Donald Trump "likes" the Kurds, but he wants to make some clarifications. Asked on Wednesday that the Americans are building an alliance with the Kurds, against whom Turkey has launched an offensive in Syria, the US president responded that the latter had "not helped" the United States during the Second World War. and the landing in Normandy.
"The Kurds are fighting for their land, you have to understand," said the Republican president from the White House. Claiming to rely on a "very powerful" article, presumably published by the conservative Townhall website, he developed his argument: "They did not help us during the Second World War, they did not help us in Normandy. example". "We spent a lot of money to help the Kurds, whether in ammunition, weapons, or money." "That being said, we love Kurds," he said.
Warnings to Erdogan
Turkey launched on Wednesday, despite several international warnings, its offensive against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, allied with Westerners in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group. This offensive comes after Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from border areas in Syria.
On Wednesday, the Republican billionaire said he hopes his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will act in a "rational" and as "humane" way as possible in Syria. "If he does it unfairly, he will pay a huge economic price," he warned. "I'll destroy their economy if it happens."