President Donald Trump said on Twitter Monday he will “totally destroy and obliterate” Turkey’s economy if it takes any action that he considers “off limits” after announcing U.S. forces will withdraw from Syria.
Trump’s threat followed the White House announcing on Sunday that Turkey will invade Northern Syria in a campaign against the self-declared Islamic State. 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 . They must, with Europe and others, watch over...The White House’s decision has been criticized as jeopardizing the lives of U.S.-allied Kurdish forces by leaving them to fend for themselves. This comes after they helped the U.S. defeat the Islamic State in Syria.
The Kurds are considered to be a terrorist organization by the Turkish government. Withdrawing U.S. troops, therefore, places them at even greater risk, the Kurds’ Syrian Democratic Forces warned in a statement that accused the U.S. of abandoning its responsibilities “in the war on terror.” The U.S. withdrawal “will have a serious impact in the fight against terrorism and will have deep impact on the political situation and international efforts to end the crisis and resolve it politically,” the SDA said.White House: Turkey To Invade Northern SyriaRepublicans, Foreign Policy Experts Condemn Trump's Decision To Abandon KurdsThis article originally appeared on HuffPost.
by building a golf course there? what? how? do tell!
How? By forcing American consumers to pay for a boatload of more tariffs?