Antony Blinken actually said...

The best way to deal with Raqqa, liberating it is using a force on the ground that's dominated by a Kurdish militia that Turkey hates.

Blinken explains the complexities of U.S. military strategy in Syria, particularly in relation to Turkey's opposition to Kurdish forces.

04/17/2017

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