Obama's BFF Erdogan: U.S. Should Choose Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds. (rferl).
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed anger over a U.S. official's visit to a northern Syrian town that is under the control of Kurdish forces.
In comments published on February 7, Erdogan said Washington should choose between Turkey and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), as its partner.
"How can we trust you?” Erdogan asked. “Is it me that is your partner or is it the terrorists in Kobani?"
The comments come after senior U.S. diplomat Brett McGurk met members of the PYD in the city last week.
The PYD's military wing, aided by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq, drove back IS militants from Kobani a year ago.
Ankara considers the PYD and YPG to be affiliates of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Hmmm.....The Turkish Dictator now wants to dictate U.S. foreign policy as well.
#Turkey president @RT_Erdogan says #US has not fully complied with last year's agreements that opened Turkish bases to US forces
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) February 7, 2016
President @RT_Erdogan says some of commitments the US pledged last year have not yet been delivered to #Turkey
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) February 7, 2016
President @RT_Erdogan says #ISIL has modern military hardware from the US that even Turkey has difficulty in procuring as strategic partner
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) February 7, 2016
President @RT_Erdogan slams @brett_mcgurk for visiting #Kobane, asks whether #Turkey or 'terrorists in Kobane' is ally of the US
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) February 7, 2016
Citing the visit of @brett_mcgurk to #Kobane, #Turkey president @RT_Erdogan asks how Turkey will be able to trust to the US.
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) February 7, 2016
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