President Trump declared Wednesday that Turkey's attacks in Syria against Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American soldiers are not a U.S. concern.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that Turkey’s attacks in Syria against Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American soldiers are not a U.S. concern.Dismissing outrage among even some of his staunchest supporters, Trump said the U.S. has no stake in protecting the Kurds, and he brushed off suggestions that the U.S. military exit has created a new opening for Russia in Syria.
“They’ve got a lot of sand over there,” Trump said. “So there’s a lot of sand that they can play with.” Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told reporters he didn’t know what could be done to undo the harm that has resulted from the withdrawal. Trump downplayed the crisis that followed his decision to pull out of Syria, which critics say amounted to giving Turkey a green light to invade Syria’s northeast, where it has been attacking Kurdish fighters whom Turkey views as terrorists.
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters allied with the United States after Trump pulled troops from the region earlier this month. His decision was strongly condemned in the U.S. — including by usual Republican allies in Congress — and around the world as contributing to regional instability and the abandonment of an ally.“If Russia wants to get involved with Syria, that’s really up to them,” he said. “It’s not our border. We shouldn’t be losing lives over it.
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