The Turkish invasion of SDF-controlled Syria has lead to so many deaths that mass burials are now a daily occurrence. After reportedly okaying said invasion a week ago, Trump now publicly green-lights the ethnic cleansing of the region.
I am aghast.
Mass funerals have become a daily ritual for Northern Syria’s Kurds in the days since Trump withdrew U.S. protections from the area (warning: distressing images) pic.twitter.com/Nq1gktv1HC
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 18, 2019
WATCH: President Trump on Turkey attacking the Kurds: "Sometimes you have to let them fight, like two kids in a lot. You have to let them fight, and then you pull them apart!" pic.twitter.com/rSgu1U3ERu
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 18, 2019
The President of the United States is using the language of ethnic cleansing.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 17, 2019
If we allow him to continue, who would he use it on next? https://t.co/waSuNK2n3y
Think of how many lives we saved in Syria and Turkey by getting a ceasefire yesterday. Thousands and thousands, and maybe many more!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2019
Trump and Pence hailed a "ceasefire" deal in Syria that they promised would protect the Kurds from Turkey's assault. It appears to have a lasted less than a day https://t.co/Ff0XJYzUra pic.twitter.com/JPBrvMvrdu
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) October 18, 2019
The #ceasefire was a joke. These poor kids.
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 18, 2019
"Turkish aggression is using all available weapons against Ras al-Ain. Faced with the obvious failure of his plan, Erdogan is resorting to weapons that are globally banned such as white phosphorus and napalm.”https://t.co/kbHQlz33jR
Fox's Chris Wallace goes off on Trump’s Turkey debacle: ‘Is this a ceasefire or a surrender?’ https://t.co/yv2zEIekyl
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 18, 2019