Esper: Turkey 'appears to be' committing war crimes in northern Syria
Source: The Hill
BY ZACK BUDRYK - 10/13/19 08:49 AM EDT
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that Turkey appears to be committing war crimes in its incursion into northern Syria.
It appears to be, Esper agreed on CBSs Face the Nation Sunday when host Margaret Brennan described some of Turkey's actions against Kurdish forces as war crimes, including footage appearing to show the summary execution of Kurdish captives.
Its a very terrible situation over there, a situation caused by the Turks. Despite our opposition, they decided to make this incursion, Esper said.
Esper also said officials need to "sort ... out" reports that Turkish forces attacked U.S. Special Forces in Syria.
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Puppyjive
(505 posts)They are not only committing war crimes, they are doing it with weapons that the US supplied them with, including fighter jets. Let's just tell it like it is. The Turks have a lot of power because we provided them with weapons and trained them on how to use them.
Midnight Writer
(21,788 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,033 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)EarthFirst
(2,904 posts)Who dreamed up conservative war crime policy for a decade in the nineties; served in a government relations role to Raytheon & recognized as a top corporate lobbyist to the defense industry?
That Mark Esper?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)maxrandb
(15,349 posts)America is "complicit" in war crimes in Northern Syria.
We will have to scrub every ounce of your stench out of the Pentagon offices when you and the rest of your Heritage Club fucksticks are sent to federal prison.
You have blood on your hands.
Is your taxcut and Raytheon contracts really worth your soul?
ripcord
(5,499 posts)Is there a reason they haven't stepped up to replace the US in protecting the Kurds?