Thread by @ClaireBerlinski

If this bothers you, contact your representatives. Tell then you don't support giving RTE a green light in Syria.
We will see a repeat of the horror show in Afrin. And since Turkey's support for ISIS has been extensively documented,

, this move will spell disaster for many years to come and not only for the Middle East.

We must all urgently oppose Trump's decisions. Call Congress and the White House every day until this decision is reversed.

If you don’t know your representatives names and numbers,

enter your name and zip code on this site and it will tell you: callmycongress.com When you call please say your name and Congressional district, and make these three points.

1) I am calling to oppose Trump's capitulation to Erdogan.

2) The Trump administration is making itself responsible for genocide of our partners, the YPJ. Turkey will drive them out of their homes as it did in Afrin and subject them to the rule of jihadis. This is a war crime and must not be allowed to happen.

3) Handing over control of ISIS prisoners to Turkey is dangerous. Turkey aided ISIS and will treat them as allies Thirty US National Security professionals warned on Sept. 11 that these prisoners must be brought to trial under proper supervision.

If you want a script you can read on the phone:

My name is _________ and I am your constituent. I am calling to ask you to strongly oppose President Trump's decision to let Turkey invade northeastern Syria, which will result in genocidal attacks on the Kurds.

Erdogan has clearly announced he plans to deport the entire Kurdish population and hand their homes over to Syrian jihadis. This is exactly what he did in Afrin; it is a war crime and the US cannot be party to it.

I also ask you to strongly oppose handing control of ISIS prisoners over to Turkey. As the Pentagon and the SDF have documented, Turkey gave material aid to ISIS. ISIS prisoners should be put on trial; Turkey is more likely to release them to do more damage to the world.

For Trump's announcement, see this New York Times article. For documentation of the dangers of the ISIS prisoners, see this letter by 30 intelligence professionals. For further background information, see the attached letter drafted by the Emergency Committee for Rojava,

shortly before the eruption of the present crisis.

If you want further information, please contact us [e-mail]. Please share this message widely AND PLEASE ACT NOW!

Sincerely,

Debbie Bookchin, Anya Briy, Ozlem Goner, Anna-Sara Malmgren, Elizabeth Miller, Meredith Tax, and Matthew Whitley

Steering Committee of the Emergency Committee for Rojava