Trump Says Turkey’s Overthrow of Syria was an Unfriendly Action

I don’t know what this is supposed to imply.

It might not mean anything.

RT:

Türkiye is behind the regime change in Syria, US President-elect Donald Trump claimed on Monday in his first press briefing since the November election. Trump called the overthrow of Bashar Assad and his government an “unfriendly takeover” by Ankara.

The situation in Syria has changed drastically over the past two weeks after militants led by the Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group launched an offensive against the country’s troops, taking over major cities, including the capital Damascus. After the collapse of the Syrian military, the armed opposition seized power, forcing President Assad to flee to Russia, where he was granted political asylum.

“Those people that went in are controlled by Türkiye, and that’s OK,” Trump stated. He added that he considers Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a “smart” and “very tough” guy for succeeding in the overthrow of the Syrian leadership.

“[Türkiye] wanted [Syria] for thousands of years, and he got it… Türkiye did an unfriendly takeover without a lot of lives being lost,” Trump added. He also praised what he described as Türkiye’s “major military force” which “has not been worn out with war.”

According to Trump, Türkiye will also play a significant role in Syria’s future.

“Nobody knows what the final outcome is going to be in the region. Nobody knows who will rule in the final… Right now, Syria has a lot of indefinites, but I think Türkiye is going to hold the key to Syria,” the president-elect predicted.

Are people really confused about Turkey’s role? There were Turk soldiers involved in the invasion. I don’t think anyone is confused about that.

I do agree that no one knows who will rule in the final outcome.

His other comments were stupid. He actually did the Assad gas hoax again. I was a bit taken aback by that. You wouldn’t expect him to bring that up. It’s like when he said Russia lost 600,000 soldiers in the Ukraine. It’s weird to be pushing these mainstream neocon narratives that don’t even necessarily relate to Israel directly.

Sad.