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1. I've only made passing remarks on this but I know want to make sure the DOD press question what's going on in Deir EzZor. I trust the reported three bases in Deir EzZor derive from several strategic considerations but IMO the principal one is to cut Turkey off from Syrian oil.
2. Turkey had other objectives: Ethnic cleansing, genocide and freeing ISIS. But ISIS was on the road to the oil and gas in the SE and that is what the Ottoman boss-man is pursuing. @barbarastarrcnn @rabrowne75 @ckubeNBC
3. A former PKK member was read in on a mission that was kept from the Turks. I've been watching this Wagnerian opera for five frigging years. We need to de-list the PKK. They are not our enemy And we should only list our enemies. And by de-listing them we can open a dialogue.
4. Our goal for the Turkish people is peace and nothing @RTErdogan is doing will lead to peace. Turkey's presence in Syria and Iraq is provocative. Despite our serial betrayals the Kurds can be our partners. @USEmbassySyria @USEmbassyTurkey @HouseDemocrats @SenateDems.
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