NEWS CENTER - US President Donald Trump directed strong words against Turkey over the current situation in North and East Syria as the Turkish state increases its threats to invade the region.
Trump wrote the following on Twitter;
“As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!).”
Trump continued to write; “They must, with Europe and others, watch over the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!”
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham also posted a comment on Twitter in which he said that he had just talked to the U.S. Senator for Maryland, Chris Van Hollen, about the situation in Syria;
“We will introduce bipartisan sanctions against Turkey if they invade Syria and will call for their suspension from NATO if they attack Kurdish forces who assisted the U.S. in the destruction of the ISIS Caliphate.”
Graham continued; “Hope and expect sanctions against Turkey – if necessary – would be veto-proof. This decision to abandon our Kurdish allies and turn Syria over to Russia, Iran and Turkey will put every radical Islamist on steroids.”
Critizing Trump’s decision, Senator Chris Van Hollen tweeted the following; “The Syrian Kurds stood with us in the fight against ISIS when Turkey did not. Trump’s decision to betray them is unconscionable. Congress must make it clear that Turkey will pay a heavy price if they attack the Syrian Kurds.”