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. >> what is erdogan's approval rating? >> before the operation it was around 30, 35% and he lost the municipality in the election and it was a huge blow to his operation but after the operation in northern syria -- >> doing what he is doing in syria is wanting and acting against the kurdish militia and repatriating sunni refugees and setting them back to the country is one thing but at the end of the day i believe that turkey citizens care about the economy and the money they have in their pockets and how is president erdogan delivered on that front? >> from his early 2010 he made sure that there was a base and [inaudible] he resolves to use $15 million a year to help people and what they think is erdogan they will not get different types of -- one reason he lost the municipality elections in a sample was because the mayors disobeyed and from using the cities richest to distribute it. >> i want to circle back to syria. there have been that we played on ti j and the connotations of turkey's actions against supporting she ho
. >> what is erdogan's approval rating? >> before the operation it was around 30, 35% and he lost the municipality in the election and it was a huge blow to his operation but after the operation in northern syria -- >> doing what he is doing in syria is wanting and acting against the kurdish militia and repatriating sunni refugees and setting them back to the country is one thing but at the end of the day i believe that turkey citizens care about the economy and the money they...
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this is what erdogan is doing in syria. the problem for erdogan is domestic. after the coup in 2016, erdogan turn turkey into a giant blog, systematic denial of rights -- who log -- using article threes are one of the penal code which makes it a crime to denigrate turkish is, to arrest political opponents. 100,000 civil servants were suspended. more than 50,000 people were arrested. turkey has more journalists in jail today than any of the country in the world. turkey has serious economic problems under the leadership of erdogan. i looked this morning, the turkish leader is trading at 5.7 to the u.s. dollar. a couple of years get it was just a little bit above two. foreign direct investment in turkey has all but evaporated. there's widespread corruption, and erdogan has found the best way to distract turks from this reality is demonizing and killing kurds. the setback that it the akp experienced in local elections in march and june is a measure of the fact that turks are growing disaffected with erdogan, with his obfuscation and his policies, creating a confli
this is what erdogan is doing in syria. the problem for erdogan is domestic. after the coup in 2016, erdogan turn turkey into a giant blog, systematic denial of rights -- who log -- using article threes are one of the penal code which makes it a crime to denigrate turkish is, to arrest political opponents. 100,000 civil servants were suspended. more than 50,000 people were arrested. turkey has more journalists in jail today than any of the country in the world. turkey has serious economic...
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i told erdogan. this is not the solution. it was you, president erdogan who led the irish fighters flowing into begin with. >> senator graham. >> yes. >> why do you think that president trump listens to you when he wanted to quickly withdraw then and why he's not listening to you now, what specific assurances president erdogan made in the phone call that you participated in with president trump. >> president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and say hey erdogan, you can have syria. in december he announced the withdraw to president trump's credit. we reconfigured that withdraw and slowed in down and reassured the kurds that we are not going to abandon you. we are sympathetic to the problem. for us, they were allies. we are trying to accommodate both interests. what happens is erdogan called the president a couple of weeks ago and accused our general of slow walking of safe zone that we have created and lying and that he could not tolerate it anymore. it is not like president trump woke up one day and i am tired of syria and
i told erdogan. this is not the solution. it was you, president erdogan who led the irish fighters flowing into begin with. >> senator graham. >> yes. >> why do you think that president trump listens to you when he wanted to quickly withdraw then and why he's not listening to you now, what specific assurances president erdogan made in the phone call that you participated in with president trump. >> president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and say hey erdogan, you...
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what concessions did you get out of president erdogan? have you got assurances from the ypg they will comply with the terms of the agreement as they said they would not do it? with the kurds moving south and u.s. sanctions, how would you address critics who would call this a second abandonment of the kurds? vice president pence: you will be able to see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump, in his telephone call with president erdogan earlier this week and in the directive he gave us to heiver, was very clear that wanted a cease-fire and he wanted to stop the violence. turkey has engaged in an active military operation. i can tell you that as our discussions began over the course of the five hour period of time, we reached a place of agreement about how a cease-fire could benefit turkey and achieve president trump's objectives and contribute to a peaceful resolution of the safe zone. i believe we have accomplished that. with regard to the ypg, syrian defense forces, we have been in contact and have received repeated ass
what concessions did you get out of president erdogan? have you got assurances from the ypg they will comply with the terms of the agreement as they said they would not do it? with the kurds moving south and u.s. sanctions, how would you address critics who would call this a second abandonment of the kurds? vice president pence: you will be able to see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump, in his telephone call with president erdogan earlier this week and in the directive he...
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how important is nato to erdoga erdogan? i'm not suggesting turkey should be kicked out but parenthetically the two beexamples where members of nato have been chastised and punished and for a few weeks in the summer of 75 in both cases they were denied intel. it might be a way to make clear to erdogan but my question is how important is nato? >> a variation is itor more likely nato would take action or erdogan would say i am suspending my nato membership? >> i was going to say in my initiall comment i don't think erdogan wants to get out of nat nato. because turkey is not a member of nato he wants to make turkey one of the big powers of the world. so he plays the game. but then to see how far he can go. >> so there is still mistrust between turkey and russia so they trust each other just a few years ago, remember that erdogan realized to withdraw the patriots. and in some ways recently just a few months ago the eastern mediterranean it is very important and the turkey russia partnership is not that type is not to the point w
how important is nato to erdoga erdogan? i'm not suggesting turkey should be kicked out but parenthetically the two beexamples where members of nato have been chastised and punished and for a few weeks in the summer of 75 in both cases they were denied intel. it might be a way to make clear to erdogan but my question is how important is nato? >> a variation is itor more likely nato would take action or erdogan would say i am suspending my nato membership? >> i was going to say in my...
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what concessions did you get out of president erdogan, number one. number two, have you gotten specific assurances if the ypg that they'll comply with the terms of the agreement because this is something they said they would not do and finally with the kurds moving south and with the u.s. sanctions in terms of them moving south how would you say ss critics who would this is bad for the kurds. vice president pence: i think you can see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump in his phone call with president erdogan this week and in the directive he gave us to deliver was clear. he wanted a ceasefire. e wanted to stop the violence. turkey is engaged in an active military operation. i can tell you that as our discussions began over the course of the five-hour period of time, we reached a place of agreement about how a ceasefire could benefit turkey, achief president trump's objectives and also contribute to a peaceful resolution of the safe zone. i believe that we've accomplished that. with regard to the y.p.g., syrian defense forces, we
what concessions did you get out of president erdogan, number one. number two, have you gotten specific assurances if the ypg that they'll comply with the terms of the agreement because this is something they said they would not do and finally with the kurds moving south and with the u.s. sanctions in terms of them moving south how would you say ss critics who would this is bad for the kurds. vice president pence: i think you can see for yourself what concessions were made. president trump in...
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erdogan is an authoritarian thug. his rule left a glaring black mark on tur keys' historic secular democratic traditions. we need to pressure him while ramping up diplomacy in the hopes of getting turkey back on the right track as a nato ally. that's one of the goals of this measure. this bipartisan legislation also requires the trump administration to develop concrete strategies for combating isis, protecting syrian kurdish communities, and ensuring syrians who partnered with american forces as well as n.g.o.'s and humanitarian organizations can be safely resettled in the united states. this is a smart response to address the calamity caused by turkish forces in sir yasm it's up to congress to act, to make it clear where the american government stands. i want to thank my friend, ranking member mccaul, for working with me to introduce this legislation. i hope our colleagues will join us in supporting it. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the letter exchange will be entered i
erdogan is an authoritarian thug. his rule left a glaring black mark on tur keys' historic secular democratic traditions. we need to pressure him while ramping up diplomacy in the hopes of getting turkey back on the right track as a nato ally. that's one of the goals of this measure. this bipartisan legislation also requires the trump administration to develop concrete strategies for combating isis, protecting syrian kurdish communities, and ensuring syrians who partnered with american forces...
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i said again and again to president erdogan. president trump sent us here to end the violence and achieve in an immediate cease-fire. in the proceeding days, we achieved that. my working to move out of the area to create more peace and security and stability. we'll work to accomplish that. we agree it can be accomplished during the 120 hours period and after which there will be a permanent cease-fire and we'll continue to engage. again, not military, the president made it clear that we are not going to have military personnel on the ground but the united states will continue to engage diplomatically, politically and in humanitarian aide and support to affect all of the people that's affected in the region. last question. >> you mentioned that the united states hosts turkey and syrian into the area. what concessions did you actually get out of president erdogan. have you gotten specific assurances that they'll comply with the terms of the agreement. that's something they said they would not do and finally with the kurds moving so
i said again and again to president erdogan. president trump sent us here to end the violence and achieve in an immediate cease-fire. in the proceeding days, we achieved that. my working to move out of the area to create more peace and security and stability. we'll work to accomplish that. we agree it can be accomplished during the 120 hours period and after which there will be a permanent cease-fire and we'll continue to engage. again, not military, the president made it clear that we are not...
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erdogan is the key figure. you would think they should make things easier because you didn't with one man, but turkey is not saudi arabia. turkey is that egypt. despite the centralization of power and authoritarianism, public opinion and elections to match the turkey. you were to do with the public that is deeply anti-american. they think the u.s. is in decline and it has become irrelevant. you combine that very anti-american public opinion with a very personalized system in which there is no one that can put the brakes on erdogan worst instinct. so you get a turkey where erdogan worldview and is electoral considerations becomes decisive in foreign policymaking. the second thing i want to talk about is the change in turkish mr. kirk the turkish military is been an asset in this relationship. despite the very marginals, pro-russia military it's always been very tornado, very pro-united states and it was this very strong actor that pulled the relationship from the brink during difficult times. but now that milita
erdogan is the key figure. you would think they should make things easier because you didn't with one man, but turkey is not saudi arabia. turkey is that egypt. despite the centralization of power and authoritarianism, public opinion and elections to match the turkey. you were to do with the public that is deeply anti-american. they think the u.s. is in decline and it has become irrelevant. you combine that very anti-american public opinion with a very personalized system in which there is no...
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president erdogan allowed fighters to begin with. reporter: why do you think that president trump listened to you last december when he wanted to withdraw and why he is not listening to you? do you think it is election year politics? ? d what specific assurances senator graham: president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and said erdogan, you can have syria. in december, he announced the withdrawal. to president trump's credit, we slowed it down and reassured the kurds that we are not going to abandon you. and create a safe zone where y.p.g. ould feel -- the kurds areize of the terror. we are trying to accommodate both interests. erdogan called the president and accused our germs of slow-walking the safe zones and he could not tolerate it anymore. so it's not like president trump just woke up one day and said i'm tired of syria. erdogan said i'm going to go in and the president counseled him not to but it did not work. and here's what i fear if it doesn't work with erdogan and not work with the eye tolla. now is a moment for the pr
president erdogan allowed fighters to begin with. reporter: why do you think that president trump listened to you last december when he wanted to withdraw and why he is not listening to you? do you think it is election year politics? ? d what specific assurances senator graham: president trump did not wake up two weeks ago and said erdogan, you can have syria. in december, he announced the withdrawal. to president trump's credit, we slowed it down and reassured the kurds that we are not going...
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president trump made that very clear to his friend, president erdogan. and the united states imposed sanctions earlier this week. and the president made it clear yesterday, we made it clear again today, that there would be additional sanctions coming to bring an end to the violence, to the loss of innocent lives, in this border conflict. that being said, let me say, i really believe today, today's ceasefire is a credit to president trump and to president erdogan. it's a credit to the strong relationship between the united states and turkey. it's also a credit to the strong relationship between our two leaders. where there are differences between friends, it's important that friends let their feelings be known. president trump did that in this case. but it facilitated us being able to reach an agreement that's now resulted in a ceasefire and we believe will set the stage for creating a peaceful and stable safe zone and the united states is committed to achieving that for all the people of this region. reporter: mr. vice president, can i finish my question
president trump made that very clear to his friend, president erdogan. and the united states imposed sanctions earlier this week. and the president made it clear yesterday, we made it clear again today, that there would be additional sanctions coming to bring an end to the violence, to the loss of innocent lives, in this border conflict. that being said, let me say, i really believe today, today's ceasefire is a credit to president trump and to president erdogan. it's a credit to the strong...
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president erdogan needs to here about the opposition. and it makes no sense to extend hospitality and niceties during this crisis. republicans and democrats must come together and ensure that the administration understands the consequences of these actions. we have to do more to ensure that such mistakes never happen again. thank you, mfficer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. i, too, rise this afternoon to discuss the situation in syria. let me commend my colleague, senator romney, for his very thoughtful and very timely and very important comments. we all recognize that the situation in syria is highly fluid, but it's important, i think, to state the case with respect to the president's decision to acquiesce to president erdogan's offensive against the kurds. the president's decision is a disaster for our partners in the fight against isis and the united states foreign policy more broadly spoken. while i welcome the temporary cease-fire announced a short time ago and hope that a permanent cease-fire can
president erdogan needs to here about the opposition. and it makes no sense to extend hospitality and niceties during this crisis. republicans and democrats must come together and ensure that the administration understands the consequences of these actions. we have to do more to ensure that such mistakes never happen again. thank you, mfficer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. i, too, rise this afternoon to discuss the situation in syria. let me commend my...
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erdogan: thank you. contrary, christian area we ares an especially sensitive about, and we have certain different plans. whether it be the ones remaining on the side of syria whose aries have been destroyed, whose churches have been destroyed, will see their sanctuaries revived, and their churches will be reconstructed so they can start praying there again, and these are the plans we are making there for them. as i said before, the christian ones who arehe living on our side of the border have no problems whatsoever, but the ones remaining on the side of the syrian territory will see worshiping practices restored and revived in a special manner. they are receiving health care. they are receiving humanitarian aid in every aspect possible. thank you. pres. trump: thank you very much. would you like to pick somebody? a friendly person from turkey, please. only friendly reporters. there aren't many of them around. thank you. reporter: you inherited the burden of obama's flawed foreign and -- allowing the pkk
erdogan: thank you. contrary, christian area we ares an especially sensitive about, and we have certain different plans. whether it be the ones remaining on the side of syria whose aries have been destroyed, whose churches have been destroyed, will see their sanctuaries revived, and their churches will be reconstructed so they can start praying there again, and these are the plans we are making there for them. as i said before, the christian ones who arehe living on our side of the border have...
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well he invited president erdogan repeatedly, on the phone as well, and president erdogan accept this invitation so it depends on the relations and if, frankly speaking, if there is any sanctions on the president of his family, it doesn't make sense to go to the united states. but the invitation is still there, so we are considering it. ok, you were talking about allies. who are your allies now? because the whole dynamics have changed because of your intervention. we have seen the syrian kurds turn to damascus for a rapprochement, syria of course, president bashar al—assad backed by russia. so that effectively puts you at war with syria, doesn't it? no. why with syria? we are committed to the territory integrity and we are just fighting terrorists and we have this right emanating from the international law, un charters, the 51st article of the un charter, and there are many un security council resolutions on counterterrorism, so also we have another agreement with the regime or syria. so our right is emanated from all this international law and the agreements and the resolutions. th
well he invited president erdogan repeatedly, on the phone as well, and president erdogan accept this invitation so it depends on the relations and if, frankly speaking, if there is any sanctions on the president of his family, it doesn't make sense to go to the united states. but the invitation is still there, so we are considering it. ok, you were talking about allies. who are your allies now? because the whole dynamics have changed because of your intervention. we have seen the syrian kurds...
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president erdogan said no. so the united states, at greater risk to our own forces, had to air drop weapons and supplies into iraq from u.s. aircraft, and with that help, our syrian-kurdish forces were able to stop isis from taking over kabani and began to push them out. and, again, with our help primarily from the air, pushed them out, and in that fight over the last five years, the syrian kurds have lost over 11,000 men and women, soldiers and others. that's what they've lost in the fight with us for isis. turkey, on the other hand, not only did not lift a finger in that fight, but for the past five years, and even more the years before, they had turned a blind eye to isis fighters transiting through turkey so isis was growing stronger as a result of that negligence. madam president, i just want to close by responding to those who say, well, you know what, turkey is a nato ally and so we should invite president erdogan over to the white house. and i see on the floor my friend and colleague, senator durbin fro
president erdogan said no. so the united states, at greater risk to our own forces, had to air drop weapons and supplies into iraq from u.s. aircraft, and with that help, our syrian-kurdish forces were able to stop isis from taking over kabani and began to push them out. and, again, with our help primarily from the air, pushed them out, and in that fight over the last five years, the syrian kurds have lost over 11,000 men and women, soldiers and others. that's what they've lost in the fight...
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how do you feel about president erdogan being here in the white house? a betrayal of kurdish americans that our president invites someone who knows there is an invasion going on. it is a disgrace. unfortunately he is being appeased which is a policy that we as kurds do not approve of. erdogan in his current form should not be allowed to further his destabilising agenda in the region. but president erdogan stood by the turkish operations into syria, even reiterating his aim to use the invaded areas to rehouse refugees. translation: i launched an appeal to establish a safe zone in syria but because of the delay, tens of thousands of civilian lives were lost. this problem cannot continue for ever and ever. there are many here who feel that not only is turkey not been punished for starting its operation in northern syria but that in fact president erdogan is now being rewarded just for limiting an offensive he should never have started and has already done irreparable damage. more palestinians have been killed by israeli air strikes in gaza, as a flare—up
how do you feel about president erdogan being here in the white house? a betrayal of kurdish americans that our president invites someone who knows there is an invasion going on. it is a disgrace. unfortunately he is being appeased which is a policy that we as kurds do not approve of. erdogan in his current form should not be allowed to further his destabilising agenda in the region. but president erdogan stood by the turkish operations into syria, even reiterating his aim to use the invaded...
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cnn said that graham was aggressive and direct with erdogan. members of both sides of congress have threatened sanctions if he doesn't back off. they invited the senators in to demonstrate to erdogan the force on capitol hill. the president has been complimentary of erdogan in the past. but the relationship has become strained. >> joe johns, thank you for explaining all of that. >>> day one of the public impeachment hearings had viewers glued to their tvs. what did swing voters in one key swing state think? that's next. blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. ♪la-di-la-di-dah don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ♪the beat goes on yeah! ♪ even though ♪ i find you so captivating ♪ and i'm done with hesitating let's see where this goes? save on a gift that says it all. ♪ jare
cnn said that graham was aggressive and direct with erdogan. members of both sides of congress have threatened sanctions if he doesn't back off. they invited the senators in to demonstrate to erdogan the force on capitol hill. the president has been complimentary of erdogan in the past. but the relationship has become strained. >> joe johns, thank you for explaining all of that. >>> day one of the public impeachment hearings had viewers glued to their tvs. what did swing voters...
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this is really erdogan's concern about the sanctions. the president heard that in his voice when erdogan called him on tuesday and the president was very emphatic. i'm going to impose the sanctions unless you abide by a cease-fire. he said we can achieve the same buffer zone used in diplomacy, we are trying to do in the first case before you introduce this violence. that's why we have the cease-fire and why we have the withdrawal and why we are finally going to get a buffer zone without any additional killing. >> harris: it is 20 miles wide, the safe zone barrier. 120 hours. they are hoping for a long-term cease-fire. before i let you go, you've been critical of the president's action. are you still critical? or removing the right direction? >> he made the right move here obviously. he deserves a lot of credit for it. he knows erdogan. that is part and parcel for this decision. i do still think strategically pulling out of syria, giving the return of isis and the iranians seeking domination, it's a strategic mistake i think we will regre
this is really erdogan's concern about the sanctions. the president heard that in his voice when erdogan called him on tuesday and the president was very emphatic. i'm going to impose the sanctions unless you abide by a cease-fire. he said we can achieve the same buffer zone used in diplomacy, we are trying to do in the first case before you introduce this violence. that's why we have the cease-fire and why we have the withdrawal and why we are finally going to get a buffer zone without any...
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thank you erdogan. millions of lives will be saved. we don't know what will be said in this press conference, but we do know that vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo are speaking after talks took place with turkey's president erdogan, the u.s. delegation is pressing for turkey to call a ceasefire with syria. i want to bring kristen welker back. i know i'm giving you zero time to report, but what do you know? >> reporter: well, i would stress the fact that that was vice president mike pence's big ask, for a ceasefire. we've heard that from president trump over the past several days. mike pompeo. and that is clearly what their goal was. so i wouldn't be surprised if that is part of what we're about to hear and of course they will get a number of questions because they are likely going to hold a press availability as they come to the podiums there. but again, this was the big ask. president trump announcing the withdraw of troops from the border of syria and of course we have seen turkey move in and of course the
thank you erdogan. millions of lives will be saved. we don't know what will be said in this press conference, but we do know that vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo are speaking after talks took place with turkey's president erdogan, the u.s. delegation is pressing for turkey to call a ceasefire with syria. i want to bring kristen welker back. i know i'm giving you zero time to report, but what do you know? >> reporter: well, i would stress the fact that that was...
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52%—52.5% that erdogan won. you've got a long way to go before you're relevant. the chp published a pamphlet called ‘radical love'. you have said during the campaign "a neighbour who doesn't think like you, just give them a hug, show them that walls can be torn down with love." "i like hugging, nobody will escape our hugs. " is that your platform to launch yourself on the national stage? go around hugging everybody? finally, 2023, the next presidential elections. could we see you stand as a candidate for your party, the chp? mayor ekrem imamoglu, thank you very much indeed for coming on hardtalk. thank you. thank you, you're welcome. hello again. we'll take a look at the weather picture through tuesday, and i think there's going to be quite a bit of cloud in the sky first thing in the morning, because this is what's going on at the moment. we've got a stripe of cloud in the west. this is a weather front that's going to be pushing eastwards. as it does so, it is all the time pushing into an area of high pressur
52%—52.5% that erdogan won. you've got a long way to go before you're relevant. the chp published a pamphlet called ‘radical love'. you have said during the campaign "a neighbour who doesn't think like you, just give them a hug, show them that walls can be torn down with love." "i like hugging, nobody will escape our hugs. " is that your platform to launch yourself on the national stage? go around hugging everybody? finally, 2023, the next presidential elections. could...
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we made that clear up to president erdogan. ourey moved against admonitions, and that -- and there were costs imposed immediately on the turkish administration. it is a complex question particularly with the implementation of sanctions against a nato ally. secretary pompeo has made clear we will follow along as appropriate. i cannot give you a timeline, but that issue is under deliberative review. >> thank you both for your service. >> i now recognize the gentlelady from nevada for five minutes. >> mr. ambassador, your valiant attempt to describe what this administration has done through deliberative, diplomatic efforts is in total contradiction to what the president himself said after this occurred. he said even while pence was on his way to do something that there is just a lot of sand over there, that sometimes you have to let them fight like little kids before you separate them. the kurds were no angels, they did not help us in world war ii. isn't this contradictory to the image you are trying to present today? i think you
we made that clear up to president erdogan. ourey moved against admonitions, and that -- and there were costs imposed immediately on the turkish administration. it is a complex question particularly with the implementation of sanctions against a nato ally. secretary pompeo has made clear we will follow along as appropriate. i cannot give you a timeline, but that issue is under deliberative review. >> thank you both for your service. >> i now recognize the gentlelady from nevada for...
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turkish president recep p tayyip erdogan says he will meet with u.s. vice president mike pence and u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, but he will not and his anti-kurdish assault. also coming up tonight, how close to a deal are they? u.k. and european union negotiators appear to be on the brink of an 11th hour brexit agreement. and a major speech by hong kong leader carrie lam is cut short after she is shouted down by pro-democracy lawmakers. plus, they say a picture is worth 1000 words. so what is n north korean leader kim jong-un saying with these imageses o of his equestrian ecstasy? ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and all around the world, welcome. tonight, u.s. president donald trump is warning that u.s. sanctions against turkey will be devastating if a meeting between vice president mike pence and turkish president recep tayyip erdogan is not successful. but successful for who? erdogan has rejected calls for a cease-fire in northern syria, where his incursion against the former u.s. allies, syrian kurds, has now drawn in troops
turkish president recep p tayyip erdogan says he will meet with u.s. vice president mike pence and u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, but he will not and his anti-kurdish assault. also coming up tonight, how close to a deal are they? u.k. and european union negotiators appear to be on the brink of an 11th hour brexit agreement. and a major speech by hong kong leader carrie lam is cut short after she is shouted down by pro-democracy lawmakers. plus, they say a picture is worth 1000 words. so...
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it's a major setback for president erdogan. ethiopia's prime minister urges his people to unite against evil, after his military chief of staff is shot dead during an attempted coup. thousands of people gather in the czech capital prague, to call for the resignation of the prime minister over fraud allegations. thailand celebrates the anniversary of the cave rescue that captivated the world, with a charity race run by some of the trapped footballers. hello and welcome to world news today. the opposition has won a re run of the election for mayor of turkey's biggest city, istanbul, in a major setback for the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan. ekrem imamoglu beat his rival mr erdogan‘s choice by about nine percent a far greater margin than in march's poll, which was annulled by the electoral authorities. president erdogan congratulated ekrem imamoglu on his victory but the re run widely seen as a referendum on mr erdogan appear quite an extraordinary scene. he congratulated him on his victory, he congratulated him on but
it's a major setback for president erdogan. ethiopia's prime minister urges his people to unite against evil, after his military chief of staff is shot dead during an attempted coup. thousands of people gather in the czech capital prague, to call for the resignation of the prime minister over fraud allegations. thailand celebrates the anniversary of the cave rescue that captivated the world, with a charity race run by some of the trapped footballers. hello and welcome to world news today. the...
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and iran and erdogan. maybe there's no cleansing going on now, but there's a history in turkey of doing cleansing, especially with the armenians. so i am concerned that maybe not now because there were eyes all over him, but sooner or later he's going to start his cleansing and taking, taking more territory. what are we going to do about it? we have no real way of stopping him. you know what's more disgusting? i saw pictures yesterday in the news, people throwing potatoes at our armed forces. someone who relishes this country, i cannot -- it just turned my stomach yesterday that our armed forces who have defended this country forever, defended democracy, and we have people throwing potatoes. i don't know about this president, but i have to tell you the military cannot be happy with this guy. so i have a ton of questions to ask you about who's going to fill it, what are we going to do. you know what's wrong with you saying that we're going to sit down and figure out the policy from now on? doesn't make any
and iran and erdogan. maybe there's no cleansing going on now, but there's a history in turkey of doing cleansing, especially with the armenians. so i am concerned that maybe not now because there were eyes all over him, but sooner or later he's going to start his cleansing and taking, taking more territory. what are we going to do about it? we have no real way of stopping him. you know what's more disgusting? i saw pictures yesterday in the news, people throwing potatoes at our armed forces....
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52%—52.5% that erdogan won. you've got a long way to go before you're relevant. the chp published a pamphlet called ‘radical love'. you have said during the campaign "a neighbour who doesn't think like you, just give them a hug, show them that walls can be torn down with love." "i like hugging, nobody will escape our hugs. " is that your platform to launch yourself on the national stage? go around hugging everybody? finally, 2023, the next presidential elections. could we see you stand as a candidate for your party, the chp? mayor ekrem imamoglu, thank you very much indeed for coming on hardtalk. thank you. thank you, you're welcome. hello. there's some warmth and some sunshine to start this forecast — by the end, we'll see some rain for many. more on that in a moment. here's how monday shapes up, an area of high pressure centred over the uk, for now keeping atlantic fronts at bay. and a good deal of sunshine through monday morning. there will be more cloud across northern scotland, shetland in particular an
52%—52.5% that erdogan won. you've got a long way to go before you're relevant. the chp published a pamphlet called ‘radical love'. you have said during the campaign "a neighbour who doesn't think like you, just give them a hug, show them that walls can be torn down with love." "i like hugging, nobody will escape our hugs. " is that your platform to launch yourself on the national stage? go around hugging everybody? finally, 2023, the next presidential elections. could...
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he wanted to be there talking to erdogan. that happened all this in a split screen what is going on with the house on impeachment. >> right. well look, the president is still the president. there is a lot of business. turkey in an important part of the world but impeachment is the drama of the day and we know, again, we know where this is going. i think a lot of this is pretense. do we think, does anyone really think that today's hearings really changed anyone's vote up there? each side knows where they will go with this. we think it, looks very stage managed. i think possibly because they leaked so much before, we didn't really have the great drama today that i thought we might get. melissa: democrats claim that they think they're going to sway senate republicans. we'll see. bill mcgurn. thank you for sticking around doing that. >> you're welcome. connell: fox news alert. shares of cisco systems are lower after-hours after reporting first quarter results. gerri willis what do we see in the numbers? >> we're looking at the wo
he wanted to be there talking to erdogan. that happened all this in a split screen what is going on with the house on impeachment. >> right. well look, the president is still the president. there is a lot of business. turkey in an important part of the world but impeachment is the drama of the day and we know, again, we know where this is going. i think a lot of this is pretense. do we think, does anyone really think that today's hearings really changed anyone's vote up there? each side...
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president erdogan just sat back. picturethat was -- that of theery clear reminder transformation of turkey's priorities in syria. the final thing i want to syria, thethat conflict in syria played the most important role in the --ntry's domestic and policy and foreign policy the establishment of the republic. transformed the conflict in syria, but it was also transformed by the conflict in syria. you have to look at his domestic power struggle. vulnerable. most he will do anything, no matter how risky. we are reading the news that turkish troops are on the border , turkish officials are talking .bout a military incursion america's partners, allies, are warning about the risk. president might have given the green light, but still. you have a congress that is willing to punish erdogan for other reasons. president trump has been working very hard to prevent congressional leaders to hold sanctions, saying turkey is an important nato ally. it is going to be very difficult for president trump to continue to standby erdogan.
president erdogan just sat back. picturethat was -- that of theery clear reminder transformation of turkey's priorities in syria. the final thing i want to syria, thethat conflict in syria played the most important role in the --ntry's domestic and policy and foreign policy the establishment of the republic. transformed the conflict in syria, but it was also transformed by the conflict in syria. you have to look at his domestic power struggle. vulnerable. most he will do anything, no matter how...
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released a .etter to president erdogan the president took very tough language with president erdogan and advocated some kind of agreement or arrangement with the sdf leader. , and i think it is a very important point, the idea of the trail and giving a green light, it's as if our troops in northeast syria were like our troops along the korean dmz, to hold off a force. that is not what they were. they were two outposts of 12 people along that whole area of 140 kilometers and we told the turks, i was involved in telling them that, that is to observe whether the kurds are shooting across the order at you or you are shooting at them. that was not a security perimeter of any sort. the forces we eventually did move were way west of any of this fighting, and they were moved again, dod can explain why but looking at him the map, it was clear pretty soon they would've been cut off as the turks came down the main east-west highway. that is my understanding about why the decision was made. having followed up sensibly turkish, including intelligence i can't get into here, to -- turkish views on
released a .etter to president erdogan the president took very tough language with president erdogan and advocated some kind of agreement or arrangement with the sdf leader. , and i think it is a very important point, the idea of the trail and giving a green light, it's as if our troops in northeast syria were like our troops along the korean dmz, to hold off a force. that is not what they were. they were two outposts of 12 people along that whole area of 140 kilometers and we told the turks, i...
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and the president reiterated that in the call to erdogan today. we are where we are though in the ground in northeastern syria. >> and also on capitol hill. i think the president is in the broadest and deepest trouble he's been with republicans over foreign policy issue in his presidency and i think the tone you saw in this statement that he released today, talking about turkey being involved in serious human rights abuses, preventing displaced people from returning home, threatening the peace, security and stability. that was all a very, very different trump then we saw when he announced this. i think he is looking to try to figure a way out of this and the question is whether he can convince republicans that we are going to impose sanctions, that will do the trick. will really do the trick. >> bret: senator graham in that meeting, still going on from what i still understand, expecting a meaty statement from the senator's office. here is one of the senators speaking out for the president and his actions, senator rand paul and were presented of mi
and the president reiterated that in the call to erdogan today. we are where we are though in the ground in northeastern syria. >> and also on capitol hill. i think the president is in the broadest and deepest trouble he's been with republicans over foreign policy issue in his presidency and i think the tone you saw in this statement that he released today, talking about turkey being involved in serious human rights abuses, preventing displaced people from returning home, threatening the...
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president trump made that very clear to his friend president erdogan. the united states imposed sanctions earlier this week, and the president made it clear yesterday and we made it clear again today that there would be additional sanctions coming to bring an end to the violence, to the loss of innocent lives in this border conflict. that being said, let me say, i really believe today, today's cease-fire is a credit to president trump and to president erdogan. it's a credit to the strong relationship between the united states and turkey. it's also a credit to the strong relationship between our two leaders. where there are differences between friends, it's important that the friends let their feelings be known. president trump did that in this case. but it facilitated us being able to reach an agreement that is now resulted in a cease-fire, and we believe will set the stage for creating a peaceful and stable, a safe zone that the united states is committed to achieving that for all the people of this region. >> mr. vice president, mr. vice president can
president trump made that very clear to his friend president erdogan. the united states imposed sanctions earlier this week, and the president made it clear yesterday and we made it clear again today that there would be additional sanctions coming to bring an end to the violence, to the loss of innocent lives in this border conflict. that being said, let me say, i really believe today, today's cease-fire is a credit to president trump and to president erdogan. it's a credit to the strong...
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he sent to erdogan urging him not to invade syria. the president did not wake up one day and tell erdogan you can have syria, he went into syria against president trump's advice and counseling and now it's up to president trump and the rest of us to fix it but i blame erdogan, not trump. >> bret: isn't it implied that there was a green light if the forces left the kurdish forces on the ground and it opens the door? >> it was a mistake not to push back harder but the letter he sent to erdogan was a good letter that implored him not to create a problem. we were working with the legitimate concerns of turkey with the white pg element that they consider a terrorist group. if they have legitimate concerns but the solution was not turkey invading syria allowing isis to come back and iran being the biggest winner. what i hope will happen is the relationship with turkey is valuable and worth salvaging, if i were president erdogan, i would listen to vice president pence, have a cease-fire right now and tried to put this thing back together bef
he sent to erdogan urging him not to invade syria. the president did not wake up one day and tell erdogan you can have syria, he went into syria against president trump's advice and counseling and now it's up to president trump and the rest of us to fix it but i blame erdogan, not trump. >> bret: isn't it implied that there was a green light if the forces left the kurdish forces on the ground and it opens the door? >> it was a mistake not to push back harder but the letter he sent...
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president erdogan and putin, meeting in sochi. a lot of days and fighting and dying that could happen before that meeting, that may provide the only diplomatic off-ramp here. >> this remarkable letter from the president of the united states, where he, on october 9th, warns the turkish president, don't be a tough guy, don't be a fool. does the united states have any leverage at all to be making claims now? or a request to the turkish government? >> it's palpable that the answer is no. that letter was sent. it had no impact. president erdogan said he will not be looking at a cease-fire, which has been the american demand. bear in mind he may have said in that letter, president trump said that the pkk, the turkish branch of the kurds, that fought isis with american backing, he said that the pkk were worse than isis. that is a turkish talking point entirely. while donald trump is trying to criticize president trump erdogan, tell him not to be a tough guy. don't be a fool, language from a different era to some degree. he's saying the t
president erdogan and putin, meeting in sochi. a lot of days and fighting and dying that could happen before that meeting, that may provide the only diplomatic off-ramp here. >> this remarkable letter from the president of the united states, where he, on october 9th, warns the turkish president, don't be a tough guy, don't be a fool. does the united states have any leverage at all to be making claims now? or a request to the turkish government? >> it's palpable that the answer is...
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that changed during the call between president erdogan where president erdogan announced he would begin an operation in the east. host: i want to show what the president just had to say about this yesterday. he brought up the issue of turkey. >> very strong talks with a lot of people. we want to bring our soldiers back home after so many years, and the greatest war in the world they are policing. they are not a police force. we want to bring our soldiers back home and we are being very tough on turkey and a lot of others. they have to maintain their own properties, maintain peace and safety, and we will see what happens, the delegation. we are asking for a cease-fire. sanctions strongest and we have a lot in store in case they do not work, including massive tariffs on steel, shipping steel to the united states. they make a lot of money. host: that was president trump talking about the situation in turkey. we will take your questions and comments on this. you were just talking about some of the major players. what about russia? guest: the russians are stepping in to broker a separate neg
that changed during the call between president erdogan where president erdogan announced he would begin an operation in the east. host: i want to show what the president just had to say about this yesterday. he brought up the issue of turkey. >> very strong talks with a lot of people. we want to bring our soldiers back home after so many years, and the greatest war in the world they are policing. they are not a police force. we want to bring our soldiers back home and we are being very...
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on the phone call erdogan was pushing he knew it and the president knew it. and that's when it came across the line. because of the long-standing grievances to be per trade with the national security interest with their own american ideals the white house statement released called erdogan and was criticized for that planned turkish incursion after bipartisan and international outcry with any concern while at the same time and furthermore following to distance the united states when those evil consequences with the humanitarian challenges. within we have the impulsive president making these decisions to the national security experts. they both expressed disdain forr those present challenges relies on with national security policy we once again see the ramifications was on full display over the weekend with the separate kurdish groups who we partnered with syria and iraq. so the end state that was consulted by the president on this decision. he did not advise the national security experts and those who advocated for standing by while the turkey military goes ou
on the phone call erdogan was pushing he knew it and the president knew it. and that's when it came across the line. because of the long-standing grievances to be per trade with the national security interest with their own american ideals the white house statement released called erdogan and was criticized for that planned turkish incursion after bipartisan and international outcry with any concern while at the same time and furthermore following to distance the united states when those evil...
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istanbul is strongly associated with erdogan. he was elected as municipal mayor here and then became mayor of istanbul. after that, prime minister, and then president. if his a.k.p. is defeated in istanbul, it would be a political earthquake for erdogan reporter: back to the tea house where the young recep tayyip erdogan is trying to win some votes. he also hears many complaints about the economy. >> young people don't have jobs. it's become very hard for shop owners. nothing is good here anymore, nothing. reporter: the young erdogan says he wants to tackle these problems at least in his neighborhood but can't be sure of victory as he's facing two challenges. much is at stake in the local elections for both recep tayyip erdogans. brent: in algeria, the leader of the ruling coalition rnd party has joined calls for the ailing president to be replaced. last night, the head of the army urgedd that abdelaziz bouteflika be declared unfit to rule. bouteflika has been in power nearly 20 years although has nearly appeared in public since
istanbul is strongly associated with erdogan. he was elected as municipal mayor here and then became mayor of istanbul. after that, prime minister, and then president. if his a.k.p. is defeated in istanbul, it would be a political earthquake for erdogan reporter: back to the tea house where the young recep tayyip erdogan is trying to win some votes. he also hears many complaints about the economy. >> young people don't have jobs. it's become very hard for shop owners. nothing is good here...
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but with democracy, there will be questions for erdogan, because erdogan's electoral success the last 15 years has been built on actual success at the bollenbach. he says, "whatever you say about me, i went elections." now he has been defeated and this will raise questions over erdogan's legitimacy. brent: it is very troubling if this vote were to be challenged yet again, especially considering that the country had two or three years of this crackdown under erdogan. looking outside, you would think the country would be in the grip of the ak party, and that vote rigging or any type of miss calculations would be practically impossible. dorian: well, indeed, and in fact, speaking to analysts, i think there is almost disbelilif from the opposition party that they could even win istanbul, given the iron grip thatt erdogn has over the media and varioious structures. the fact that the opposition has won has given major hope to the opposition going for that they can ultimately challenge erdogan's power in almost that is why the ruling ak party and erdogan are so concerned. brent: as always, d
but with democracy, there will be questions for erdogan, because erdogan's electoral success the last 15 years has been built on actual success at the bollenbach. he says, "whatever you say about me, i went elections." now he has been defeated and this will raise questions over erdogan's legitimacy. brent: it is very troubling if this vote were to be challenged yet again, especially considering that the country had two or three years of this crackdown under erdogan. looking outside,...
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david talked to the israelis about erdogan, talk to the saudis about erdogan, that would be a very, that like a real square peg round whole problem i just don't think that's realistic. i will leave it there. >> next question. >> i am with the center for security policy. we have all heard president erdogan talking, declining over the the last several years his -- declaring over the the last several years his intent to reconquer lands of the ottoman empire. where would you all expect to see them turn next? do you think, do it if you think that erdogan has his sights set in what else besides northeastern syria? >> i don't want to hog the stage, but look what is doing in the eastern mediterranean, look at the maps of syria that he showed in september, and those are the maps he has shown for some time. in the mosul battle, he insisted on being part of the mosul battle. that would've upended the entire battle. we have seen anything like it since the vietnam war or world war ii. we needed to put u.s. forces on the road to make sure turkey would not come in the battle. he is national security zo
david talked to the israelis about erdogan, talk to the saudis about erdogan, that would be a very, that like a real square peg round whole problem i just don't think that's realistic. i will leave it there. >> next question. >> i am with the center for security policy. we have all heard president erdogan talking, declining over the the last several years his -- declaring over the the last several years his intent to reconquer lands of the ottoman empire. where would you all expect...
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whether it's 50% america and 50% erdogan% erdogan, or 80% erdogan and 20% america, i don't know, but we played a major role. let's move aside the mistake that we made. let's get past that and to try o do something productive. just a couple of sentenced about what that means. what is that productive? >> donald trump has been forced, doll trump has been forced into, by this bipartisan consensus in congress to put sanctions on turkey. let's use that for negotiation with erdogan, possibly get, maybe get forces to stop, cease-fire in place and then negotiation with the turks but -- about anrrangement and northeast syria that meets their security needs and allows us what we need in northern syria and protects civilian life. and one last sentence just about what blaise said. i agree with almost every word that blaisesaid. >> can i get that in writing? [laughing] >> you can get the full sentence -- >> about what we would like to see in northeast syria, is something on the model of the krg and iraq. but we never tried to build that. this is the key. we converted the relationship between ally
whether it's 50% america and 50% erdogan% erdogan, or 80% erdogan and 20% america, i don't know, but we played a major role. let's move aside the mistake that we made. let's get past that and to try o do something productive. just a couple of sentenced about what that means. what is that productive? >> donald trump has been forced, doll trump has been forced into, by this bipartisan consensus in congress to put sanctions on turkey. let's use that for negotiation with erdogan, possibly...
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that is when president erdogan switched to nationalism. he decided to ally with the turkish nationalists, and the cease-fire that was in place for years broke down and turkey decided to pursue a heavy-handed military approach to the country's kurdish problem. and that shift in the calculations had a direct impact on the way that erdogan saw the conflict in syria. so from then on, and i also must mention that starting from 2014, you will see the rise of the kurds in syria as well. the united states started working very closely with the syrian kurdish militia which is the ypg in the fight against the islamist states. the military aid provided by the americans to the syrian kurds boosted the kurds' image diplomatic and political image, and so that also peaked the turkey threat perceptions. so given that change in the domestic scene, and other calculations, erdogan's decisions started to change. so toppling the regime and kurdish nationalism became erdogan's national priority and toppling the regime came after that. so, starting from 2015, you
that is when president erdogan switched to nationalism. he decided to ally with the turkish nationalists, and the cease-fire that was in place for years broke down and turkey decided to pursue a heavy-handed military approach to the country's kurdish problem. and that shift in the calculations had a direct impact on the way that erdogan saw the conflict in syria. so from then on, and i also must mention that starting from 2014, you will see the rise of the kurds in syria as well. the united...
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a turkish man connected to erdogan. that guy is being prosecuted by the southern district of new york. and the president of turkey does not want that and wants him let go. so you've got your gold trader and then the leader of a relimgs s movement very popular in turkey, a very outspoken erdogan critic. and erdogan absolutely hates this guy because he's convinced he fomented a coup against him. new he happens to live in the united states in the poconos of all places in the mountains in pennsylvania, and he lives as a legal permanent resident which is random. erdogan wants him extradited back, okay? so those are the two things that erdogan wants from the u.s. government, the two things he arguably cares most about in terms of specific internal u.s. matters. those are also the two things that giuliani we now know was personally repeatedly lobbying the president about. giuliani was that gold trader's lawyer, okay? he represented him. and back in 2017 giuliani traveled to turkey and held a secret meeting with erdogan to basi
a turkish man connected to erdogan. that guy is being prosecuted by the southern district of new york. and the president of turkey does not want that and wants him let go. so you've got your gold trader and then the leader of a relimgs s movement very popular in turkey, a very outspoken erdogan critic. and erdogan absolutely hates this guy because he's convinced he fomented a coup against him. new he happens to live in the united states in the poconos of all places in the mountains in...
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. >> welcome to united nations, his excellency, recep tayyip erdogan. >> reporter: but erdogan had a very specific goal in mind. he just briefed the united nations about his plan to invade northern syria. he wanted to clear out kurdish fighters from a strip of syrian territory along the turkish border. he said the kurdish fighters there were just terrorists. the land turkey wanted to take over and resettle with a new population was rojaban. many considered erdogan's plan a blueprint to ethnically cleanse the kurds. on their fateful phone call, president trump opened the door for erdogan to invade. and ordered u.s. troops to get out of the way. an apparently off-the-cuff decision that set off shock waves. >> president trump clearly gave a green light to this intervention, and i don't -- maybe he didn't fully understand what this meant, who would be crossing the border, who are these people, maybe he didn't ask his experts. it's pretty clear to me he was not prepared for that phone call. it just demonstrated no knowledge from the commander in chief from the oval office level of the sit
. >> welcome to united nations, his excellency, recep tayyip erdogan. >> reporter: but erdogan had a very specific goal in mind. he just briefed the united nations about his plan to invade northern syria. he wanted to clear out kurdish fighters from a strip of syrian territory along the turkish border. he said the kurdish fighters there were just terrorists. the land turkey wanted to take over and resettle with a new population was rojaban. many considered erdogan's plan a blueprint...
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i think erdogan and his cadre, definitely view the u.s. arming and support and political recognition of ypg as the distinct threat to its national interest. >> why don't you both comment because i want to get to the present. >> you said, he made a nazi comparison saying anyone is fighting for the ypg is fighting for the pkk cause. i want to be clear, as a franchise of the pkk in syria, they do have different aims. someone fighting for the ypg in syria is fighting was initially to get isis out of the territory and now is trying to find some level of autonomy that was a mission after that. they're not exactly fighting the war in turkey although there's some cross polymerization. >> to respond to that, absolutely. and i think what ever mistakes was that we made no effort or none that was visible to get the ypg to denounce, to reject the marxist ideology, to become more palatable to the turkish government. like you said there are individuals -- they are not, all of its fighters are not rabid pkk followers of when their push and direction, , re
i think erdogan and his cadre, definitely view the u.s. arming and support and political recognition of ypg as the distinct threat to its national interest. >> why don't you both comment because i want to get to the present. >> you said, he made a nazi comparison saying anyone is fighting for the ypg is fighting for the pkk cause. i want to be clear, as a franchise of the pkk in syria, they do have different aims. someone fighting for the ypg in syria is fighting was initially to...
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why does president erdogan benefit from this? a numberurkey has had of problems with united states and nato over the last years. president erdogan was very frustrated the united states and the eu were slow to respond to the coup attempt against him in july 2016 whereas vladimir putin reached out much more quickly. he has also been frustrated with united states for approaching a faction of kurds in syria. thats also been clear russia has played a much more active role on the ground militarily in syria. own objectives in syria, it has been in his interests to align himself more closely with the russians than the americans. erdoganerdogan that said, i do not think -- that said, i do not think erdogan is wanting to shift with the russians. professor, you mentioned military sales, the s 400 system there testing in turkey which has gone crosswise with united states, especially the senate. how big of a factor is that in the military sales? prof. khrushcheva: it is important because russia wants to show off it's very important weapons. d
why does president erdogan benefit from this? a numberurkey has had of problems with united states and nato over the last years. president erdogan was very frustrated the united states and the eu were slow to respond to the coup attempt against him in july 2016 whereas vladimir putin reached out much more quickly. he has also been frustrated with united states for approaching a faction of kurds in syria. thats also been clear russia has played a much more active role on the ground militarily in...
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turkish president erdogan, said we will take over where we left off. >> erdogan and putin, supposed to meet at a lengthy meeting. president trump said the kurds were fighting for their own reasons. >> they were fighting isis. where is an agreement that says we need to stay in the middle east, for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization? the kurds never said that. i hope they will watch over isis. >> the president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil, he didn't think it was necessary to leave troops behind in syria. he said there were 28 troops on t the border anyway. but they're staying in the middle east. nick paton walsh will look at some of the things that the president said that weren't true. the u.s. never promised to ever protect the kurds. but many thought it would end in the more managed fashion. there were 28 troops pulled back. they were not about to be obliterated by advancing armyie. after the past 48 hours, we're seeing troops rallying and leaving a different syria behind them. certainly in the meeting at sochi, that we will see today, between ru
turkish president erdogan, said we will take over where we left off. >> erdogan and putin, supposed to meet at a lengthy meeting. president trump said the kurds were fighting for their own reasons. >> they were fighting isis. where is an agreement that says we need to stay in the middle east, for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization? the kurds never said that. i hope they will watch over isis. >> the president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil,...
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president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things have been said, lots of threats of economic sanctions have been made, how are you going to repair the going forward ? you going to repair the going forward? thank you. first, as you will see from the agreement, part of our understanding is that with the implementation of the ceasefire, the united states will not impose any further sanctions. on turkey. and once a permanent ceasefire is in effect, the president has agreed to withdraw the economic sanctions which were imposed this last monday. make no mistake about it, president trump was very clear with our ally, turkey, about american opposition to
president erdogan's decision tonight to work alongside president trump i think will benefit turkey in a great deal. thanks, i know you want to ta ke deal. thanks, i know you want to take some questions. go right ahead. thank you very much. how do you overcome, how will you overcome , how do you overcome, how will you overcome, the damage that has been caused over the past week? there has beena caused over the past week? there has been a lot of animosity between us and turkey, lots of things...
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between istanbul and mr erdogan. thank you for your time. it has been good to have you on the briefing. bulent aliriza, the founding director the turkey project in washington. now it is overall the sport. hello, this is your monday sports briefing. we start with a real sporting fairytale. before this weekend it‘s probably safe to say that not a huge amount of people had heard of hannah green. she‘s only been on the lpga tour for two years, she hasn‘t really come anywhere near winning a title and didn‘t have a wikipedia page until sunday. well, the 22 year old has won golf‘s third major with victory at the women‘s pga championship at hazeltine minnesota. this putt sealing a half a million dollar cheque and a first major by an australian in 13 years. green had started the day at the top of the leaderboard and stayed there throughout her round finishing the tournament on 9 under overall i‘m pretty much speechless. i was really nervous playing the last five holes and i‘m just really happy that i made a cl
between istanbul and mr erdogan. thank you for your time. it has been good to have you on the briefing. bulent aliriza, the founding director the turkey project in washington. now it is overall the sport. hello, this is your monday sports briefing. we start with a real sporting fairytale. before this weekend it‘s probably safe to say that not a huge amount of people had heard of hannah green. she‘s only been on the lpga tour for two years, she hasn‘t really come anywhere near winning a...