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What is Graham saying here ? He warns of dangers for Turkey in "going in to Syria to deal with the armed elements that, in the eyes of Turkey, America created." Is he saying U.S. created YPG ? ISIS ? @stevenacook
For all those tempted to jump on my previous tweet and affirm the widespread belief in the Middle East that the "U.S. created ISIS," let's spare each other a repeat of a very tired debate. I agree that ISIS was spawned by misguided U.S. policies, but not more than that.
Clarifying: Is Graham saying Turkey believes ('in the eyes of Turkey') the U.S. created YPG or ISIS ?
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