President Donald Trump is facing the wrath of Americans after citing his “great and unmatched wisdom” to pull out of Northern Syria, opening up the region to Turkey which will wipe out America’s allies in the fight against ISIS. He also just threatened Turkey, a NATO ally, saying he will “totally destroy and obliterate” their economy if they do anything he considers “to be off-limits.”
“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.
The decision has been called “irresponsible” even by his closest allies, many of whom say Trump just paved the road to genocide of the Kurds.
Others, like his former UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, say Trump leaving the Kurds “to die” is a “big mistake.”
“We must always have the backs of our allies, if we expect them to have our back. The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake,” Haley tweeted on Monday.
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!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2019
We must always have the backs of our allies, if we expect them to have our back. The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake. #TurkeyIsNotOurFriend
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) October 7, 2019
America, I’m so sorry that this is your president.
— Ida Skibenes ❄️ (@ida_skibenes) October 7, 2019
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Every time I think you can't get any sicker, more twisted and be a bigger, more dangerous malignant-narcissist sociopath…you prove me wrong… #Trump #Turkey #ISIS #Syria
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) October 7, 2019
Threatening to obliterate the economy of a NATO ally is probably not going to reassure any of Trump's critics on Syria policy. https://t.co/FVjnOth0k4
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) October 7, 2019
"I, in my great and unmatched wisdom"
Oh yeah, very normal stuff here. https://t.co/5VZc0Te2rP
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 7, 2019
it's like tweets from the Wizard of Oz https://t.co/ugiaK8Py1n
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) October 7, 2019
You betrayed the Kurds, dip-shit, in the worst possible way.
You encouraged them to disarm on the promise you'd protect them from Turkey… and you just gave consent to Turkey to destroy them.
— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) October 7, 2019
“I, in my great and unmatched wisdom” sounds like malignant narcissism from Kim Jong Un or Joseph Stalin. Trump is the enemy of the people all over the world. His negotiations with North Korea fell apart and Trump thinks he can control Turkey with some strongly worded tweets.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) October 7, 2019
An embattled president who calls himself a "stable genius" refers to his "great and unmatched wisdom" while threatening a treaty ally. We're heading toward mad king territory here, folks. https://t.co/OvC9k1jmjI
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) October 7, 2019
Go ahead, give Trump your response.
