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ally, turkey. and with americans leaving now, the kurds are turning to the syrian army for a deal even considering russian forces to protect them. how does that strike you to hear the kurds say that america betrayed them, that america sold them out? >> well, george, it's absolutely right. i mean, let's not forget the kurds did most of the fighting against the islamic state and beat them. drove them into the ground. and now as soon as we're done with them, we're abandoning them to the turks, to turkish air power. not only that, but we're abandoning them to turkish syrian allies which happen to be very close to the muslim brotherhood. they despise the kurds. right now they're committing ethnic cleansing in the kurdish areas. no wonder the kurds can scared, feel defeated and betrayed at this point. it's amazing. i've never seen the u.s. turn on an ally like this ever so quickly and without cause. >> many of these kurdish forces were protecting prisoners that were held -- they were holding isis prisone
ally, turkey. and with americans leaving now, the kurds are turning to the syrian army for a deal even considering russian forces to protect them. how does that strike you to hear the kurds say that america betrayed them, that america sold them out? >> well, george, it's absolutely right. i mean, let's not forget the kurds did most of the fighting against the islamic state and beat them. drove them into the ground. and now as soon as we're done with them, we're abandoning them to the...
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turkey's our nato ally. and here they are attacking one of our key allies in dealing with the isis terrorists. so i really wonder what the president is doing in regards to turkey. now, he says that he objects to what they're doing, even though he gave a clear message to erdogan that the u.s. was pulling out of that area. it's inconsistent. should we impose sanctions on turkey? absolutely, for what they're doing. but we have to do more. we have to reverse the u.s. policy. we can't cede this area to turkey, which means you're going to have our fighters, our kurdish fighters now lining up with syria and russia. that's not in the u.s. interest. >> the president put out a very harshly worded statement attacking turkey and nato ally just a little while ago. he said i have been perfectly clear with president erdogan. turkey's action is precipitating a humanitarian crisis and setting conditions for possible war crimes. he's accusing the turkish government, a nato ally, once again, of possibly engaging in war crimes
turkey's our nato ally. and here they are attacking one of our key allies in dealing with the isis terrorists. so i really wonder what the president is doing in regards to turkey. now, he says that he objects to what they're doing, even though he gave a clear message to erdogan that the u.s. was pulling out of that area. it's inconsistent. should we impose sanctions on turkey? absolutely, for what they're doing. but we have to do more. we have to reverse the u.s. policy. we can't cede this area...
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turkey. did president erdogan's decisions surprise you? and if they did not surprise you, would you make the same decision as you made before in removing u.s. forces? i guess we just heard that uaw and gm may have been able to work out a deal. if i could get your reaction to that and what that might mean for the u.s. economy. and mr. president, if i could ask you about the digital tax. did the two of you discuss a possible digital tax as it relates amazon and google? >> president erdogan's decision didn't surprise me because he's wanted to do that for a long time. he's been building up troops on the border with syria for a long time, as you know. our soldiers are mostly gone from the area. we only had 26, 28, but under 550 soldiers, which is a very tiny force. it didn't surprise me at all. they've been warring for many years. it's unnatural for us, but it's sort of natural for them. they fight and they fight long and they fight hard and they've been fighting syria for a long time. i say why a
turkey. did president erdogan's decisions surprise you? and if they did not surprise you, would you make the same decision as you made before in removing u.s. forces? i guess we just heard that uaw and gm may have been able to work out a deal. if i could get your reaction to that and what that might mean for the u.s. economy. and mr. president, if i could ask you about the digital tax. did the two of you discuss a possible digital tax as it relates amazon and google? >> president...
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turkey. the u.s. claims continue to state this is only there to fight isis. so listen to some of what is in this readout. according tepartment official you are giving up on us. you have nothing for us. you are not willing to protect the people but you do not want another force to come in and protect us. you have osold us, this is immoral. they go on to say, in addition, i need to know if you're capable of protecting my people, of topping the bombs falling on us, if you are not i need to make a deal with russia and their regime now and their fight to protect this region. one of the turns they have, and it would be understandable one could suppose if they turn to russia or thes assad regime, if they are protecting the usdf in the skies, it may become very difficult from a security standpoint for any u.s. troops to remain in the country. this is all in the future, nothing has been decided, they do not want the usdf to return to rush that. but the fighters are basically trying to stay alive. >> s
turkey. the u.s. claims continue to state this is only there to fight isis. so listen to some of what is in this readout. according tepartment official you are giving up on us. you have nothing for us. you are not willing to protect the people but you do not want another force to come in and protect us. you have osold us, this is immoral. they go on to say, in addition, i need to know if you're capable of protecting my people, of topping the bombs falling on us, if you are not i need to make a...
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and turkey. lastly, i want to express my appreciation to americans who i know are carrying this moment in prayer. we heard from people all over the country whose hearts were heavy with the loss of life in this conflict over the last week, longed to see it come to an end. i believe their prayers, the strong leadership president trump provided to this moment, and the cooperation with president erdogan and turkey has made this possible. so, again, let me say a week after turkish forces crossed into syria, turkey and the united states of america have agreed to a cease fire in syria. it will be a pause in military operations for 120 hours while the united states facilitates the withdrawal of ypg from the affected areas in the safe zone, and once that is completed, turkey has agreed to a permanent cease fire, and the united states of america will work with turkey, will work with nations around the world to ensure that peace and stability is the order of the day in this safe zone on the border between s
and turkey. lastly, i want to express my appreciation to americans who i know are carrying this moment in prayer. we heard from people all over the country whose hearts were heavy with the loss of life in this conflict over the last week, longed to see it come to an end. i believe their prayers, the strong leadership president trump provided to this moment, and the cooperation with president erdogan and turkey has made this possible. so, again, let me say a week after turkish forces crossed...
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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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and turkey, from the beginning of that allegiance, has been warning the u.s., turkey has been wanting and asking the u.s. for this safe zone. they had actually begun, both countries had begun joint patrols along these areas as part of an agreement, but turkey ran out of patience, at least that's what the government says, and they decided to go this alone. no matter what happens, they're not going to back down. and the consequences have been devastating. the consequences for civilians inside syria have been devastating. and the consequences for the civilian population along this bord border, which further to the east incidentally is members of turkey's kurdish ethnic minority. so you have relatives on both sides of the border coming under fire. they are also extraordinarily worried. and it's very unlikely that this conflict is going to remain neatly contained to just this border region. >> arwa damon on the turkey-syrian border, thank you very much. i want to bring in former state department negotiator aaron david miller and deputy director for training at the nsa cedric leighton. cedr
and turkey, from the beginning of that allegiance, has been warning the u.s., turkey has been wanting and asking the u.s. for this safe zone. they had actually begun, both countries had begun joint patrols along these areas as part of an agreement, but turkey ran out of patience, at least that's what the government says, and they decided to go this alone. no matter what happens, they're not going to back down. and the consequences have been devastating. the consequences for civilians inside...
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in turkey and 10:00 a.m. in brussels. and the acting white house chief of staff, brazenly, contradicting the administration line, and admitting there was a quid pro quo with ukraine. mick mulvaney telling reporters if president withheld aid, in part, to pressure ukraine into investigating democrats. >> demand for investigation into the democrats was part of the reason he was to withhold funding for ukraine? >> the look back to what happened in 2016 was part of the thing he was worried about. >> this is described as a quid pro quo. it's funding will not flow unless the investigation into the democratic server happens, as well. >> we do that all the time with foreign policy. i have news for everybody. get over it. there's going to be political influence in foreign policy. >> hours later, mulvaney was walking back the argument, claiming in a statement, he hadn't said just what you heard him say. quote, let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo between ukrainian military aid and an investigation into the 2016 elec
in turkey and 10:00 a.m. in brussels. and the acting white house chief of staff, brazenly, contradicting the administration line, and admitting there was a quid pro quo with ukraine. mick mulvaney telling reporters if president withheld aid, in part, to pressure ukraine into investigating democrats. >> demand for investigation into the democrats was part of the reason he was to withhold funding for ukraine? >> the look back to what happened in 2016 was part of the thing he was...
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ask turkey to stand down. also just as american troops withdraw from northern syria
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turkey? >> is that what happened? did turkey force the hand of the united states? i don't understand why president trump did what he did. >> well, you don't understand why president trump did what he did in the first place. this is a crisis of trump's own making. first of all, you got to say it's remarkable to see mitt romney out there as the lone voice of conscious in the republican party these days as the john mccain of romney is merely complete except that as we talked about before, he doesn't seem to have other republicans following along in the way that mccain did at least some of the time. a remarkable moment. turkey is a nato ally that's just launched an attack on an american ally that the president has ak wii esed. it really is a big brother like moment to both create a crisis, say there wasn't one and then also declare victory in fixing the thing you said yesterday wasn't even a crisis. >> one of the other remarkable things is the other day, president trump was basically repeating turkish propaganda, saying pkk, a kurdish militant group, saying they're mor
turkey? >> is that what happened? did turkey force the hand of the united states? i don't understand why president trump did what he did. >> well, you don't understand why president trump did what he did in the first place. this is a crisis of trump's own making. first of all, you got to say it's remarkable to see mitt romney out there as the lone voice of conscious in the republican party these days as the john mccain of romney is merely complete except that as we talked about...
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hit turkey hard with sanctions oreen turkey and the kurds. it is the latest option, mr. trump says, the last option he says he favors. let's go to senior correspondent nick peyton walsh and you have been seeing the toll this is having on kurds suddenly caught in the midst of turkey's attacks. >> reporter: not on this side but yes, on the other side of the boarder our colleagues have been reporting devastation wrought in some of the communities having to flee in the tens of of thousands. you're hearing behind me the occasionally artillery they're firing towards syrian territory. and we've been moved from the view we had yesterday where we could see where the artillery lands to this area where the artillery is behind us and we saw yesterday large numbered of coaches arriving towards what looked like a military base or facility that were carrying syrian rebels. moderate and backed by turkey and being brought here and called the civil national army, part of a plan to use them in the fight as well. something major is on the way and we heard from u.s. plit canical official cle
hit turkey hard with sanctions oreen turkey and the kurds. it is the latest option, mr. trump says, the last option he says he favors. let's go to senior correspondent nick peyton walsh and you have been seeing the toll this is having on kurds suddenly caught in the midst of turkey's attacks. >> reporter: not on this side but yes, on the other side of the boarder our colleagues have been reporting devastation wrought in some of the communities having to flee in the tens of of thousands....
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vice president mike pence spoke to turkey about the attack on the kurds, a u.s. ally in syria. >> the united states of america wants turkey to stop the invasion, to implement an immediate seize fire, and to negotiate with kurdish forces in syria to bring the end to the violence. >> pence says the president has directed him to travel to turkey. trump has faced criticism for his decision to pull forces from syria. the situation on the ground deteriorating. nick paton walsh has the latest. he's live from irbil, iraq. >> reporter: the sanctions are not the economic obliteration that donald trump threatens turkey with. tariffs on steel. a trade deal not going to happen. there's key ministers along with part parts of the ministry. but they're not going to finish the commerce. no way. turkey's capacity to be persu e persuaded by the united states is reduced, as is that of the kurds that are moving towards the syrian regime. difficult how they can take assurances from turkey. some think this is written in stone. u.s. troops are moving fast. the announcement that they are
vice president mike pence spoke to turkey about the attack on the kurds, a u.s. ally in syria. >> the united states of america wants turkey to stop the invasion, to implement an immediate seize fire, and to negotiate with kurdish forces in syria to bring the end to the violence. >> pence says the president has directed him to travel to turkey. trump has faced criticism for his decision to pull forces from syria. the situation on the ground deteriorating. nick paton walsh has the...
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trump has already said that he would destroy turkey economically if turkey crossed an undetermined red line. we don't know exactly what that is in this offensive against the kurds. the kurds in northern syria. and turkey, in response to criticism it has been getting from europe has in turned to unn refugees on to europe basically meaning that turkey would once again open the gates to the refugee route to europe from here. also we've heard even russia, president putin saying he was concerned that this turkish fsive would allow isis, we've heard from others as well, regroup and launch a number of counterattacks and reverse the gains that have been made. turkey's point in all of this has been very simple and very straightforward. from turkey's perspective, this is how they see it and this is what their response is. they say we have waited. we have been patient from our perspective. the ypg is a terrorist organization, one and the same as the pkk. we no longer have taspatience a going it alone and we warned you about this before. >> stay safe, arwa damon. following breaking news. hope you
trump has already said that he would destroy turkey economically if turkey crossed an undetermined red line. we don't know exactly what that is in this offensive against the kurds. the kurds in northern syria. and turkey, in response to criticism it has been getting from europe has in turned to unn refugees on to europe basically meaning that turkey would once again open the gates to the refugee route to europe from here. also we've heard even russia, president putin saying he was concerned...
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is there any stopping turkey? >> reporter: no, it doesn't seem like there is, doesn't matter what turkey is threatened with. turkey decided it has been patient long enough, it is going to go it alone. from turkish an kurdish fightin ypg poses a threat. they're an off chute of the separatist group battling the turkish state for decades. turkey believes it needs to push into syria, establish this safe zone as it is calling it across hundreds of miles of border between northern syria and turkey to protect its own population here. for turkey, it is about national security. then there's added advantage from turkish perspective that goes like this. the syrian refugees upwards of 2 million of them that live in turkey can be resettled home in syria into a safe zone. problem is, they're not from the safe zone. as this operation is going forward, you have had civilians displaced, upwards of 100,000 at this stage. they're mostly kurdish, and they're going to be replaced with a mostly syrian arab population. we have an issue
is there any stopping turkey? >> reporter: no, it doesn't seem like there is, doesn't matter what turkey is threatened with. turkey decided it has been patient long enough, it is going to go it alone. from turkish an kurdish fightin ypg poses a threat. they're an off chute of the separatist group battling the turkish state for decades. turkey believes it needs to push into syria, establish this safe zone as it is calling it across hundreds of miles of border between northern syria and...
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turkey? >> it's that point there by senator romney, again, if you're a trump supporter, you say he just doesn't like the president. but he's not the only one saying, show me what the united states got out of this deal. turkey got everything it wanted, and what did the u.s. get? >> unless you're president trump, you don't see this as a good deal at all. we don't seem to have gotten much. we've given turkey quite a bit. lindsey graham is someone to watch here, because he's been leading the charge. how does he respond to this and is this good enough? i think the early verdict on this deal is a bad one, and it's also one of these incidents where the president can't just bluster his way through, because there's things that are happening on the ground that prove him wrong, and i think that's the difference. >> it's sort of a classic trump play where you have this huge gap between the rhetoric about a deal or some accomplishment of his and the reality of it, right? he's saying this is a great deal,
turkey? >> it's that point there by senator romney, again, if you're a trump supporter, you say he just doesn't like the president. but he's not the only one saying, show me what the united states got out of this deal. turkey got everything it wanted, and what did the u.s. get? >> unless you're president trump, you don't see this as a good deal at all. we don't seem to have gotten much. we've given turkey quite a bit. lindsey graham is someone to watch here, because he's been...
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but as you mentioned, they are imposing these new sanctions on turkey. they're sending the vice president along with the new national security adviser. in the immediate future is how they're describing it, to talk to the turkish officials there, including president erdogan presumably about just how to stop all of this. it is unclear whether any of that at this point is going to result in turkey suspending this operation. keep in mind the white house is saying, yes, they're going to keep some sort of small force in southern syria, but not the same force that was in northern syria that was in part preventing all of this from occurring in the first place. and one other carrot that is still being dangled over president erdogan of turkey is the fact he still may be able to come to washington, anderson, and meet with the president next month. the president extended that invitation last week. apparently it was accepted, and at this point the white house is not saying whether or not that is still going to take place. it hasn't been called off at this point, and
but as you mentioned, they are imposing these new sanctions on turkey. they're sending the vice president along with the new national security adviser. in the immediate future is how they're describing it, to talk to the turkish officials there, including president erdogan presumably about just how to stop all of this. it is unclear whether any of that at this point is going to result in turkey suspending this operation. keep in mind the white house is saying, yes, they're going to keep some...
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mandated sanctions against turkey. but trump has not pulled that trigger. why not? the trump administration told us today, quote, we continue to urge turkey to reconsider the receipt of the s-400. there is a debitive process ongoing on the issue of sanctions. >> there could be more tang-- m sanctions involved but we would like it to not be operational. >> reporter: after the white house insisted they cancel the purchase of the f-35 jet president trump sounded more upset about the law than turkey violating it. >> i have had a good relationship with president erdogan because he bought a russian missile, we're not allowed to sell them billion dollars of aircraft and it is not a good situation. >> sends a terrible message to the turkish regime they could continue to test american red lines and get away with it. >> and coming up tension with a democratic presidential candidate. stay with us. woman 1: i had no symptoms of hepatitis c. man 1: mine... man 1: ...caused liver damage. vo: epclusa treats all main types of chronic
mandated sanctions against turkey. but trump has not pulled that trigger. why not? the trump administration told us today, quote, we continue to urge turkey to reconsider the receipt of the s-400. there is a debitive process ongoing on the issue of sanctions. >> there could be more tang-- m sanctions involved but we would like it to not be operational. >> reporter: after the white house insisted they cancel the purchase of the f-35 jet president trump sounded more upset about the...
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turkey has been an ally. to your question earlier, i think every presidential candidate should be asked about this. i don't think they're an ally today, but that can change. if they are to change their behavior, get rid of their corrupt practices and come back into the value set that nato countries have. >> and stop buying russian weapons, of course. there's that issue. final question because i think this is a way that people at home can relate to what seems a distant problem, syria. isis fighters who were captured and, of course, this president claimed victory in defeating isis are now being freed. they are scoping in the midst of this onslaught. what danger does that pose. should americans be concerned these isis terrorists will show up on the streets of the west in short order as a result of this policy? >> first, you know, thank you to all the men and women in law enforcement who work every day to make sure that will not happen. but, of course, we're vulnerable to that and more vulnerable if more fighters
turkey has been an ally. to your question earlier, i think every presidential candidate should be asked about this. i don't think they're an ally today, but that can change. if they are to change their behavior, get rid of their corrupt practices and come back into the value set that nato countries have. >> and stop buying russian weapons, of course. there's that issue. final question because i think this is a way that people at home can relate to what seems a distant problem, syria. isis...
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the president of turkey. so there is a whole series of issues here. we have to push back. we got to try to regain the stability in the area. how can we do it? certainly, we're going to have to realize that we cannot leave this area if we do so, we're going to wiped up with isis being reinstated. and we have to deal with turkey pushing them out of nato i don't think is a good idea. but holding them into account, continuing to put the pressure on with a variety of issued sanctions among them. >> congressman, let's move to domestic politics if we could hear. reading the white house response to a democratic house leadership. they're not playing ball. they're not going to give the committee, the relevant committees any of the documents or the testimony that they're asking for in this impeachment inquiry. is it time for congress to use the tool it has not used in a century, inher rent contempt? >> it may come to that. first i think it's time for us to put a vote on the floor, a resolution for the inquiry structured
the president of turkey. so there is a whole series of issues here. we have to push back. we got to try to regain the stability in the area. how can we do it? certainly, we're going to have to realize that we cannot leave this area if we do so, we're going to wiped up with isis being reinstated. and we have to deal with turkey pushing them out of nato i don't think is a good idea. but holding them into account, continuing to put the pressure on with a variety of issued sanctions among them....
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turkey is a nato partner. the united states and nato are in a better position with turkey on our southeastern flank there. and turkey has a burgeoning relationship with iran and they have tradia relationship with r. that is against what we're trying to achieve. >> when you hear ambassador nikki haley say we're leaving the kurds to die, this is our american forces. what message does this send to other potential future allies? >> that's the problem. the kurds did tremendous fighting not only on seizure objective but on their own to go after isis. we had a shared view in terms of the challenges of isis. and the kurds could do tactfully things we couldn't. those who are on the fence need to decide if the united states is a place they want to be, be aligned. we want them on our side. this sends a lot of doubt in their mind when they're making those decisions. >> how sddoes the u.s. treat thr frechblt friends. thank you. >> thank you. >>> what the whistleblower coming forward means for impeachment of president trump
turkey is a nato partner. the united states and nato are in a better position with turkey on our southeastern flank there. and turkey has a burgeoning relationship with iran and they have tradia relationship with r. that is against what we're trying to achieve. >> when you hear ambassador nikki haley say we're leaving the kurds to die, this is our american forces. what message does this send to other potential future allies? >> that's the problem. the kurds did tremendous fighting...
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will have to manage its relationship with turkey. turkey probably had to know something. there was firepower and aircraft close to the u.s. border. a lot of questions have to be answered here. people, i'm sure, making sure that everything has been scoured from that scene, what remained of al baghdadi's body if it was him. all things point to that being the case at that point. i put the caveat in because we haven't heard the official announcement. they will be looking at that for future targets to make sure how al baghdadi was able to hide there so long. and the questions of who sheltered him and supported those groups and how did he end up quite so far away from what used to be isis' caliphate. >> you're in northern react. what will be the uniform reaction to this? >> reporter: there are small parts of the sunni population that gave isis the foothold. that's where isis began. it's born into the islamic state of iraq and syria. they used bulldozers to break down the borders. a small part of the population will feel some sense of loss, the author of that leadership. but the
will have to manage its relationship with turkey. turkey probably had to know something. there was firepower and aircraft close to the u.s. border. a lot of questions have to be answered here. people, i'm sure, making sure that everything has been scoured from that scene, what remained of al baghdadi's body if it was him. all things point to that being the case at that point. i put the caveat in because we haven't heard the official announcement. they will be looking at that for future targets...
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. >> these sanctions were put in place to punish turkey for what turkey has already been done. >> turkey, assad and russia are still there. they have not left. >> we also have to keep in mind what turkey has done to date. turkey is accused of committing war crimes. turkey invaded a sovereign country. at this point the worst thing turkey has suffered through is a visit from mike pompeo and vice president pence. the fact that these sanctions aren't going forward really just green lights turkey doing more of the same. we are not punishing them for the egregious acts they've committed to date by keeping these sanctions on, which opens the door to continue this bad behavior. the president has said the kurds are safe. the kurds are not safe. turkey is in syrian territory closer to the kurds and they have suffered no real punishment for their actions. i am deeply concerned this will send a message that they can literally get away with murder and the president of the united states is willing to lift sanctions. >> one thing that stuck out to me is when the president says that turkey is essentiall
. >> these sanctions were put in place to punish turkey for what turkey has already been done. >> turkey, assad and russia are still there. they have not left. >> we also have to keep in mind what turkey has done to date. turkey is accused of committing war crimes. turkey invaded a sovereign country. at this point the worst thing turkey has suffered through is a visit from mike pompeo and vice president pence. the fact that these sanctions aren't going forward really just...
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turkey? let's ask jomana karadsheh. jomana, good morning. >> reporter: no doubt. turkey is seeing this as a big win. they got what they wanted out of this meeting. and the military operation achieved its objectives. they finally got the united states to commit to what turkey has been asking for and what it aims to establish with this military operation, this safe zone, this buffer zone, that is about 20 miles into syria. and it stretches from the euphrates river all the way to the iraqi border. now, while they do have this pause in fighting over the next five days, at least there's this agreement that the kurdish syrian fighters say they've agreed to. there's so many questions that are out there. we do not know the details of this agreement. the kurds greeed to the cease fair. but they have not withdrawn from the areas. they are giving the pause to allow the kurdish fighters to get out of this zone. otherwise, they will continue with this operation. what happens after these five days is not u
turkey? let's ask jomana karadsheh. jomana, good morning. >> reporter: no doubt. turkey is seeing this as a big win. they got what they wanted out of this meeting. and the military operation achieved its objectives. they finally got the united states to commit to what turkey has been asking for and what it aims to establish with this military operation, this safe zone, this buffer zone, that is about 20 miles into syria. and it stretches from the euphrates river all the way to the iraqi...
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give turkey everything they wanted. no matter, the president's portraying himself as a white knight, the savior. >> this was something that they've been trying to get for ten years. you would have lost millions and millions of lives. they couldn't get it without a little rough love, as i called it. this is an incredible outcome. this outcome is something they've been trying to get for ten years. everybody. and they couldn't get it. other administrations, and they never would have been able to get it unless you went somewhat unconventional. i guess i'm an unconventional person. i took a lot of heat from a lot of people, even some of the people if my own party. >> he backed himself into a corner and needed to undo what he did. but spin it that a cease-fire is his doing? it needs to be pointed out that the kurds suffered a lot of casualties at the hands of turkey due to the president's decision to withdraw u.s. forces. and another story. a question of conflicts of interest for president trump, which he always denies. mick
give turkey everything they wanted. no matter, the president's portraying himself as a white knight, the savior. >> this was something that they've been trying to get for ten years. you would have lost millions and millions of lives. they couldn't get it without a little rough love, as i called it. this is an incredible outcome. this outcome is something they've been trying to get for ten years. everybody. and they couldn't get it. other administrations, and they never would have been...
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what is the president saying now about these new sanctions on turkey? >> president trump is reversing course somewhat announcing imposing sanctions on turkey and leave something u.s. forces in the region. the question is whether that amount of backpedaling will be enough for lawmakers from both parties who have slammed mr. trump's syria policy. another big potential crisis for the president playing out up on capitol hill as his former russia visor fiona hill is sitting down with members of congress leading the impeachment inquiry. with his former top official on russia, fiona hill talking to lawmakers behind closed doors in the ukraine investigation, president trump is suggesting that the whistle-blower behind the impeachment inquiry be outed and forced to appear before congress tweeting adam schiff now doesn't want the whistle-blower to testify. no, we must determine the whistle-blower's identity to determine why this was done to the usa. the president wants to do more than just that. warning he may sue schiff and house speaker nancy pelosi. >> i actua
what is the president saying now about these new sanctions on turkey? >> president trump is reversing course somewhat announcing imposing sanctions on turkey and leave something u.s. forces in the region. the question is whether that amount of backpedaling will be enough for lawmakers from both parties who have slammed mr. trump's syria policy. another big potential crisis for the president playing out up on capitol hill as his former russia visor fiona hill is sitting down with members...
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turkey has an objective that it believes it needs to fulfill because turkey believes from turkey's perspective the syrian kurdish fighting force the ypg, those key u.s. allies, pose an existential threat to turkey. turkey considers them to be a terrorist group. they are in effect the sister organization of the pkk that turkey has been battling for decades now. turkey has these lofty ambitions, though. it's unclear exactly how it's going to carry them out. to push in about 18 miles along hundreds of miles of stretch of syrian/turri syrian/t syrian/turkish border, taking over multiple cities. once this has actually happened, turkey says it's going to create a safe zone that syrian refugees living in turkey can be moved back into. that would effectively be creating a significant change in the demographic there, not to mention another more pressing concern. that is that those syrian kurds, that syrian kurdish fighting force, they have been guarding isis fighters in prisons, both foreign fighters as well as syrians and iraqis. they have been guarding refugee camps, home to 70,000 people among the l
turkey has an objective that it believes it needs to fulfill because turkey believes from turkey's perspective the syrian kurdish fighting force the ypg, those key u.s. allies, pose an existential threat to turkey. turkey considers them to be a terrorist group. they are in effect the sister organization of the pkk that turkey has been battling for decades now. turkey has these lofty ambitions, though. it's unclear exactly how it's going to carry them out. to push in about 18 miles along...
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you don't want to drive turkey into the russians, which of course turkey has already been with the russians. they have been buying the s-400 from the russians, which is sanctionable under u.s. law. >> he's also just given russia a huge victory in syria. they have been propping -- they have been supporting and propping up the regime as well as iran. >> absolutely. i mean, look, the big winners, as i suggested to him, the big winners are iran, russia and even turkey in this regard. and so this letter that he handed out to all of us at the beginning, which if he hadn't handed it out himself i would have thought was not a real letter, but basically -- >> this is the letter he wrote to erdogan in turkey? >> 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
you don't want to drive turkey into the russians, which of course turkey has already been with the russians. they have been buying the s-400 from the russians, which is sanctionable under u.s. law. >> he's also just given russia a huge victory in syria. they have been propping -- they have been supporting and propping up the regime as well as iran. >> absolutely. i mean, look, the big winners, as i suggested to him, the big winners are iran, russia and even turkey in this regard....
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they are settling the 3.6 million refugees that move into turkey. but the changing on the ground is changing fast. where u.s. forces were, it appears they may have left. and it's unclear if turkey is going to be moving in or if the regime has taken parts of that town, too. taking that across where the kurds had free reign. the americans moving out, in a situation where i'm sure no soldier ever wants to find themselves. the commander in chief say you're leaving before you're gone. the route is perilous, to say the least. a deeply damaging moment for u.s. standing in the region. one, in which the u.s. adversaries in disbelief how fast this is changing. and isis, a feeling a sigh of relief. a second life, one u.s. official said to me, they're being granted. detention facilities perilously held by a syrian-kurdish force with a lot on their plate. will isis find the gap to re-create a caliphate for itself? that's the key question. that's the lasting damage of this legacy here. and that, too, of civilians in syria, that once again see the territory and th
they are settling the 3.6 million refugees that move into turkey. but the changing on the ground is changing fast. where u.s. forces were, it appears they may have left. and it's unclear if turkey is going to be moving in or if the regime has taken parts of that town, too. taking that across where the kurds had free reign. the americans moving out, in a situation where i'm sure no soldier ever wants to find themselves. the commander in chief say you're leaving before you're gone. the route is...
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turkey doesn't say there's a cease-fire. turkey calls it a pause in operations. and turkey says it got everything it wanted out of this. we are live in ankara with more. >> reporter: well, john, from turkey's perspective they say you cannot have a cease-fire with a terrorist organization. as they describe it. as arwa mentioned there, they're calling this a pause to allow for the kurdish syrian fighters to withdraw from this -- from the areas that they've designated as part of their safe zone. now, for turkey call it a cease-fire. call it a pause. for them, this is a major political win. they have managed to basically get the united states on board to commit to this safe zone that they have been trying to establish for the longest time. and as arwa was pointing out, they have this agreement in place. how this is all going to play out on the ground, it is very complex. we do not know. you've got the next few days very critical. you've got a fragile cease-fire in place. and of course what happens at the end of those five days? are we going to see the withdrawal of t
turkey doesn't say there's a cease-fire. turkey calls it a pause in operations. and turkey says it got everything it wanted out of this. we are live in ankara with more. >> reporter: well, john, from turkey's perspective they say you cannot have a cease-fire with a terrorist organization. as they describe it. as arwa mentioned there, they're calling this a pause to allow for the kurdish syrian fighters to withdraw from this -- from the areas that they've designated as part of their safe...
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turkey's president erdogan says the onslaught has begun. clearing forces away from turkey's border, happening days an president trump said u.s. would move out of the way. according to syrian democratic forces huge panic in this part of the world as warplanes startsed to carry out air strikes. hundreds of civilians now forced to quite literally run for their lives and there are reports already of casualties. cnn's senior international correspondent nick paton walsh is along the turkish/syrian border. what have you and your crew been seeing? >> reporter: brooke, extraordinary beginning to this day where along the border a number of shells struck here during the afternoon seemingly to send the message that these areas, the syrian kurdish town u.s. troops pulled out of in the last few days, and further down the border dramatic scenes with the same message pushing civilians far south from that populated area. where we were, much of the shells seemed to land in the expanses around that particular town, but surely as night has fallen now and some
turkey's president erdogan says the onslaught has begun. clearing forces away from turkey's border, happening days an president trump said u.s. would move out of the way. according to syrian democratic forces huge panic in this part of the world as warplanes startsed to carry out air strikes. hundreds of civilians now forced to quite literally run for their lives and there are reports already of casualties. cnn's senior international correspondent nick paton walsh is along the turkish/syrian...
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turkey so people remember, turkey is a nato member. we're supposed to get along with our nato members and turkey is a nato member. do people want us to start shooting at a nato member? that would be a first. that's all involved having to do with nato. >> -- how do you anticipate that? >> i will say this i think she's done this country a tremendous disservice. she's created a phony witch hunt. the first one failed. they're all failing. this run with is absolutely crazy. all you have to do is read the transcript of the call. read the transcript. this is an open and shut simple case. they're desperate, because they know they're going to lose the election. they're desperate to do something. because they know they will lose the election. this administration has created the strongest economy in the history of our country. we have the greatest stock market. we had over 100 times, we broke the record for stockmarket. peoples -- if you look at people's stocks, their 401ks, if you look at anything you want to look at, they're far better off now
turkey so people remember, turkey is a nato member. we're supposed to get along with our nato members and turkey is a nato member. do people want us to start shooting at a nato member? that would be a first. that's all involved having to do with nato. >> -- how do you anticipate that? >> i will say this i think she's done this country a tremendous disservice. she's created a phony witch hunt. the first one failed. they're all failing. this run with is absolutely crazy. all you have...
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the meeting was supposed to be at syria and turkey. he called james mattis, the world's most overrated general. he claimed fewer than 100 isis prisoners, the last dangerous ones escaped in northern syria. during the meeting, speaker pelosi went after the president for pulling out of northern syria, saying all roads with you lead to putin. that made the president angry. he called pelosi a name and the democrats were done. >> i understand -- >> the president was a meltdown, sad to say. >> he called her a third-rate politician. this was not a dialogue. it was sort of a diatribe, a nasty diatribe, not focused on the facts. >> the white house press secretary characterized mr. trump as measured, factual and decisive at that meeting. the measured, factual and decisive president said nancy pelosi needs help fast. there's something wrong with her upstairs or she just plain doesn't like our great country. pray for her. she is a very sick person. the president also tweeted this photo from the meeting with what he called pelosi's unhinged meltdown
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for turkey. barbara starr, as you look at this what is, aside from where we see vice president pence and the secretary of state there announcing this cease-fire or cease-fire that you might use air quotes around, to talk about whether it's very substantive, what really is the role of the u.s. here? especially militarily with forces that have pulled out of this region? >> look, there's two victors already in this before we even see the details. certainly the turks as you just said, they have a victory under their belt. for right now they have the trump administration not feeling the same political heat, they are off their back and have sanctions relief before sanctions even go into effect. russia still. no one heard from russia. russia has achieved what it wants here, which is a toehold in the middle east. u.s. out of the area, russia rushing in and able toy cert authority with the assad regime. this cease-fire, you have to look tat with cold military eyes. what are we looking as here? ypg, syrian
for turkey. barbara starr, as you look at this what is, aside from where we see vice president pence and the secretary of state there announcing this cease-fire or cease-fire that you might use air quotes around, to talk about whether it's very substantive, what really is the role of the u.s. here? especially militarily with forces that have pulled out of this region? >> look, there's two victors already in this before we even see the details. certainly the turks as you just said, they...
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sanctions against turkey. but trump has not pulled that trigger. why not? the trump administration told us today, quote, we continue to urge turkey to reconsider receipt of the s-400. there's a deliberative process ongoing on the issue of sanctions. >> there could be more sanctions to follow. frankly, what we would like is the s-400 not to become operational. >> reporter: after the pentagon insisted they cancel that purchase of the f-35 jet, president trump sounded more upset about the law than tirurk violating it. >> i have a good relationship with president erdogan because of the fact he bought a russian missile, we're not allowed to sell billions of aircraft. >> sends a terrible message that they can continue to test red lines and get away with it. >>> we are following breaking news out of new orleans. there are evacuations under way in the downtown area after several floors of a high-rise construction site collapsed, creating a giant plume of gray and black smoke as you can see there. at least one person i
sanctions against turkey. but trump has not pulled that trigger. why not? the trump administration told us today, quote, we continue to urge turkey to reconsider receipt of the s-400. there's a deliberative process ongoing on the issue of sanctions. >> there could be more sanctions to follow. frankly, what we would like is the s-400 not to become operational. >> reporter: after the pentagon insisted they cancel that purchase of the f-35 jet, president trump sounded more upset about...
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is ready to sanctions on turkey. listen to this. >> the national security team met yesterday in the situation room. we'll be meeting again this morning. i think you know this is an evolving situation. we're monitoring the situation carefully. as i said, the sanctions are ready to go and updating the president this morning and when he makes the decision we'll act. >> joining me now to talk about this is senator tim kaine of virginia sitting on the armed services and foreign relations committee. senator, thank you very much for being with me. it's clear where you stand. you called the president's command to withdraw the troops a betrayal to the kurds. >> it is a betrayal. >> we learned that the sdf allied with the assad regime backed by the russians out of desperation to fight back turkey in the region. what is your response? >> well, it is a betrayal of the kurds and there's three big consequences. when you betray the kurdish were our best allies in fighting isis. everyone says isis is likely to come back stronger, re
is ready to sanctions on turkey. listen to this. >> the national security team met yesterday in the situation room. we'll be meeting again this morning. i think you know this is an evolving situation. we're monitoring the situation carefully. as i said, the sanctions are ready to go and updating the president this morning and when he makes the decision we'll act. >> joining me now to talk about this is senator tim kaine of virginia sitting on the armed services and foreign relations...
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we're near the syria/turkey border. we'll take you there next. >>> it may say october on the calendar, but that doesn't look like october, does it? mother nature doesn't care. we have some winter-like conditions that have already broken some records and where it's headed. against whooping cough are the most at risk for severe illness. help prevent this! talk to your doctor or pharmacist today about getting vaccinated against whooping cough. we didn't have to stop the movie. i didn't have to call an ambulance. and i didn't have to contact your family. because your afib didn't cause a blood clot that led to a stroke. not today. we'd discussed how your stroke risk increases over time, so even though you were feeling fine, we chose xarelto®, to help keep you protected. once-daily xarelto®, significantly lowers the risk of stroke in people with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. in fact, over 96% of people remained stroke-free. don't stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your ris
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in lithuania and also in turkey. big day ahead in the house. democrats impeachment inquiry prompted by whistleblower's accusation that president trump pressured ukraine to dig up dirt on the biden family in exchange for military aid. >> in just a few hours, the u.s. ambassador gordon sondland will testify behind closed doors. sondland was mentioned in the whistleblower's complaint and gained even more attention for his role in texts released by house democrats. >> in those texts, sondland asked bill taylor to persuade ukraine's government to investigate the bidens and election conspiracy theories. sondland suggested that would lead to a president between trump and ukraine. but sondland objected to the characterization of that arrangement as a quid pro quo. man knew ra jup has more for us. >> good morning, dave and kristine. yet another key witness in the ukraine scandal coming to capitol hill. someone who was involved after the president had a discussion with ukraine, the president's desire to have the government investigate his political rival
in lithuania and also in turkey. big day ahead in the house. democrats impeachment inquiry prompted by whistleblower's accusation that president trump pressured ukraine to dig up dirt on the biden family in exchange for military aid. >> in just a few hours, the u.s. ambassador gordon sondland will testify behind closed doors. sondland was mentioned in the whistleblower's complaint and gained even more attention for his role in texts released by house democrats. >> in those texts,...
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also breaking this hour, turkey. turkey is denying claims by president trump and vice president pence that a cease fire has been brokered in the turkish invasion of kurdish territory in northeast syria. turkey's foreign minister says flatly, it's not a cease fire. just a five-day pause of military operations. we'll talk about the breaking news and much more with ted lew of the you dijudiciary and fore affairs questions. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first, to the white house. our cnn chief white house correspondent, jim acosta, is there for us. we're hearing the president and his lawyers were truly stunned by mulvaney's admission. >> that's right. the white house made a remarkable admission today as the acting chief of staff acknowledged there was a quid pro quo tieing foreign aid to ukraine to the president's unproven theory about the committee and the 2016 campaign. the president's legal team was stunned by his performance with a source telling cnn it was not helpful, but the white house seems to
also breaking this hour, turkey. turkey is denying claims by president trump and vice president pence that a cease fire has been brokered in the turkish invasion of kurdish territory in northeast syria. turkey's foreign minister says flatly, it's not a cease fire. just a five-day pause of military operations. we'll talk about the breaking news and much more with ted lew of the you dijudiciary and fore affairs questions. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first, to the white house....
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without the united states coming to the aid of turkey, we have not been in an engagement with turkey. and i would imagine they'll have an ability to pull us. if that vitriolic position comes with isis, they'll be able to pull out as well. >> lots of varied reactions this afternoon. spider marks, thank you. >> sure. >>> president trump is defending his personal attorney rudy giuliani ahead of hearings and deadlines on capitol hill. and crews are desperately searching for a construction worker still missing after a building collapsed in new orleans, killing two people. we'll go live to the scene. my sinuses. ughh drama queen. i'm taking mucinex sinus-max. this is different. it fights pressure, pain, and congestion. those are my three best qualities. get the straps carl! triple-action fights congestion, pressure, and pain. mucinex sinus-max. ♪ applebee's new pasta and grill combos. choose from up to 12 combinations starting at $9.99. they're america's bpursuing life-changing cures. in a country that fosters innovation here, they find breakthroughs... like a way to fight cancer by armin
without the united states coming to the aid of turkey, we have not been in an engagement with turkey. and i would imagine they'll have an ability to pull us. if that vitriolic position comes with isis, they'll be able to pull out as well. >> lots of varied reactions this afternoon. spider marks, thank you. >> sure. >>> president trump is defending his personal attorney rudy giuliani ahead of hearings and deadlines on capitol hill. and crews are desperately searching for a...
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turkey is saying could potentially be resettled in this area. the problem is that's not where they're from, and it is potentially going to significantly going to change the demographic along this border. also it's highly unlikely that this fighting will remain neatly contained into this border zone, and so there are some unforeseen consequences o this that we're hearing about like the resurgence of isis and the gapes and then, of course, unforeseen ones as well. >> arwa damon, good description for us. thank you so much. >>> well, the pentagon is deploying extra troops to saudi arab arabia, multipu.s. are telling >> president trump said they're being cement because saudi arabia is a, quote, good ally. it comes as they're facing bipartisan criticism for pulling troops. in the last month the u.s. has deployed 3,000 additional forces to the area, signals saudi arabia is a top priority for the u.s. >> with us now cnn military analyst, colonel, good to have you back. >> thank you so much. >> let's start with the turkish border and move to saudi arabia
turkey is saying could potentially be resettled in this area. the problem is that's not where they're from, and it is potentially going to significantly going to change the demographic along this border. also it's highly unlikely that this fighting will remain neatly contained into this border zone, and so there are some unforeseen consequences o this that we're hearing about like the resurgence of isis and the gapes and then, of course, unforeseen ones as well. >> arwa damon, good...
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president is considering new sanctions against turkey. >> so turkey and the kurds have been fighting for hundreds of years. we are out of there. but we have a tremendous financial strength which i've helped a lot with because our country has become much stronger since i've been president by many trillions of dollars. and if turkey does something that they shouldn't be doing, we will put on sanctions the likes of which very few countries have ever seen before. >> the pentagon says u.s. forces in syria came under fire from turkish artillery. no u.s. troops were harmed, but turkey denies firing on those american troops. the fighting on both sides of the border though has escalated and civilians are caught in the middle of it all. the u.n. says at least 100,000 people have been displaced so far. we go live now to arrest are a d -- arwa damon. she is at the border where funerals just finished for six people killed in the attacks. arwa. >> reporter: hi george. we are in the border town at the cemetery where earlier this morning there were as you mentioned funerals for six of the eight peop
president is considering new sanctions against turkey. >> so turkey and the kurds have been fighting for hundreds of years. we are out of there. but we have a tremendous financial strength which i've helped a lot with because our country has become much stronger since i've been president by many trillions of dollars. and if turkey does something that they shouldn't be doing, we will put on sanctions the likes of which very few countries have ever seen before. >> the pentagon says...
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and by the way, turkey's president is calling those reports nothing but disinformation, however turkey's president didn't call it a cease fire. despite this white house press secretary stephanie grisham tlard this morning the the cease fire is a success. >> when president erdogan made it clear that he was going to invade, the president acted decisively to pull our military out of harm's way. he sent a delegation over and they were successful in a cease fire. but that takes time. >> well, within a few hours a lot of dead people there on the ground. joining me now cnn senior swrngs correspondent nick peyton walsh and david rohdes. first of all nick let's take advantage of your position on the ground. is there any evidence the cease fire is holding? >> not really. and frankly it was so complex it was hard to see how it would. the dead today. we have seen video in a hospital near here. we have seen what seem to be fresh bodies we can't verify from the kurdish doctors say. but they say a air strike by nearby turkish force. . the question is where does the safe toby zone begin and end. turkey
and by the way, turkey's president is calling those reports nothing but disinformation, however turkey's president didn't call it a cease fire. despite this white house press secretary stephanie grisham tlard this morning the the cease fire is a success. >> when president erdogan made it clear that he was going to invade, the president acted decisively to pull our military out of harm's way. he sent a delegation over and they were successful in a cease fire. but that takes time. >>...
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key parts forrer t turkey. it is down to russia and turkey to decide what happens in syria. >> all paths lead to putin. >>> president trump is pushing republicans to fight harder against the impeachment harder. his plea comes at a critical time. bill taylor is the top diplomat in ukraine and called the withholding for infamous favors, crazy. more from boris sanchez at the the white house. >> dave and christine, president trump talking about unity at a cabinet mean on monday. he said that he envies them because of their unity because they stick together and they don't have, in his words, a mitt romney. listen to more from president trump. >> i think they're lousy politicians. but two things they have -- they're vicious and they stick together. they don't have mitt romney in miles an hour midst. they don't have anybody like that. you never see them break off. >> this comes at a critical time for president trump, as he's hearing from presidents on the decisions to ukraine -- withdraw troops from syria. a position
key parts forrer t turkey. it is down to russia and turkey to decide what happens in syria. >> all paths lead to putin. >>> president trump is pushing republicans to fight harder against the impeachment harder. his plea comes at a critical time. bill taylor is the top diplomat in ukraine and called the withholding for infamous favors, crazy. more from boris sanchez at the the white house. >> dave and christine, president trump talking about unity at a cabinet mean on...
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turkey forced the hand of the united states of america. turkey. you said as much that that's exactly what happened. >> turkey is a longstanding ally. we're not going to war against a nato ally and go back to the primary mission: defeat isis. >> you just said you were doing a good job and most people thought you were doing a good job? >> everyone but the turks thought we were doing a good job. i meant in context the turkish government did not feel we were doing a good enough or fast enough job of fighting isis. >> that was a buffer zone that took a good five to six years. >> that buffer zone is not related to the defeat of isis. we were trying to build a safe zone between the turks and syria. >> the president has said, and of course it's within his right and the right of any president to end, quote, endless wars and bring troops home. but you know as much as i do that america is full of brufer troops in other parts of the world where war has ended to prevent a reentrance. whether it's to russia or the middle east. >> trying to implement our new nat
turkey forced the hand of the united states of america. turkey. you said as much that that's exactly what happened. >> turkey is a longstanding ally. we're not going to war against a nato ally and go back to the primary mission: defeat isis. >> you just said you were doing a good job and most people thought you were doing a good job? >> everyone but the turks thought we were doing a good job. i meant in context the turkish government did not feel we were doing a good enough or...