1. Here’s my highlighted copy of the House Turkish Sanctions bill that is now to go to the Senate. Some thoughts. timinhonolulu.com/2019/10/29/1-h…
2. They don't seem to name Erdogan but identify Akar and his commanders who are running the Syrian operation. Fidan is not listed. Trump can add others but for now it's the command. All weapons banned including broad dangerous sanction for any country shipping weapons to Turkey.
3. Though Erdogan is not listed the sanctions require a report on all of Erdogan's net worth. Also Halk Bank is sanctioned and any successor that may indicate that Halk Bank may be liquidated by Turkey.
Key is that Turkey must stop and get out
Key is that Turkey must stop and get out
4. The one thing I would like to say that can never remedy Trump's betrayal of our allies, but this bill requires SecDef @EsperDoD within 60 days, to submit a plan on how we can assist the SDF and others in northern Syria. I hope he gets on it ASAP.
5. It also creates the mechanism for the Trump administration to name Erdogan and others for war crimes and gross violations of international law relating to human rights. But while the Trump family lives off of Istanbul revenues I think criminal charges against the Turks will
6. have to wait until 2021. All in all a great day for Americans of both parties and hopefully a little light in the darkness that @realDonaldTrump has cast on the folks of northern Syria as cold winter sets in ethnically cleansed from their homes by @POTUS' business associate.
