US prepared for military solution to ISIL
- 8 years ago
Vice President Joe Biden says the US is prepared for a military solution if no political settlement can be found to the ISIL problem.
He was talking at a press conference in Istanbul where he met the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
The two talked about Syria, Islamic state militants and Kurdish separatists, a priority issue for Turkey, a country that shares a border with Syria and faces security threats both internal and external .
“We do know that it’s better if we reach a political solution but we are prepared,” said Biden. “We are prepared, if that’s not possible, to have a military solution to this operation in taking out Daesh. ISIL is not the only existential threat to the people of Turkey. The PKK is equally a threat and we are aware of that.”
Biden agreed with Turkey that as far as he is concerned there is no difference between ISIL, the PKK and al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda group fighting against the Syrian government, adding that they are all terrorist groups.
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He was talking at a press conference in Istanbul where he met the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
The two talked about Syria, Islamic state militants and Kurdish separatists, a priority issue for Turkey, a country that shares a border with Syria and faces security threats both internal and external .
“We do know that it’s better if we reach a political solution but we are prepared,” said Biden. “We are prepared, if that’s not possible, to have a military solution to this operation in taking out Daesh. ISIL is not the only existential threat to the people of Turkey. The PKK is equally a threat and we are aware of that.”
Biden agreed with Turkey that as far as he is concerned there is no difference between ISIL, the PKK and al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda group fighting against the Syrian government, adding that they are all terrorist groups.
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