Obama's attempt to placate Russia falls on deaf ears: Pundit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) receives US President Barack Obama (L) for a bilateral meeting on November 15, 2015 in Antalya, Turkey. (AFP photo)

US President Barack Obama is attempting to placate Russia while doubling down in support of Turkey's double dealing, American political pundit Dennis Etler says.

 

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Turkey’s airstrikes not directed at Daesh: Pentagon chief

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. testify before the House Armed Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 1, 2015 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has criticized Turkey for not using its air power properly since the Daesh (ISIL) terrorists first arose close to its border in Syria.

The Pentagon chief told the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that most of the air attacks Turkey has launched so far are directed at PKK militants, not ISIL terrorists.

 

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