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Washington mdash; As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares to visit Washington for a White House meeting Wednesday, President Trump s national security adviser said he s very concerned about reports of potential war crimes in Syria in the wake of the Turkish-led invasion of territory formerly held by U.S.-allied Kurdish force stanley cup s. We re very concern stanley cup ed about those issues, the war crimes issues, National Security Adviser Robert O Brien said on Face the Nation Sunday. We re watching them. We re monitoring it very closely. There is no place for genocide, for ethnic cleansing, for war crimes in the 21st century. The U.S. won t stand by for it, and w stanley uk e ve made that position very clear to the Turks. Transcript: National Security Adviser Robert O Brien on Face the Nation After Mr. Trump ordered an abrupt withdrawal of the U.S. troops stationed in northern Syria, the Turkish military launched a full-blown offensive with the help of Arab militias to take land held by the Kurds, which the government in Ankara has long accused of fostering discord and terrorism within Turkey. Mr. Trump s announcement fueled a flurry of bipartisan outcry in Congress, with even typically staunch allies like Senator Lindsey Graham urging him to reverse course. Democrats and Republican alike warned Mr. Trump that an American draw-down from the region would effectively sanction a Turkish slaughter of Kurdish groups, which were instrumental in U.S. efforts t Sjax Supreme Court Prospects are Kagan, Wood, Garland
On Thursday morning, President Obama will make a brief statement to the press on the economy in the Diplomatic Reception Room. The president will then depart Washington and travel to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska, where he will meet with service members and deliver remarks.The president will then depart Elmendorf Air Force Base and travel to Tokyo, Japan. He will arrive at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday afternoon. In the evening, the president stanley mug and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will hold a bilateral meeting and an expanded bilateral meeting at the Kantei, t stanley cup he principal workplace of the Prime Minister of Japan. The president and the prime minister will then hold a joint press conference before having dinner. Mr. Obama will spend the night in Tokyo. Here s the full schedule from the White House all times Eastern :9:15AM: stanley hrnek President Obama makes a brief statement to the press on the economy 9:30AM: President Obama departs The White House en route Andrews Air Force Base 9:50AM: President Obama departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Anchorage, Alaska4:50PM: President Obama arrives in Anchorage, Alaska5:10PM: President Obama meets with service members 5:30PM: President Obama delivers remarks at event with service members6:55PM: President Obama departs Anchorage, Alaska en route Tokyo, JapanFriday, November 13, 20092:15AM: President Obama arrives in Tokyo, |
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