Trump told Turkey's Erdogan in Dec. 14 call about Syria, 'it's all yours. We
are done'
US President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the US
was "done" with Syria as the pair discussed the possible withdrawal of US
forces from the country.
美国总统川普告知土耳其总统Erdogan,美国将可能撤军叙利亚。
Erdogan was explaining all the problems with the US presence in Iraq and
Syria and was irritating Trump, according to a senior administration official
who received a detailed readout of the phone call between both presidents.
"OK, it's all yours. We are done," Trump said, according to the source.
Trump announced his decision on Wednesday to withdraw forces from Syria.
根据一位获知内情的高级行政官员所述,Erdogam当时正与川普讨论美军仍在伊拉克等地
驻军并对川普有些不满。
最后川普说"好吧,全部都给你,我们结束了。"
根据消息,周三川普宣布撤军叙利亚的决定。
Erdogan made his case to Trump during the December 14 call that the US should
pull out of Syria by pointing to the near-total defeat of ISIS in the
country, according to a separate source familiar with the call. The President
then sought assurances from Erdogan that Turkey would continue to fight ISIS
and defeat the terrorist group.
A senior White House official said Erdogan gave Trump his "word" that Turkey
would finish off ISIS.
Erdogan12/14与川普电话讨论美国应全面撤军叙利亚,因ISIS在叙利亚已经大致溃败。
而川普则要求土耳其保证仍会全力歼灭IS与其他恐怖组织的行动,
一位白宫高级行政官员表示得到保证后的川普决定撤军。
"In the call on Friday, Erdogan said to the President, 'In fact, as your
friend, I give you my word in this,'" the senior White House official said.
Erdogan, for his part, described his conversation with Trump during a speech
last Friday, saying he told Trump that he could clear Syria of ISIS.
"During a conversation I had with Mr. Trump