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Pence says Trump spoke to Erdogan and asked for immediate ceasefire
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] US President Donald Trump...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...... on Monday urged his ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important... to "stop the invasion" of Syria, Vice President Mike Pence said. Trump pressed the  ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...at the president’s request. "He’s directed me to lead a delegation. I will be leaving as quickly as possible to travel into the region to pursue a ceasefire and negotiated settlement," Pence said. "The United States of America did not give a green light for Turkey to invade Syria," Pence said to news hounds in front of the White House. Pence said Trump had been firm with Erdogan on the phone. "The United States of America simply is not going to tolerate Turkey’s invasion in Syria any further. We are calling on Turkey to stand down, end the violence and come to the negotiating table," Pence told news hounds. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who joined Pence, said the Treasury Department was taking economic action against Related: Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-10-13 Erdogan says Turkey won't stop military operation against Syria Kurds Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-10-12 Turkish operation in Syria threatens to revive Daesh: Putin Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-10-12 Pakistan fully supports Turkey’s concerns on terrorism Related: Mike Pence: 2019-10-04 Why we keep falling for hate-crime hoaxes Mike Pence: 2019-10-03 There's Dumb And Then There's Impeachment Dumb Mike Pence: 2019-10-01 Girl who accused white boys of cutting dreadlocks at Pence school admits she made it up Related: Immediate ceasefire: 2019-08-11 Yemen's southern separatists agree to Saudi call for ceasefire in Aden after capturing gov’t military camps Immediate ceasefire: 2019-05-04 Ghani says government ready for ceasefire while announcing the release of 175 Taliban prisoners Immediate ceasefire: 2019-01-22 Warring parties sign ceasefire agreement in Libyan capital Related: Steven Mnuchin: 2019-10-12 Turkey to respond tit-for-tat to possible US sanctions Steven Mnuchin: 2019-09-21 Trump announces toughest sanctions ‘ever’ on Iran Steven Mnuchin: 2019-09-05 China, US agree to meet in October for trade talks Posted by: Fred 2019-10-15 |
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