Stevenson’s army, October 10
Do you know what US policy is toward Turkey this morning? I can’t figure it out. The president called the Turkish invasion “a bad idea” but also lambasted the Kurds for not having helped America at Normandy. [He got this fact from what he called “a very powerful article,” presumably this.] Trump also warned Turkey about its invasion, but gave no details as to what actions would be unacceptable.
The Graham-Van Hollen sanctions bill, outlined here, might well pass the Senate, but I doubt such a measure could sustain a presidential veto, and GOP leaders might work to limit the blowback to a single vote instead of a regular bill.
NYT has messages showing US officials didn’t want to publicize the release of aid to Ukraine.
FP says budget officials raised bureaucratic nitpicks to prevent disbursement of millions in humanitarian aid as the fiscal year ended.
My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I plan to republish here. If you want to get it directly, To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).
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