We address the syrian impasse and how does this impact washington policy . We are lucky to have experts in the field with us today. I will keep it short so we can jump right in. First a few housekeeping items through todays event is being livestreamed and video recorded and it is also being broadcast on cspan so i encourage guests in the audience in attendance and viewing at home to join in on the conversation via twitter. Please feel free to comment as we go along and we will try to address those comments. This is the time or ask you to shut your cell phones down. We dont want or our guests to be interrupted as they engage in this conversation and now i am very pleased to hand over the conversation to my colleagues a research analyst. This is her first moderated event and we are very pleased to have you do this. Take it away. Thank you and thank you all for coming. Three weeks ago the turkish Army Launched an operation across the border in Northern Syria into region. Turkey is there f
Good morning everyone and welcome to the foundation for defense of democracies. My name is kim yojong and Senior Vice President for research and it is terrific to see so many familiar faces in the room. We are looking forward to our time the event this morning as we address the syrian impasse and how does this impact washington policy . We are lucky to have experts in the field with us today. I will keep it short so we can jump right in. First a few housekeeping items through todays event is being livestreamed and video recorded and it is also being broadcast on cspan so i encourage guests in the audience in attendance and viewing at home to join in on the conversation via twitter. Please feel free to comment as we go along and we will try to address those comments. This is the time or ask you to shut your cell phones down. We dont want or our guests to be interrupted as they engage in this conversation and now i am very pleased to hand over the conversation to my colleagues a research
Forces this is what weve heard from the turkish president. Why you still here why do these weapons still arrive america is in the process of creating a terror army on all good do nothing crucial now borders do not provoke we will run out of patience tillerson has arrived in turkey and hell be going to an embassy a u. S. Embassy in turkey that is on a street thats actually maimed for the military operation against those Kurdish Forces armed by the United States Operation Olive Branch that is sending a pretty clear message to washington that they do not approve of this policy of arming Kurdish Forces the United States is caught in a strange place between two allies its aligned with the Kurdish Forces and its also aligned with the turkish government a member of nato that considers those Kurdish Forces to be terrorists. Well Political Science professor ching is tomas says turkey now wants the u. S. To deliver on his promises we are fed up with these words its coming from america by mistake
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