Ally. and turkey as a partner of the united states of america. but america wanted to see an end to the violence and see an end to the turkish incursion into syria. the demand was for a cease-fire. what was the or else? the or else was that the united states was simply not going to stand idly by. while innocent lives were lost. wouldn t stand idly by but i think you really nailed it, neil, when you said when you look at the potential catastrophe economically, i think certainly they got the attention of the president of turkey. the president of the vice president that is was also asked by john roberts if he could trust president erdogan, his answer was very interesting let s listen here. can you trust him? i think we will take this agreement for what it is.
I think that president trump and president erdogan have the kind of relationship where president erdogan nels president trump says what he means and means what he says and i think on the foundation of that kind of a candid and honest relationship we can go forward together for a more peaceful region. certainly that is the hope not just on the american side but clearly on the turkey side as well. say nothing of the syrians and the kurds in particular. i want to share part of a statement by the foreign minister. a lot of people obviously hopeful, neil, and i think that s the word of the hour that this piece will hold beyond the next 100 plus hours. i want to share this from the foreign minister. we got what we wanted. there was an agreement that the turkish armed forces will control this area. the heavy weapons will be collected. we will put operation peace spring on hold for 120 hours so the white bg can vacate. this is not, repeat this is not