El Presidente Trump is showing no signs of regret despite a lot of people criticizing his decision to abandon our allies, the Kurds, to a massacre by the Turks.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1183366057169444864 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1183369132634456066…..The Kurds and Turkey have been fighting for many years. Turkey considers the PKK the worst terrorists of all. Others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other. Let them! We are monitoring the situation closely. Endless Wars!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 13, 2019
He is considering sanctions, but this tweet sounds like he’s not really into it:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1183376270731763714I mean, it’s basically world peace at the moment:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1183390085993119749Meanwhile, there are some real ugly reports coming out of the Turkish invasion of Syria:
Turkish state-backed media hails a “successful operation” to “neutralize” an unarmed 35-year old woman working to unite Arabs, Christians, and Kurds in NE Syria. Ms. Hevrin Khalef was reportedly dragged from a vehicle and shot to death. That’s a war crime. https://t.co/O5hEVQ28jt pic.twitter.com/dn6cl7VUZr
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) October 12, 2019
Urgent: US official - the situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly in Syria. Extremist Turkish proxies have advanced. US Forces at risk of being isolated. increased risk of confrontation between Turkish proxies and US Forces unless Turkey halts their advance immediately.
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) October 13, 2019
There are some horrific videos and photos of the brutality being used against Turks. They’re easy to find, for those who care.
There are also reports that ISIS detainees are escaping, since the Kurds who are holding them are under attack and have to flee:
It's over for the US in Syria. Trump has "directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces", Esper says. It comes after a chaotic day in which US supply lines were cut, another base was abandoned and hundreds of Islamic State detainees appear to have escaped.
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) October 13, 2019
SO, uhm… not very good. I haven’t seen Molly Hemingway’s defense of everything Trump has done, so I’m sure she’ll explain how everything is wonderful and totally in control. Noooo problem.