U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack: Trump asked President Erdogan, "Why didn’t you just take Syria? If you were instrumental in helping them, why didn’t you just take it?" President Erdogan responded, ‘Because we don’t want it. We want Syria to be a sovereign and independent country as a canvas and a blanket in the middle of this very difficult zip code."