THREAD: Hey everybody. In just a few minutes, the @NewsHour will feature an interview between @JudyWoodruff and Turkish ambassador to the US @serdarkilic9. Tune in and check back here for a live thread.
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 q - is this a pause or a ceasefire?
@serdarkilic9: I think we agreed it is a pause. It is not a ceasefire.
@serdarkilic9: I think we agreed it is a pause. It is not a ceasefire.
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@serdarkilic9: Yes, all the members of YPG/PYD are Kurds, but they do not represent all Kurdish people.
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@serdarkilic9: When the US conducted operations in Afghanistan against al-Qaeda, we knew it wasn't an operation against the Afghani people.
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@serdarkilic9: Graham, Van Hollen "hurt the feelings of the Turkish public opinion" by defending the Kurds
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@JudyWoodruff: What was said by President Trump to President Erdogan that gave him the confidence to move ahead in the military operation?
@serdarkilic9 There are reports that Trump gave a greenlight. Which country needs a greenlight to defend its citizens?
@serdarkilic9 There are reports that Trump gave a greenlight. Which country needs a greenlight to defend its citizens?
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@serdarkilic9: "I think that President Trump in any case knew that we were going to take that action... he understood that operation is going to come and he didn't want to lead to an undesired clash to our forces over there."
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@JudyWoodruff: So then, if he fully understood, why did he urge the Turks to stop the incursion just days later?
@serdarkilic9: I think he was succumbing to political pressure from home.
@serdarkilic9: I think he was succumbing to political pressure from home.
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@serdarkilic9 on the Trump letter to Erdogan: I hope that history will not record that letter... it lacks the diplomatic niceties and is void of any established practices in that regard. I totally reject that letter.
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 @JudyWoodruff: What was Erdogan's reaction?
@serdarkilic9: "Our reaction was given in Syria. We started conducting the operation."
@serdarkilic9: "Our reaction was given in Syria. We started conducting the operation."
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 @JudyWoodruff: What about reports that he physically threw the letter in the trash?
@serdarkilic9: Well, he considers the letter null and void.
@serdarkilic9: Well, he considers the letter null and void.
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@JudyWoodruff asking about the brutal murder of female Kurdish politician Hevrin Khalaf: Is that how the Turks are conducting this operation?
@serdarkilic9: No... if there is any wrongdoing, rest assured it will be investigated. our troops were told to avoid civilians
@serdarkilic9: No... if there is any wrongdoing, rest assured it will be investigated. our troops were told to avoid civilians
@NewsHour @JudyWoodruff @serdarkilic9 .@JudyWoodruff: Is there a role for the US in Syria at all?
@serdarkilic9: Of course, they should help us defend our border... we need the help of the entire international community.
@serdarkilic9: Of course, they should help us defend our border... we need the help of the entire international community.
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