'Alliances are very easy': Trump dismisses concerns about leaving Kurds at the mercy of Turkey
As Turkey began its assault against America’s Kurdish allies on Wednesday, sending troops and warplanes across the border with Syria, President Trump dismissed concerns about what is widely characterized as a betrayal of the fighters who bore the brunt of the battle against ISIS.
After a phone call with Turkish President Recep Erdogan Sunday, Trump ordered the immediate withdrawal of the token American force that had been stationed in northern Syria, serving as a tripwire against Turkey’s long-standing desire to eliminate the Kurdish presence on their border. The Kurds, an ethnic group in a region that spans Turkey, northern Syria and Iraq, have fought alongside Americans in the war on ISIS for years.
He repeated his threat from Monday to “obliterate” the economy of Turkey with sanctions if — as some fear — they perpetrate a massacre of the Kurds. “Well, they’re going to be escaping to Europe, that’s where they want to go. They want to go back to their homes but Europe didn’t want them from us, we could have given it to them, they could have had trials, they could have done whatever they wanted. But as usual, it’s not reciprocal. You know, my favorite word, ‘reciprocal.’ That’s all I want. I don’t want an edge, I just want reciprocal, it’s not a fair deal for the United States.
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