Secretary Mike Pompeo defends deal brokered with Turkey to temporarily halt military operations in Syria originally appeared on abcnews.go.comSecretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the "ceasefire" that he and Vice President Mike Pence brokered with Turkey and responded to criticism from both Kurdish fighters and Republicans on the Hill, on ABC's "This Week." The U.S. and Turkey reached the agreement on Thursday to "pause" Turkey's military operations in northern Syria for five days to allow Kurdish forces to withdraw from a buffer zone. If the withdrawal is complete after that time, Turkey will halt its operation and the U.S. will lift sanctions on Turkish officials. "We achieved the outcome that President Trump sent us to achieve." of State Mike Pompeo: "I was there.

Source: ABC News October 20, 2019 13:24 UTC