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"Don't be silly, I'll call you later" Trump's unusual letter to Erdogan


Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:14:53 +0200

The language is so unusual that New York Times journalist Katie Rogers admitted to having verified its authenticity with the White House. Don't be tough, don't be silly Donald Trump wrote to Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 9, three days after the announcement of the withdrawal of US troops from Syria. And again: We work on a good agreement. You don't want to be responsible for the massacre of thousands of people, and I don't want to be responsible for the destruction of the Turkish economy. I gave you a small example with what happened with Pastor Brunson. For the American president this is proof that the US has given no green light to the Turkish military operation in northern Syria. The sultan's reply arrives today through government sources: The letter was thrown into the garbage by the Turkish president. According to the reconstruction, Ankara gave its best answer by launching the military operation across the border on the same day.