Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Turkey's economy if it takes 'off-limits' actions
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic collapse Monday should Ankara take action in Syria he deems "off limits" ahead of a planned operation in the country's northeast. American leader has been facing mounting pressure Monday after the White House announced late Sunday the U.S. would pull back its forces.
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- Published Date: 07:08 | 07 October 2019
- Modified Date: 07:26 | 07 October 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to "totally destroy and obliterate" the Turkish economy if Turkey took any action he considered "off-limits" following his decision to withdraw American forces from northeastern Syria.
"As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I've done before!)" Trump tweeted.
Trump stressed that Turkey and European nations would be responsible for a prison camp in northeastern Syria where thousands of Daesh fighters and families are held. "It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory."
The president is facing pushback in Congress over his decision to withdraw US troops from the border area. The White House had announced that Turkey would move ahead with its "long-planned operation" in Syria and that the US would not be involved.