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The Trump Effect...again: Turkey releases US pastor after two years in prison

I do think the trump administration deserves credit for some of the releases we have had, I just don’t think this particular case is one of them. Not that it makes the news any less good.

Perhaps you should take that up with the pastor's attorney, who disagrees with your assessment.



Andrew Brunson’s Lawyer Credits Trump For Pastor's Release From Turkish Prison


https://www.ibtimes.com/andrew-brunsons-lawyer-credits-trump-pastors-release-turkish-prison-2702935
 
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But, as you openly admit now, it's not due to any magical 'Trump effect', or it would have happened the very hour he was sworn in.

Glad we could agree!

More silliass nonsense.


Sorry, sophomoric nonosense does not CHANGE THE FACTS.


Trump KNEW WHAT TO DO (sanctions), DID IT, and IT WORKED. PERIOD. THE SEVENTEENTH AMERICAN BROUGHT HOME BY PRES.TRUMP FROM FOREIGN DETENTION...and NONE ARE DESERTERS, LIKE BERGDAHL..Obama's "Big Rescue".....
 
Perhaps you should take that up with the pastor's attorney, who disagrees with your assessment.

Why would the pastor’s attorney have any more insight to how the Saudi situation is affecting things than anyone else?
 
Andrew Brunson: Turkey releases US pastor after two years in prison



Turkish court ordered release of Brunson, who had been held on terrorism charges related to the failed 2016 military coup




The American pastor at the centre of a bitter diplomatic rift between Washington DC and Ankara is flying back to the US after a Turkish court ordered his release following two years in detention.

Witnesses in the courtroom in the western town of Izmir said Andrew Brunson wept as the decision was announced on Friday.

“I am an innocent man. I love Jesus, I love Turkey,” he had earlier told the court.

The surprise release of Brunson – who had been held on terrorism charges related to the failed 2016 military coup – suggests US-Turkey relations are thawing as Ankara seeks US help in investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last week.

Donald Trump – who has made the case a foreign policy priority – told reporters that Brunson will land at a military base near Washington on Saturday and will likely visit the White House the same day.

“We’re very honored to have him back with us,” he said. “He suffered greatly but we’re very appreciative to a lot of people.”


His lawyer Jay Sekulow, who is also a member of Trump’s legal team, said the ruling was a “a significant victory for Pastor Brunson and his family”. .



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/12/andrew-brunson-release-turkish-court

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Credit where credit is due; kudo's to Trump and his team for making this happen.
 
It’s probably been raised, but I’m going to go out in a limb and say this pastor’s release has a little something to do with Turkey seeking to galvanize support in the West (especially with us) for some kind of retaliatory response to Saudi Arabia’s murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Got to think about these things, man. Your head isn’t just a hat rack.
I think it had a lot more to do with their CURRENCY TANKING as the (Trump-imposed) sanctions took effect.

The Sacred Reporter was a MULSIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBER, ABSOLUTE ISLAMIST, BTW, not the Champion of Freedom and Democracy he is currently being portrayed as.
 
I think it had a lot more to do with their CURRENCY TANKING as the (Trump-imposed) sanctions took effect.

The Sacred Reporter was a MULSIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBER, ABSOLUTE ISLAMIST, BTW, not the Champion of Freedom and Democracy he is currently being portrayed as.
Their currency has been tanking for months and this Pastor Brunson has been held for over two years. Coincidences happen--just not in high-stakes foreign policy. Don't be naïve.

FWIW, Trump has already staked out his position on Khashoggi (at least his initial one). I know you know better than to contradict Trump, so you need to make sure you're caught up on his talking points.
 
More silliass nonsense.


Sorry, sophomoric nonosense does not CHANGE THE FACTS.


Trump KNEW WHAT TO DO (sanctions), DID IT, and IT WORKED. PERIOD. THE SEVENTEENTH AMERICAN BROUGHT HOME BY PRES.TRUMP FROM FOREIGN DETENTION...and NONE ARE DESERTERS, LIKE BERGDAHL..Obama's "Big Rescue".....

Super glad you came around to admitting that there is no 'Trump effect'!
 
Their currency has been tanking for months and this Pastor Brunson has been held for over two years. Coincidences happen--just not in high-stakes foreign policy. Don't be naïve.

FWIW, Trump has already staked out his position on Khashoggi (at least his initial one). I know you know better than to contradict Trump, so you need to make sure you're caught up on his talking points.

The SANCTIONS are what fomented it.
 
This was a deal between the Trump Administration and Turkey.

1) Erdogan releases Brunson right before the US midterms so Trump can dangle this pastor in front of the hypocrite Evangelicals.

2) Trump will remove US sanctions against Turkey and pretty much leave this dictator with tens of thousands of political prisoners alone.
 
Trump Presses Turkey for Release of US 'Security Risk' Pastor


https://www.voanews.com/a/donald-tr...ndrew-brunson-held-security-risk/3854850.html


Trump to Turkey: Release Pastor Brunson or Face ‘Large Sanctions’


https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-to-turkey-release-pastor-brunson-or-face-large-sanctions


Trump Demands Release of US Pastor Imprisoned in Turkey


https://www.voanews.com/a/american-pastor-ordered-by-turkish-court-to-remain-in-jail/4489077.html


Why Turkey released pastor Andrew Brunson

The release on Friday of American pastor Andrew Brunson is a vindication of President Trump's hard-edged negotiating strategy toward Turkey. ~

~ Many had doubted that Trump's pressure-centric strategy would ever pay dividends against Erdogan. They believed that Trump was more likely to end up seeing Brunson suffer a longer and harsher imprisonment.~

~Turkey's continuing economic troubles were an excellent pressure-point. The sanctions that Trump imposed on Turkey in relation to Brunson's detention come in the context of that nation's already double-digit inflation rate and collapsing currency value.~

~Still, it's likely that Trump's success here wasn't just rooted in his own confidence that Erdogan would back down, but also in Erdogan's confidence that Trump wouldn't blink. While the U.S. leader is judged abroad as highly unpredictable, he is also regarded as recalcitrant in his dealings.~



https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-turkey-released-pastor-andrew-brunson





Andrew Brunson’s Lawyer Credits Trump For Pastor's Release From Turkish Prison



https://www.ibtimes.com/andrew-bruns...prison-2702935

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GREAT JOB, Mr.President !!!
 
This was a deal between the Trump Administration and Turkey.

1) Erdogan releases Brunson right before the US midterms so Trump can dangle this pastor in front of the hypocrite Evangelicals.

2) Trump will remove US sanctions against Turkey and pretty much leave this dictator with tens of thousands of political prisoners alone.

You want the US to invade Turkey?
 
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