'The President is in a reality of his own that does not match what's going on on the ground, to say the least.'- Ryan Crocker, former US Ambassador to Syria, on Trump claiming a 'tremendous success' after VP Mike Pence said Turkey agreed to a ceasefire.
On Friday, Trump re-tweeted a post from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, literally echoing his comments about the need to"defeat terrorism," even though Erdogan has previously referred to America's Kurdish allies as terrorists. Here are three more stark examples of Trump repeating talking points from Turkey and Russia:Read More Kurds releasing
prisoners and their families escaping from Kurdish-controlled camps were"disinformation," designed to"provoke the US and Europe" and more recently stated the Syrian Kurds"deliberately" allowed these escapes.On Monday, Trump parroted this theory, tweeting that the"Kurds may be releasing some to get us involved.
. In light of the ceasefire announced Thursday, it's unclear whether Turkey will take control of some of these Kurdish-guarded compounds. In a statement on Friday, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said he had recently spoken with the Turkish minister of defense to remind him of the full terms of the agreement.
fighters and those displaced by the fight against On Wednesday, Trump touted the role Russia has played in the fight against as much as the United States does."He added,"Russia had a plane blown up by and other terrorists, the Russian military has overwhelmingly targeted Assad's opponents. This pales in comparison to American military efforts against
. After Russia entered the civil war, the US said that more than 90% of Russian airstrikes weren't targeting directly on the ground. Around 1,000 American service members were in northern Syria to help the Kurds and keep , Russia has placed this progress at risk with their activities, which are not focused on defeating
." This mimics Erdogan's repeated attacks on the PKK. According to Erdogan, the purpose of the northern Syria invasion is to"neutralize terror threats against Turkey" including the PKK, SDF, and
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