President Trump Says Large-Scale Sanctions Will Be Imposed On Turkey For Any Ceasefire Violations
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as leaves the White House, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Washington, to travel to South Carolina. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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UPDATED 11:07 AM PT — Friday, October 25, 2019
In a tweet Friday, President Trump pointed out Turkey is well aware that they are not to fire at Kurds as they leave the safe zone. He also threatened hefty sanctions for any violations.
The president also took aim at “pundit fools,” who ask what the U.S. is getting out of the deal to which he said “the oil.” He went on to reaffirm the U.S. is finally bringing its soldiers back home.
....USA has gained Trillions of Dollars in wealth since November 2016. All others way down. Our power is Economic before having to use our newly rebuilt Military, a much better alternative. Oil is secured. Our soldiers have left and are leaving Syria for other places, then....
....COMING HOME! We were supposed to be there for 30 days - That was 10 years ago. When these pundit fools who have called the Middle East wrong for 20 years ask what we are getting out of the deal, I simply say, THE OIL, AND WE ARE BRINGING OUR SOLDIERS BACK HOME, ISIS SECURED!
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Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. is now entering phase two of withdrawing troops from Syria. While speaking on the sidelines of the NATO conference in Brussels Friday, he said his department is considering re-positioning forces in the region to secure oil fields in order to block ISIS from the resources.
The U.S. defense chief said all other U.S. troops are intended to return home. He also mentioned the U.S. is working with Turkey and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to re-secure ISIS prisons.
“The SDF has assured us that all, within their area and control, all ISIS prisoners are being secure — that’s good news,” he stated. “I’ve spoken to the Turkish defense minister — he informs me that all the ISIS prisoners and the prisons in their area are under control, and actually informed me that they’ve been able to recollect some of them.”
Esper went on to urge fellow NATO members to recognize growing security threats, which are emerging from China and Russia.
Today’s discussion on burden sharing and deterrence will help lead to a stronger, more capable @NATO that is better prepared to defend the alliance against our adversaries. We must confront the challenges of today while planning for tomorrow.
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U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. NATO defense ministers on Friday discussed efforts to deter Russia in eastern Europe and the future of the mission training security forces in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
