'Learn the hard way': Turkey warns Russia and Syria as US pledges 'full support' after soldiers killed
by Joel Gehrke | February 28, 2020
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin should not underestimate Turkey’s military, a Turkish envoy warned after the United States endorsed the NATO ally’s right to self-defense.
“The regime and its backers are used to killing innocent civilians and members of the opposition for years,†Feridun Sinirlioglu, Turkey’s ambassador to the United Nations, said during an emergency Security Council meeting Friday. “Some warlord in Damascus may not know the difference. Some extremist mercenaries fighting along with the regime may not know the difference. If they want to learn the hard way, they will.â€
That threat blurred the distinction between the Assad regime and Russia, although the Turkish envoy avoided accusing the Russian military of direct involvement in the Thursday strike that killed 33 Turkish soldiers in Idlib. U.S. officials closed ranks with Ankara, despite significant recent disputes over the wayward NATO ally’s purchase of Russian anti-aircraft missile defense systems.
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See, USA is largely supporting Turkey here.... and yes, I think this is the right decision.
There really is no right side or wrong side, we have a lot of sectarianism, that said, Syrian-American Hamdi Rifai shows up on some of the shows, he in fact, narrated or narrates a panel discussion on Syria.
https://twitter.com/HamdiRifaiJDThen, at CPAC, Zuhdi Jasser, MD, appeared on Newsmax yesterday and discussed the coronavirus... I barely caught a few minutes. Zuhdi is pretty much embraced by conservatives. Zuhdi of Syrian descent as well, Navy veteran. Well known because he use to appear on Fox a lot. He's located in Arizona.
https://twitter.com/DrZuhdiJasser
