president on the telephone with erdogan, inexplicably changes policy. now they're all trying to rewrite history but he changed policy on that sunday. either there is nobody at the joint chiefs anymore now that joe dunford is gone, nobody at the pentagon with enough clout, now that we finally have a full secretary in secretary esper, only just confirmed after six months of nobody being in charge, and the secretary of state has learned that the only way to stay in power is to not say no to the president. >> we are seeing the very worst of donald trump's impulsivivity collide with our national security interests. it's hard to separate donald trump's personal financial interests in turkey from what's happening right now. it makes it very difficult to ascertain, is donald trump acting in his own personal interests or in america's interests, which in this case, certainly what's gone down the last two weeks has not been in america's national interest. >> he has not canceled a visit that erdogan wanted, that he offered him. maybe that's the leverage that mike p
but in one fell swoop, the president on the telephone with erdogan, inexplicably changes policy. now they're all trying to rewrite history but he changed policy on that sunday. either there is nobody at the joint chiefs anymore now that joe dunford is gone, nobody at the pentagon with enough clout, now that we finally have a full secretary in secretary esper, only just confirmed after six months of nobody being in charge, and the secretary of state has learned that the only way to stay in power...
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troops from a key part of syria, vladimir putin and turkey's president erdogan meeting today. and what they've now decided to do. >>> the case that caused outrage here ahome. the officer who handcuffed a father, detaining the mother, too, after their 4-year-old was accused of taking a doll at a store. what's happened now. >>> news coming in tonight on that west point cadet. they are concerned and asking for the public's help tonight. >>> and diane sawyer with michael douglas and his son, cameron. tonight, michael douglas describing to diane the emotion am breaking point with his struggling son. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. and we begin with what the democrats tonight are calling the most damaging testimony yet in the impeachment inquiry. some republicans concerned tonight, too. what the top u.s. diplomat to ukraine said today about president trump and about that money withheld from ukraine. that diplomat, bill taylor, testifying under subpoena,hat the order to withhold u.s. military aid came directly from the president
troops from a key part of syria, vladimir putin and turkey's president erdogan meeting today. and what they've now decided to do. >>> the case that caused outrage here ahome. the officer who handcuffed a father, detaining the mother, too, after their 4-year-old was accused of taking a doll at a store. what's happened now. >>> news coming in tonight on that west point cadet. they are concerned and asking for the public's help tonight. >>> and diane sawyer with michael...
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these sanctions is something erdogan would find heartening. the u.s. sided with russia on the ooun security council last week to move against censuring or criticizing the erdogan government for moving into northern syria. the idea that the trump administration's threats are going to be taken seriously in ankara. >> i'm happy for you to correct me if i'm wrong but it strikes me as classic trump. >> it's an interesting situation. as of a week ago, seven days ago, eight days ago, this was not a crisis. it became a crisis after the president made the sdilgs to pull those troops out and, therefore, in effect, clear the way for the turkish incurse. he's making this argument they would have gone in any way. that's hard to know. but it feels like it's a crisis that didn't exist until he made a decision that opened the door to it. if that's the case, he's left picking up the pieces. sanctions against turkey would put us at odds even further with a nato ally. we seem to have lost the alliance with the kurds. the russians and syrians and iranians are all cheering
these sanctions is something erdogan would find heartening. the u.s. sided with russia on the ooun security council last week to move against censuring or criticizing the erdogan government for moving into northern syria. the idea that the trump administration's threats are going to be taken seriously in ankara. >> i'm happy for you to correct me if i'm wrong but it strikes me as classic trump. >> it's an interesting situation. as of a week ago, seven days ago, eight days ago, this...
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you've got to wonder why is trump so ready to say yes to erdogan? >> indeed, and i'd like to see the call summary of that phone call to it go with the call to the ukrainian president. trump has a bunch of financial ties, surprise, surprise with turkey and in turkey. he has a major conflict of interest here. and these are his words. in 2015 trump did an interview with steve bannon then of breitbart and said, i have a conflict of interest, i have a major, major building in istanbul. it's called trump towers. we know he's being paid millions of dollars in licensing fees. we know ivanka trump welcomed erdogan to the opening of trump towers in 2012. we know erdogan in 2016 got angry about the muslim ban and said trump's name should be removed from those towers until trump backed his crackdown after the failed coup. and we know michael flynn was being paid half a million dollars by a turkish company linked to erred doe -- erdogan to lobby in the u.s. these are major financial ties. yes, american policy has always been built on hypocrisy and contradictions
you've got to wonder why is trump so ready to say yes to erdogan? >> indeed, and i'd like to see the call summary of that phone call to it go with the call to the ukrainian president. trump has a bunch of financial ties, surprise, surprise with turkey and in turkey. he has a major conflict of interest here. and these are his words. in 2015 trump did an interview with steve bannon then of breitbart and said, i have a conflict of interest, i have a major, major building in istanbul. it's...
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erdogan coming listening to president trump? again, the sorts of things, brooke, you would think might happen, might happen, between the president and let's say a low-level cabinet person? not between the president and the vice president who theoretically meet every week and maybe some things they should talk about are getting on the same page. the answer quickly, is because donald trump changes his mind. mike pence says something, donald trump undermines him. >> you hit the nail on the head. thank you for that and the mixed messages coming out of the white house. more news this afternoon on rudy giuliani's legal predicament shall we call it? michael warren is with me now. michael, you have scoop. what is it? >> right, brooke. cnn reporting rudy giuliani is parting ways with his personal attorney shortly. jon sale. rudy giuliani telling cnn a few moments ago jon was helping me assessing the congressional requests, that subpoena request from giuliani the deadline today. giuliani continued, he, jon sale, my lawyer, will submit his
erdogan coming listening to president trump? again, the sorts of things, brooke, you would think might happen, might happen, between the president and let's say a low-level cabinet person? not between the president and the vice president who theoretically meet every week and maybe some things they should talk about are getting on the same page. the answer quickly, is because donald trump changes his mind. mike pence says something, donald trump undermines him. >> you hit the nail on the...
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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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dear president erdogan. this is a week ago, october 9th so before the president announced his troop withdrawal from northern syria. dear mr. president, the president of turkey, quote, let's work out a good deal. you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people and i don't want to be responsible for destroying the turkish economy and i will. i've already given you a sample with respect to paston brunson and i've worked hard to solve some of your probation. don't let the world down. you could make a great deal. the general is willing to make concessions they would have never made in the past. i'm confidently including his letter to me. history will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and human way and look as you as the devil if good things don't happen. don't be a tough guy, don't be a fool. i will call you later, sincerely, donald trump. so i have to say, i saw this letter and it was broken by trish reagan at fox business news, i saw this letter and thought it was a jo
dear president erdogan. this is a week ago, october 9th so before the president announced his troop withdrawal from northern syria. dear mr. president, the president of turkey, quote, let's work out a good deal. you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people and i don't want to be responsible for destroying the turkish economy and i will. i've already given you a sample with respect to paston brunson and i've worked hard to solve some of your probation. don't let the...
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. >> when we talk about the agreement as well that was negotiated with erdogan, the word cease fire does not appear in the text by the admission of ambassador jeffrey on the flight out of turkey on the way to israel to try to reassure netanyahu about abandoning the syrian kurds and opening a land bridge for iran. if you look at the map, iran is empowered as you've been pointing out, the russians, the syrians, assad, all of our putative enemies are empowered by this position. and it was a pause, the difference between a pause and a cease fire is a little d distinction as well. >> it is.
. >> when we talk about the agreement as well that was negotiated with erdogan, the word cease fire does not appear in the text by the admission of ambassador jeffrey on the flight out of turkey on the way to israel to try to reassure netanyahu about abandoning the syrian kurds and opening a land bridge for iran. if you look at the map, iran is empowered as you've been pointing out, the russians, the syrians, assad, all of our putative enemies are empowered by this position. and it was a...
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. >> not jur for president erdogan but for putin. >>> the iraqi military announced u.s. service members do not have per in addition to stay in iraq. comments made by defense secretary mark says purr. barbara starr is at the pentagon. what does this mean for u.s. service members in the region? >> reporter: all those who crossed over it means get out of iraq. hard to see how soon that might actually happen. in an interview with cnn's christiane amanpour defense secretary mark esper tried to explain it all. >> we're conducting a phased
. >> not jur for president erdogan but for putin. >>> the iraqi military announced u.s. service members do not have per in addition to stay in iraq. comments made by defense secretary mark says purr. barbara starr is at the pentagon. what does this mean for u.s. service members in the region? >> reporter: all those who crossed over it means get out of iraq. hard to see how soon that might actually happen. in an interview with cnn's christiane amanpour defense secretary mark...