President Barack Obama wants Turkey to close its 60-mile-long border with Syria to end the influx of new Islamic State fighters pouring into Syria and Iraq.
If Turkey acquiesces to Obama’s demands, no entry points will remain between the two countries. The entire border is 550 miles long, The Wall Street Journal reports.
But a Turkish official quickly pointed out to The Wall Street Journal the irony in Washington’s call to close off the border, given the U.S. is completely unable to stop flows in and out of Mexico.
In response, a U.S. official said, “If we were at war with Mexico, we’d close that border.”
CRedit to Daily Caller
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/30/obama-to-turkey-seal-off-the-border-to-syria-turkey-to-obama-handle-mexico-first/#ixzz3t59F3tFp
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