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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would open the doors for 3.6 million refugees currently in Turkey to seek shelter in Europe, should his country come under undue criticism.
Erdogans threats came a day after Turkish troops began a major incursion into northeastern Syria, drawing criticism from the U.S., many European nations and Arab states.
The lira hovered near its weakest level since late August against the dollar while stocks and government bonds fell amid the threat of punitive actions by the U.S. Congress.
Erdogan announced the beginning of the cross-border military offensive, code-named Peace Spring on Wednesday, three days after President Donald Trump said U.S. troops in the area wouldnt stand in the way. Ankara says the operation is meant to force back Kurdish militants controlling the border area and target Islamic State militants.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-09/turkey-hits-tal-abyad-targets-as-operation-begins-syria-update?srnd=premium
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)that russian pipeline from the Caspian sea to the Mediterranean isn't getting built while those humans and their ethics are in the way...
BumRushDaShow
(129,441 posts)right on time.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,649 posts)Our presence was at least a restraining influence and gave us a bargaining position. And now the other asshole in the White House has abandoned the field.
It's impossible to win a card game when you walk away from the table. Saying that another player was cheating means nothing if you're complaining from the other side of the world.
bdamomma
(63,922 posts)to make Europe a chaos pit, just what Putin wanted, Putin is spreading his tentacles out. Just beware.
Peace spring????
They are committing genocide, just what they did to the Armenians during WWI
ISIS is going to be stronger than ever now, if theyare threatened of being killed.
Will it be a showdown between ISIS and Turkish forces??? And Americans thrown into the mix.