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The Grand Turk
US responds to Turkish anger over Milley’s visit to NE Syria
2023-03-08
[NPASyria] In response to The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
’s reaction regarding the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General’s visit to northeast Syria, the US State Department linked the visit to the presence of the US troops in the region on Monday.

Ned Price, the US State Department Spokesman, said in a press briefing, "General Milley met only with US troops while in Syria. It was only an interaction with American service members."

However,
a lie repeated often enough remains a lie...
price, in his remarks, noted that answering any questions regarding the visit is the responsibility of the Department of Defense front man, "I’m not the Pentagon spokesperson."

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned Jeff Dear God! Won't he ever shut up? Flake
...Former Publican junior senator from Arizona, elected in 2012, since replaced by some Dem. Prior to that he was a U.S. Representative for twelve years. There's a reason he's a former junior senator...
, the US ambassador to Ankara, on Monday to ask for clarification regarding the visit of top US General Mark Milley to northeast Syria on March 4.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General made an unexpected visit to a US base in Syria to evaluate the mission against the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) and review protection measures for US troops.

Price told news hounds that "Flake did go to the Ottoman Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs today for meetings and for discussions."

The State Department Spokesman stressed, "Our service members are deployed in Syria in service of a goal" shared with Turkey, the US allies, and all members of the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, which is "the enduring defeat of ISIS."

The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General inspected force protection measures and received updates on the counter-ISIS mission, Milley’s front man, Dave Butler, told AFP.

Price said that, "the US Army chief does pop up around the world to visit with US service members. That’s what he did in this context."
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  Flooding the region with bureaucrats?
Or briefing minions on ROE?

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