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works is erdogan has a political man crush on trump and trump is in fatu ated by erdogan and his government style. >> reporter: chop tye is the director of research at the washington institute for middle east policy and just released a book. >> erdogan has build a base that endorsed him and in some ways trump wants to copy that model in u.s. politics but they are both strong men and want to make their nations strong. >> reporter: it is a relationship that dates back to at least 2012 when then prime minister erdogan attended the launch of trump towers istanbul and ivanka trump made sure to publicly thank him. since taking office, trump has hosted erdogan and met him in japan and they share son-in-laws who participate in governing decisions. in february trump sent his son-in-law jared kushner to turkey to discuss middle east strategy. in march erdogan admitted my son-in-law has a working bridge to kushner and dussed how his son-in-law and kushner text each other. last week the white house announced erdogan will visit the white house again next month. that was before the current backlash over
works is erdogan has a political man crush on trump and trump is in fatu ated by erdogan and his government style. >> reporter: chop tye is the director of research at the washington institute for middle east policy and just released a book. >> erdogan has build a base that endorsed him and in some ways trump wants to copy that model in u.s. politics but they are both strong men and want to make their nations strong. >> reporter: it is a relationship that dates back to at...
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erdogan says they have no place in syria. the fear is that they will be absorbed into the syrian army and they will change uniforms. the other major headache is the return of the refugees. he is facing mounting pressure inside turkey to leave the country. that was the key objective. erdogan said we would send back to 2 million -- up to 2 million and one point. the rest is under the syrian regime control. many refugees flee from them. it will be very difficult to talk about a mass return of refugees. putin says you have to talk to damascus. that is a big help for everyone for -- erdogan to swallow brent: . -- swallow. brent: the president said most of these are under lock and key. is erdogan supposed be responsible for them? oliver: turkey only controlols - dorian: turkekey only contrtrola small part of this in the area here. there is a blalame game going gn there. the e turkish authorities say ty have detained most of those who escaped. around 200 people have been held. ankara says ththey have it under control. the islamimic
erdogan says they have no place in syria. the fear is that they will be absorbed into the syrian army and they will change uniforms. the other major headache is the return of the refugees. he is facing mounting pressure inside turkey to leave the country. that was the key objective. erdogan said we would send back to 2 million -- up to 2 million and one point. the rest is under the syrian regime control. many refugees flee from them. it will be very difficult to talk about a mass return of...
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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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the president sent him a very strongly worded letter which erdogan basically threw in the trash. i asked the vice president this question. based on his behavior, based on his action, can you trust him? >> vice president pence: 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 more peaceful region. >> the turkish foreign minister almost immediately disputed the way that the vice president characterized it. his press conference said "we got we wanted. there was an agreement that the turkish armed forces will control this area. the ypg will be collected, heavy weapons. we will put the operation on hold for 120 hours so that this between a four can vacate. this is not a cease-fire." going back to my question with the vice president, can you trust the sky, the vice president indicated there is a very big "or else" if erdogan doesn't make good on his pledge. it's d
the president sent him a very strongly worded letter which erdogan basically threw in the trash. i asked the vice president this question. based on his behavior, based on his action, can you trust him? >> vice president pence: 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...
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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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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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i told that to president erdogan. i said don't hurt any of our -- any of our people get hurt, big trouble. >> so how is the president's decision sitting with military officials you've been speaking to, courtney? >> not well. here is the reality. this is not a surprise. the u.s. military and the administration has made it very clear that if turkey makes any kind of a military move into syria, the u.s. is not going to get involved, not going to be in the middle of it. president trump is receiving a lot of pushback including from members of his own party, close allies who are saying this is abandoning the kurdss, the syrian democratic forces the u.s. has been fighting next to for several years. they have been an effective partner and ally providing u.s. military security on the ground in syria during much of that time. but the reality is the administration has made it clear they're not going to go to war with turkey. if, in fact, there's some incursion -- if there's any military action by turkey, the u.s. won't stand wit
i told that to president erdogan. i said don't hurt any of our -- any of our people get hurt, big trouble. >> so how is the president's decision sitting with military officials you've been speaking to, courtney? >> not well. here is the reality. this is not a surprise. the u.s. military and the administration has made it very clear that if turkey makes any kind of a military move into syria, the u.s. is not going to get involved, not going to be in the middle of it. president trump...
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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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all the resultf one phone call between president erdogan and donaldrump. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. laura: a short time ago president trump announced that s ce president and secretary of state would be heading to turkey, trying to broker a cease-fire. for more, i spoke to steven cook of the council on foreign relations. what can the white house delegation hope to achieve with president erdogan? steven: they don't have much. what essentially the twill say turkish president is we type of cease-fire now, because if we don't, the u.s. congress is going to impose very harsh sanctions on turkey, and thee white hon't going to oppose them. the president has proposed certain sanctions. they are noto tough, they are sily reversible. congress has proposed sanctions that are very tough and hard to undo. laura: but is president erdogan going to be more scared of what congress can do?n' steven: i't think so. president erdogan has in part invaded syria because his ownat political situn -- he was relatively weak. there a tremendous amoun aof pressure on him to retur
all the resultf one phone call between president erdogan and donaldrump. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. laura: a short time ago president trump announced that s ce president and secretary of state would be heading to turkey, trying to broker a cease-fire. for more, i spoke to steven cook of the council on foreign relations. what can the white house delegation hope to achieve with president erdogan? steven: they don't have much. what essentially the twill say turkish president is we type of...
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what can the white house delegation hope to achieve with president erdogan? steven: they don't have much. what essentially they will say to the turkishresident is we have to come to a deal on some typece oe-fire now, because if we don't, the u.s. congress is going to impose very harsh sanctions on turkey, and the white house isn't heing to oppose the president has proposed certain sanctions. they are not so tough, they are easily reversible. congress has proposed sanctions that are very tough and hard to undo. laura: but is president erdogan going to be more scared of what congress can do? steven: i don't think . president erdogan has in part invaded syria because his own political situation -- he wasve relati weak. there a tremendous amount ofsu pr on him to return syrian refugees back to their home country. and of course we should not diminish the sense of threat that turks feel from kurdish fighting forces in sia. all of those things brewed the invasion of syria. president erdogan has taken care hiof, and by all measures, operation is very popular in syria
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because if the president didn't give erdogan a green light, why did erdogan go in? in other words, if we hadn't pulled back the u.s. troops, that wouldn't have been possible. he hadn't gone in before that. >> that's right. and this has happened before with this administration. they're trying to pull the wool over your eyes i think to some extent here. remember what the white house said in the initial statement that started all of this. >> i can read it. today president donald trump spoke to erdogan. turkey will be moving forward with its operation into northern syria. period. >> it doesn't say don't be a fool, don't be a tough guy. it says they're beginning their operation. in layman terms gave a green light to erdogan. >> the word i keep hearing is impotent and i know obviously it has a double meaning and i'm trying not to think of the other one. but impotent that this is the u.s. president who we can't -- america can't stop, i guess, turkey from going in there. if this is the letter, it didn't work. obviously the atrocities that are being reportered on the ground
because if the president didn't give erdogan a green light, why did erdogan go in? in other words, if we hadn't pulled back the u.s. troops, that wouldn't have been possible. he hadn't gone in before that. >> that's right. and this has happened before with this administration. they're trying to pull the wool over your eyes i think to some extent here. remember what the white house said in the initial statement that started all of this. >> i can read it. today president donald trump...
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president trump stepped aside for putin, assad and erdogan. our allies the kurds are being slaughtered as a result of our betrayal and most importantly secretary mattis said quote if we don't keep the pressure on syria isis will resurge. it's absolutely a's given they will come c back. the president didn't like hearing medicine costs words but he's one of the most respected leaders on both sides of the aisle, liberal, independent and conservative. here's what he said again repeating, if we don't keep pressure in syria isis will resurge. it's an absolute given they will come back. so make no mistake, the president's incompetence, his impulsiveness, his erratic and this has made americans less safe here in our homeland. congress today must make the fact clear toan the president ia bipartisan fashion. we have the opportunity my colleagues in the house passed a resolution condemning the president's decision and overwhelming vote, 354-602 that means the vast majority of house republicans, 129 to be exact condemned the president decision syria. lead
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and it seems clear to me, erdogan, turkey's erdogan is in the driver's seat. he is not listening to president trump's pleas, not to commit genocide. not to go after civilians. not go further into syria and threaten american forces. forces are having a hasty withdrawal at this point. we're deploying f-15 fighter jets as show of force against turkey, nato ally, threatening provocatively u.s. forces still deployed there. it is not a good situation there for us. neil: it was very clear that the president was surprised, incensed, that order, the overwhelming vote in the house that repudiated syrian decision, the aftermath of that decision, i wonder if it is still sticking in his craw. might come up with mick mulvaney's remarks. what do you think? >> one of president trump's biggest argument for his decision to do this, this is something he committed to doing for the american people. something he campaigned on to get us out of these enless wars but people have another voice, through the representatives in the house. it is the people's house. this was an overwhelming
and it seems clear to me, erdogan, turkey's erdogan is in the driver's seat. he is not listening to president trump's pleas, not to commit genocide. not to go after civilians. not go further into syria and threaten american forces. forces are having a hasty withdrawal at this point. we're deploying f-15 fighter jets as show of force against turkey, nato ally, threatening provocatively u.s. forces still deployed there. it is not a good situation there for us. neil: it was very clear that the...
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and erdogan and his regime. so i plan to work with liz cheney, my colleague in the house of representatives, and senator graham to move the sanctions package forward that will sanction erdogan and his inner circle because we need to keep that leverage on his behavior x. i draw a big distinction. if turkey is kicked out of or withdraws from nato, that is a huge win for putin. we cannot allow that to happen, and we have to draw the distinction between turkey as an ally as a country and the turkish people and erdogan and his regime. eric: and quickly, that legislation targeting erdogan himself, would it stop arms sales to turkey? do you expect that to hit the floor this week? >> i expect it this week. we're pushing hard on it, and it would target arms sales as well. eric: great. congressman michael waltz, again, thank you for your service and your insit and the action that you are taking on behalf of the kurdish people in congress. >> we have to stand with them, chuck. eric: good to see you. arthel: after a couple
and erdogan and his regime. so i plan to work with liz cheney, my colleague in the house of representatives, and senator graham to move the sanctions package forward that will sanction erdogan and his inner circle because we need to keep that leverage on his behavior x. i draw a big distinction. if turkey is kicked out of or withdraws from nato, that is a huge win for putin. we cannot allow that to happen, and we have to draw the distinction between turkey as an ally as a country and the...
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, urging erdogan to make a good deal and that history will look favorably on erdogan if he does this, quote, the right and humane way. what do you make of that? >> i read that letter and i thought this is not let's make a deal. this is not a tv show, this is not a reality tv show, and yet the president carries on like that. for erdogan now to make a deal, so to speak, with the president after the president gave him the green light and now is reneging on that green light would suggest that his word cannot be saved and somehow felt that it would in fact be something that you can count on. i don't have any support for erdogan. i think what he is doing is a gross act and that we should never have been in the position of giving him the green light. the president did it without consulting with his experts who are on the ground with the military service members who are supposed to be advising him. and once again, he is acting in a manner that shows a gross dereliction of his duty to the american people. >> i want to turn to the ukraine situation. you're a member of the intelligence committee
, urging erdogan to make a good deal and that history will look favorably on erdogan if he does this, quote, the right and humane way. what do you make of that? >> i read that letter and i thought this is not let's make a deal. this is not a tv show, this is not a reality tv show, and yet the president carries on like that. for erdogan now to make a deal, so to speak, with the president after the president gave him the green light and now is reneging on that green light would suggest that...
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and erdogan makes very clear he is going to attack this area with turkish troops. explain what has happened since. >> just to give it context, this is not a new development. erdogan has been trying to push for this for many months, if not years all stop and finally, somehow, through unclear phone conversations, trump agreed to withdraw the few u.s. soldiers that were positioned there. and just to make clear, the u.s. army, the u.s. trump himself, the steering democratic forces, and turkey were well aware these troops still remained posted there, essentially, to act as human shields to stop the turkish invasion. what we saw yesterday was the beginning of this invasion come the long promised invasion by president erdogan. , theny people have said consensus all around the world, is the consequences of this can be grave and will be grave. it is not only that it is essentially threatening a kurdish genocide, it will. it is not even just a possibility, it will create and cause a resurgence of isis. international the refugee crisis. it also, equally as important, it will
and erdogan makes very clear he is going to attack this area with turkish troops. explain what has happened since. >> just to give it context, this is not a new development. erdogan has been trying to push for this for many months, if not years all stop and finally, somehow, through unclear phone conversations, trump agreed to withdraw the few u.s. soldiers that were positioned there. and just to make clear, the u.s. army, the u.s. trump himself, the steering democratic forces, and turkey...
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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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i want to thank and congratulate president erdogan. he's a friend of mine. i'm glad we didn't have a problem. he's a hell of a leader, he's a tough man, a strong man, he did the right thing and i appreciate it. i'll appreciate it in the future. [inaudible] president trump: turkey has a great military power. turkey is a great friend of ours, they're a member of nato. 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. i mean this was going to be a war of lots of other groups coming in. this couldn'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 war. by the way, we have the strongest we have been there for 10 years. so this was a great thing for everybody. and turkey is -- i really appreciate what they have done. they have done the right thing and i have great respect for the president. [inaudible question] president trump no. no. if you let this go, you w
i want to thank and congratulate president erdogan. he's a friend of mine. i'm glad we didn't have a problem. he's a hell of a leader, he's a tough man, a strong man, he did the right thing and i appreciate it. i'll appreciate it in the future. [inaudible] president trump: turkey has a great military power. turkey is a great friend of ours, they're a member of nato. 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...
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president erdogan says kurdish forces have six days to leave the syrian border zone. also, another brexit low for boris johnson. tonight, lawmakers backed his brexit plans then they rejected his timetable to put brexit in the fast lane. the results, and election now looks highly likely. the emperor of since his throne. japan's new code-2 -- declares himself the head of the monarchy. ♪ brent: i'm rent goff. to our viewers on pbs throughout the united states and around the world, welcome. russia and turkey have a plan for serious future. a russian turkish plan. today, the countries announced beta reached an agreement on the future of northern syria. vladimir putin and his counterpart president erdogan say they are adding 60's to a cease-fire that was due to expire tonight. turkey wants to establish a 30 kilometer wide saison along the border from which kurdish forces would be excluded. the announcement came just as the kurds insisted they had already pulled out of the border region. here's what the leaders of russia and turkey said about the new agreement. >> these so
president erdogan says kurdish forces have six days to leave the syrian border zone. also, another brexit low for boris johnson. tonight, lawmakers backed his brexit plans then they rejected his timetable to put brexit in the fast lane. the results, and election now looks highly likely. the emperor of since his throne. japan's new code-2 -- declares himself the head of the monarchy. ♪ brent: i'm rent goff. to our viewers on pbs throughout the united states and around the world, welcome....
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and reiterated to president erdogan today, that president erdogan, i think knows president trump's mind on this matter. very clearly today. president trump pressed him strongly in a telephone call today. to immediately embrace a ceasefire. as i said he directed me to lead a delegation, we'll be leaving as quickly as possible to travel to region to pursue a ceasefire and negotiated settlement. but t president -- look. he said from the time he was a candidate and forward, that he wanted to bring an end t end-tod less wars -- end to the endless wars and opportunities to bring forces home. out of harm's way has always been a priority, but does not mean that president in anyway in anyway, encourages violence anywhere in the world, let alone on the border between turkey and syria. and the president reiterated that point to president erdogan today, and we'll continue to stand very strongly, sanctions that have been imposed today are a beginning. president trump made it very clear that we will continue to use the strength of this economy and we will continue to engage our allies, president trum
and reiterated to president erdogan today, that president erdogan, i think knows president trump's mind on this matter. very clearly today. president trump pressed him strongly in a telephone call today. to immediately embrace a ceasefire. as i said he directed me to lead a delegation, we'll be leaving as quickly as possible to travel to region to pursue a ceasefire and negotiated settlement. but t president -- look. he said from the time he was a candidate and forward, that he wanted to bring...
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is this basically just a direct threat to erdogan? >> yes. it's a p.r. move. clearly president trump believes he's losing the public fight, he's getting a lot of pressure from the hill, both sides of the aisle arguing they want to move on sings. this is a p.r. move at this stage. >> hallie, talk us through what you were hearing. >> reporter: the president has been threatening sanctions for at least 48 hours since this turkish military action began. he tweeted and talked about there might be the possibility that he would implement what he described as punishing sanctions against turkey. so the threat of more sanctions, that is not new. when you think about what has materially changed between the spoken threat of the sanctions to the president and this moment in time right now. it seems like what has simply changed is that the treasury department, the white house has gotten sort of the paperwork together so to speak and i'm sort of speaking in metaphors here. it's not clear what it's going to take to activate these sanctions. is it the kurdish casualties, the le
is this basically just a direct threat to erdogan? >> yes. it's a p.r. move. clearly president trump believes he's losing the public fight, he's getting a lot of pressure from the hill, both sides of the aisle arguing they want to move on sings. this is a p.r. move at this stage. >> hallie, talk us through what you were hearing. >> reporter: the president has been threatening sanctions for at least 48 hours since this turkish military action began. he tweeted and talked about...
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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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erdogan: hey, european union, pull yourself together. i say it again, if you try to label this operation an invasion, i t's very simple, we will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way. reporter: sirens, this time in turkey, andaa possible retaliation. turkish state-owned news agency's essay the rockets that hit these townspeople came from kurdish-held areas on the syrian side of the border. it is not just civilian injuries and deaths that are the concern here. kurdish forces runs the prisons holding islamist fighters from the so-called islamic state. these prisoners were captured during the war in syria. >> one of the prisons in which the i.s. prisoners are kept under the control of sdf forces was bombed b by turkish warplans yesterday, and probably some of the i.s. members have escaped. reporter: these battle-hardened kurdish forces w who helped cocontain i.s. forces inn syria face a fresh assault from turkey. brent: android at the -- i am joined at the big table by christian hanelt of the bertelsmann foundation. a day af
erdogan: hey, european union, pull yourself together. i say it again, if you try to label this operation an invasion, i t's very simple, we will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way. reporter: sirens, this time in turkey, andaa possible retaliation. turkish state-owned news agency's essay the rockets that hit these townspeople came from kurdish-held areas on the syrian side of the border. it is not just civilian injuries and deaths that are the concern here. kurdish forces runs...
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the language in the letter he sent to erdogan, which is dated nine 0ctober, sent to erdogan, which is dated nine october, is indicative of that. and that's also why he has sent the vice president, mike pence, and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, they are on a plane right now to ankara to talk to president erdogan to try to achieve a ceasefire. but the turkish president has made it very clear that he is not going to give in. also, there is a perception that trump has thrown a key ally in the fight against the so—called islamic state group to the wolves, the kurds saying that one particular kurdish militia was perhaps even worse than isis. so a lot of allies around the world of the united states are looking at this, wondering and worrying if possibly they could be next. thank you very much. catalan protestors seeking independence from spain have clashed with police in barcelona for a third day. officers in riot gear responded with rubber bullets as protesters set fire to bins and cars, according to witnesses. nationalists are angry over the long prison sentences given to nine cata
the language in the letter he sent to erdogan, which is dated nine 0ctober, sent to erdogan, which is dated nine october, is indicative of that. and that's also why he has sent the vice president, mike pence, and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, they are on a plane right now to ankara to talk to president erdogan to try to achieve a ceasefire. but the turkish president has made it very clear that he is not going to give in. also, there is a perception that trump has thrown a key ally in the...
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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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european countries have been condemning what erdogan is doing. the french have called in the turkish ambassador in paris demanding explanations, they are going to withhold arms deals, legitimate arms deals, they are going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to have a lot of ramifications but as digby said, this threat that erdogan came out today, europeans, if you don't like it, i'm going to send 3.6 million immigrants your way or refugees your way, it's an extraordinary statement and what is worrying is this idea that yet again, we've got the east and west or different country setting themselves up against each other. meanwhile, all the innocents are being photographed on the front pages of the newspapers. one of the tragedies is, when i was at the cbi and some people find this amazing but ijoined 19 years ago and one of the first journalist who interviewed me was this lady. that's true. 19 yea rs me was this lady. that's true. 19 years ago. and erdogan had just arrived back
european countries have been condemning what erdogan is doing. the french have called in the turkish ambassador in paris demanding explanations, they are going to withhold arms deals, legitimate arms deals, they are going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to withdraw those deals. it's going to have a lot of ramifications but as digby said, this threat that erdogan came out today, europeans, if you don't like it, i'm going to send 3.6 million immigrants your...
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president trump says hee takes erdogan's word. others aren edge about turkey's military push, including kurdish allies who have accused turkey of war crimes. the president's actions in syria have a o unleashed a firestorm of criticism from top republicans. >> any commander-in-chief whove territory back to the enemy that was seid by blood of our allies and our soldier is doing a gat disservice to the military. isisill most certainly -emerge. robert: joining me to discuss these quickly uolding events, ashley parker, white house reporter f "the washington post." susan dis, congressional correspondent for npr. vivian salama, white house reporter for the "wall street journal." and jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters. vivian, covering foreign policy and now the white house, how are u.s. allies responding to this unfolding situation in syria? vivian: this is somethiom womh implications for countries around the world so a lot of concern growing, especially in europe, middlid eastern countries. at the ndf the day, a big part
president trump says hee takes erdogan's word. others aren edge about turkey's military push, including kurdish allies who have accused turkey of war crimes. the president's actions in syria have a o unleashed a firestorm of criticism from top republicans. >> any commander-in-chief whove territory back to the enemy that was seid by blood of our allies and our soldier is doing a gat disservice to the military. isisill most certainly -emerge. robert: joining me to discuss these quickly...
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and talk as to the timing of this, why action was taken by erdogan. he was given the green light by donald trump but he'd been asking for his consent for months and we have to realise that erdogan was kind of losing his popularity inside turkey recently and it is two main reasons. one is the syrian refugee crisis is turkey hosts almost 3.5 million syrian refugees and it started causing disturbance in turkish society and the second is economic woes. it's a way for him to kind of boost his support inside turkey as well. inside turkey, public opinion seems to be split about this. it's very divided. some people say that we didn't need another conflict. there was not an imminent threat from eastern syria to turkey but also, it's really hard to hear this opinion in turkish media and also in social media because 80 people with turkish police issued an arrest warrant for 80 people just because of their tweets and social media m essa 9 es of their tweets and social media messages so people are scared. the media is under the influence of the turkish government.
and talk as to the timing of this, why action was taken by erdogan. he was given the green light by donald trump but he'd been asking for his consent for months and we have to realise that erdogan was kind of losing his popularity inside turkey recently and it is two main reasons. one is the syrian refugee crisis is turkey hosts almost 3.5 million syrian refugees and it started causing disturbance in turkish society and the second is economic woes. it's a way for him to kind of boost his...
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it's also a recep tayyip erdogan—pleasing move. turkey's president has long wanted to create what he calls a safe zone — a place to deposit the hundreds of thousands of refugees his country has been hosting — and by the way, to push syria's kurds away from his border. to president erdogan, kurds, almost without exception, are trouble — potential allies for turkey's own restive minority. this weekend president trump are saying he would be more than happy to negotiate a ceasefire between turkey and the syrian kurds, that is a case of trying to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. the overnight news was, the idea was the kurds and north—eastern syria had been instrumental in pushing isis back into feeding isis, 10,000 lives lost and many more casualties. embedded with them when 50 to 100 american observers, special forces and what did last week which initiated the whole sequence of chaos as he had a long phone call with erdogan who has been trying to get in there for more than a year and in his wayjust willy—nill
it's also a recep tayyip erdogan—pleasing move. turkey's president has long wanted to create what he calls a safe zone — a place to deposit the hundreds of thousands of refugees his country has been hosting — and by the way, to push syria's kurds away from his border. to president erdogan, kurds, almost without exception, are trouble — potential allies for turkey's own restive minority. this weekend president trump are saying he would be more than happy to negotiate a ceasefire between...
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needs sorting out the out hide trump erdogan level. arthel: i would be curious to see if within the next hour turkey does perform any kind of military maneuvers considering the president had a phonecall this afternoon. rebecca grant thank you very much. eric: astronauts to the international space station spending hours outside of it. this is called a spacewalk ananta. (gasp) (singsong) budget meeting! sweet. if you compare last quarter to this quarter... various: mmm. it's no wonder everything seems a little better with the creamy taste of philly, made with fresh milk and real cream. with the creamy taste new pasta and grill combos starting at $9.99. only at applebee's. with truecar, to sell just enter your license plate and see your car's value in real time. sports package and low mileage? nice. within minutes, you'll have a true cash offer, and you can head to a dealership and get paid, today, right now. that's it. i'm calling kohler about their walk-in bath. nah. not gonna happen. my name is ken. how may i help you? hi, i'm calling
needs sorting out the out hide trump erdogan level. arthel: i would be curious to see if within the next hour turkey does perform any kind of military maneuvers considering the president had a phonecall this afternoon. rebecca grant thank you very much. eric: astronauts to the international space station spending hours outside of it. this is called a spacewalk ananta. (gasp) (singsong) budget meeting! sweet. if you compare last quarter to this quarter... various: mmm. it's no wonder everything...
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huh how much is watching erdogan at this point? >> reporter: they are calling for an immediate cease-fire. this is something that turkey says this is a nonstarter. we heard them saying they will continuing with this mission. they are determined to continue with the operation. they say they will not stop until the kurdish fighters move away from the border. that safe zone, that buffer zone, that turkey is aiming to establish. about 30, 35 kilometers into syria. he says once they do that, then the turkish operation will stop. so, you're looking at a very difficult mission here for the vice president. a very awkward time for him to be coming. you have got on the one hand, the president pretty much undermined this delegation's mission today. yesterday, the statements you just ran a short time ago, where he says he doesn't care about happens next. and you have the united states not with much leverage other than sanctions at this point and the threat of more severe sanctions, which turkey said they don't really care about. they're determ
huh how much is watching erdogan at this point? >> reporter: they are calling for an immediate cease-fire. this is something that turkey says this is a nonstarter. we heard them saying they will continuing with this mission. they are determined to continue with the operation. they say they will not stop until the kurdish fighters move away from the border. that safe zone, that buffer zone, that turkey is aiming to establish. about 30, 35 kilometers into syria. he says once they do that,...
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erdogan has not been a partner in war against isis. he sat in over watch. and he bypassed position in isis positions, they move in 2018, it he is right, problem that president may have undermined pence and pom prim pompeo trip g any decision to move to northern syria is between erdogan and dem -- de damascus. elizabeth: your take on -- >> really what you say, mayor pete is that you would continue to support having u.s. troops to continue this regime change war that caused so many refugees to leave syria, that you would continue to have our country involved in a war that has undermined our national security. you would continue this policy of the u.s. actually providing arms in support to terrorists groups in syria like al qaeda. elizabeth: your reaction? >> they are both veterans, one should have been sent to mental health based - on her comments. elizabeth: wait, back up. you should apologize right there? >> i'm not going to,. elizabeth: okay. >> i am not going to. elizabeth: that is not opinion of fox business. >> that fine. if i was commander i would have
erdogan has not been a partner in war against isis. he sat in over watch. and he bypassed position in isis positions, they move in 2018, it he is right, problem that president may have undermined pence and pom prim pompeo trip g any decision to move to northern syria is between erdogan and dem -- de damascus. elizabeth: your take on -- >> really what you say, mayor pete is that you would continue to support having u.s. troops to continue this regime change war that caused so many refugees...
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one, did erdogan say i'm going to come in anyway? yes or no. >> it was clear to me that president erdogan was committed to coming in. he informed us that he was coming in. he didn't ask permission. it was clear to me that he was coming in. chris: but do you think that with 50 u.s. troops on the border acting as a trip wire and with u.s. complete air superiority over the board, do you really believe that president erdogan and the turks were going to just come through the border, perhaps create a conflict with the united states if we had stood firm? >> well, i think it's how you define standing firm. first of all, as i said, 50 service members are not going to stop a turkish advance. and i'm not one -- chris: well -- >> i'm not one to sacrifice them, if you will -- chris: well, turkey goes ahead, sir, ifty key says, you know, we're not going to take on the u.s., we're not going to take on u.s. fighters overhead, maybe we would have stopped them. >> i don't believe so. i think they were fully committed. that was what i took from my conv
one, did erdogan say i'm going to come in anyway? yes or no. >> it was clear to me that president erdogan was committed to coming in. he informed us that he was coming in. he didn't ask permission. it was clear to me that he was coming in. chris: but do you think that with 50 u.s. troops on the border acting as a trip wire and with u.s. complete air superiority over the board, do you really believe that president erdogan and the turks were going to just come through the border, perhaps...
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we had a great talk with president erdogan and it's going very well. thank you very much. >> melissa: that was a president answering questions after he talked to the first female spacewalk. he got questions from reporters about a variety of things, obviously they're ending a lot on turkey and shifting to texas where that louis vuitton plant opened yesterday. brian, he said to president erdogan a satisfied and we are in a position to but very strong sanctions on him if necessary. >> brian: a five day pause, 260 square miles in total. the status quo benefits turkey because the kurds were there and now they have nowhere to go. they've been pushed back. the question is these people who were born to fight, are they just going to take their guns and go home? a couple of weeks ago they were said it, destroy your bases, we will be here. the question is, do they backup? >> what do you think the answer is to that? >> brian: syria and turkey don't like each other. so is syria going to protect the kurds or will they use this as a standoff? is this side strong enou
we had a great talk with president erdogan and it's going very well. thank you very much. >> melissa: that was a president answering questions after he talked to the first female spacewalk. he got questions from reporters about a variety of things, obviously they're ending a lot on turkey and shifting to texas where that louis vuitton plant opened yesterday. brian, he said to president erdogan a satisfied and we are in a position to but very strong sanctions on him if necessary. >>...
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erdogan reportedly found the letter ins iting. jeff, when you're at the white house, what motivated the president to do this, to send are there any guardrails around him? jeff: the answer to theti second qu is no and as far as what motivated him, this is pure i think some people when they first read that letter wondered if it was real becse the language was so informal and apparently president erdogan h al said, this isn't a big priority right now but there will be a response to this letter at some point. but it was trump being trump, ing language that he uses on aas regular with somebody who he considers a friend but also somebog who he was try to challenge, after all of the criticism that he himself faced for this decision. robert: so there's no one in the cabinet pushing back. alone?president based on your report? je: i think the president is largely alone, yes. ev someone like john bolton who has now left the white house was someone pushing back on thin like this -- he doesn't have that anymore. he doesn't have a john kelly. h
erdogan reportedly found the letter ins iting. jeff, when you're at the white house, what motivated the president to do this, to send are there any guardrails around him? jeff: the answer to theti second qu is no and as far as what motivated him, this is pure i think some people when they first read that letter wondered if it was real becse the language was so informal and apparently president erdogan h al said, this isn't a big priority right now but there will be a response to this letter at...
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it really is not as risky for president adeline because he really —— erdogan, because he really —— erdogan, because he really played this hostage diplomacy card many times, and did have returns. so for example, with the eu having nearly 4 million syrians in turkey is an effective bargaining chip for president erdogan. so the europeans really don't have much wiggle room. in the case of the us, the us electorate chose a very isolationist president, so with president trump already expressing that he wants to bring the troops home, he doesn't wa nt to bring the troops home, he doesn't want to get engaged in these various forms of regime change or war or being the world police around the world, so really he has the political vacuum, the international political vacuum, the international political vacuum. the only, i believe, barrier could be russia, and that is what he is planning to speak to on tuesday. we will follow that when that meeting happens, thank you very much. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, has written to the european union asking for a
it really is not as risky for president adeline because he really —— erdogan, because he really —— erdogan, because he really played this hostage diplomacy card many times, and did have returns. so for example, with the eu having nearly 4 million syrians in turkey is an effective bargaining chip for president erdogan. so the europeans really don't have much wiggle room. in the case of the us, the us electorate chose a very isolationist president, so with president trump already...
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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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people are trying to figure out what it was the president said to erdogan, what message erdogan received, and then what this bizarre warning to turkey means amid all of this confusion. so you asked what's the latest, people are scratching their heads trying to figure out what trump, what his policy is, regarding the kurds. >> richard, stay with us for a moment. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent hans nichols from washington, d.c. covering the white house and the pentagon as well. hans, good to have you with us. as you saw richard kind of lay out the confusion that has bee fallen washington as well as the region, let's talk a little bit about what the president intended to do with this because there are questions as to whether or not he was actually signaling to the turkish president that he can have a go ahead, but then as richard was saying, the next day, you and i were both on the air when that tweet came out saying if he does, i will totally obliterate and destroy his economy. >> reporter: so it's unclear what the president's initial intentions were. i think when you saw the ad
people are trying to figure out what it was the president said to erdogan, what message erdogan received, and then what this bizarre warning to turkey means amid all of this confusion. so you asked what's the latest, people are scratching their heads trying to figure out what trump, what his policy is, regarding the kurds. >> richard, stay with us for a moment. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent hans nichols from washington, d.c. covering the white house and the pentagon as well....
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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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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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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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i just want to thank and congratulate though president erdogan. he is a friend of mine and i'm glad we didn't have a problem because, frankly, he is a hell of a leader and he's a tough man. he is a strong man. and he did the right thing. turkey is a friend of ours, a neighbor of ours and they are a member of nato. and what turkey is getting now is they are not going to have to kill millions of people and millions of people aren't going to have to kill them. >> the president calling this a great day for civilization. but the u.s. just essentially surroundered a region of syria to turkey. and it's all because of his call with erdogan a week and a half ago which enabled the incursion to happen in the first place. george conway calling out the irony tweeting the house burned down, but, hey, the arsonist gets to brag that he put out the fire. let's bring in mark and former chief of staff to vice presidents joe biden and al gore. nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons. keir, let's start with you. you have spent a lot of time in that re
i just want to thank and congratulate though president erdogan. he is a friend of mine and i'm glad we didn't have a problem because, frankly, he is a hell of a leader and he's a tough man. he is a strong man. and he did the right thing. turkey is a friend of ours, a neighbor of ours and they are a member of nato. and what turkey is getting now is they are not going to have to kill millions of people and millions of people aren't going to have to kill them. >> the president calling this a...
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in a phone call with erdogan without giving the kurds notice. we were misleading the kurds to believe the americans would have their back. second, we have tremendous about of leverage with turkey. we could have gotten a deal with erdogan that would have prevented this kind of invasion. we get the military support. we give them economic support. they are a nato ally. there was no consideration of that with the trumpet administration. but his answer really illustrates what he is thinking and that he does not have any concern for non-american life. here it is just a total indifference to thehe fate of te kurds who fought with us. that is not the american tradition. in america, we have a consideration for human rights. i think the president is totally miscalculated in allowing for the resurgence of isis and his actions have led to this precipitous withdrawal. i think what is really going on is the president is surrounding himself with war hawks like pompeo and bolton. they don't agree with his instinct of withdrawal come even mattis didn't. so he fe
in a phone call with erdogan without giving the kurds notice. we were misleading the kurds to believe the americans would have their back. second, we have tremendous about of leverage with turkey. we could have gotten a deal with erdogan that would have prevented this kind of invasion. we get the military support. we give them economic support. they are a nato ally. there was no consideration of that with the trumpet administration. but his answer really illustrates what he is thinking and that...