After coup, Turkey holds 1,500 U.S. soldiers HOSTAGE while Obama…

This is out there with other news sources. We should find out what Obama is waiting for to get these people out. Remember he traded 5 Taliban commanders for a traitor.

The attempted military coup in Turkey may be over — with President Erdogan back and seemingly holding a firm grip on power once again. However, the trouble is not over for some of our troops in Turkey.

As The Right Scoop reports (H/T Mark Levin):

Erdogan, the despotic ruler of Turkey, appears to be holding 1,500 U.S. soldiers hostage at Incirlik air base in an attempt to pressure Obama to hand over his political opponent who was exiled to Pennsylvania. Erdogan claims that he ordered and organized the failed coup last night.

Turkish government cuts power, closes airspace at Incirlik Air Basehttps://t.co/fIsCmDSBuH pic.twitter.com/JDf18dYsc8

— ABC News (@ABC) July 16, 2016

 urkish officials tell @ABC planes from #Incirlik airbase shared with USAF took part in attempted #TurkeyCoup, which is why base locked down — Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) July 16, 2016

#Erdogan: “US have to give us #Gulen if we are to cooperate together.” In meantime, 1,500 Americans at #Incirlik can’t go in, out or fly.

— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) July 16, 2016

Highly possible that Erdoğan has closed #Incirlik as a gambit to force the Obama administration to extradite #Gülenhttps://t.co/CgAiOAklUc

— Laura Batalla (@lbadam) July 16, 2016

And where is President Obama? Three guesses and the first two don’t count.

Obama has wrapped up 11am NSC Turkey call, en route, presumably to golf, per pool at 1145. — Laura Rozen (@lrozen) July 16, 2016

I guess if you’re gonna let terrorists kill 4 Americans, another 1,500 is just a statistic.

No doubt if Turkey was holding a single deserter (Bowe Bergdahl) rather than 1,500 active troops, President Obama would get right on the matter and offer up a handful of choice terrorists from the few still remaining at Guantanamo Bay.

The good news bad news is Secretary of State John Kerry is on the case. And apparently, Secretary Kerry just got off the phone with Turkey. The following tweet kinda sums it right up.

In wake of failed #TurkeyCoup, relations between US & #Turkey going from bad to worse. Extraordinary read-out of call between “allies”

— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) July 16, 2016

.@JohnKerry spoke w/ @MevlutCavusoglu. Reiterated US support for gov’t, urged restraint & respect for due process. pic.twitter.com/1iyBLUeRs6

— John Kirby (@statedeptspox) July 16, 2016

No word yet on the latest status of the troops, but apparently Kerry told Turkey they better free them up right away.

sounds like Kerry told Turkey FM better get Incirlik reopened for ops vs IS soon #pt

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) July 16, 2016

Unfortunately, Secretary Kerry and President Obama haven’t given world leaders much reason to listen to their words, though we certainly pray they do in this case. And fast.

No doubt the Obama administration will thank Turkey for its hospitable treatment of our soldiers after all is said and done, just like it did Iran after it detained our 10 sailors.

http://www.allenbwest.com/michellejesse/after-coup-turkey-holds-1500-u-s-soldiers-hostage-while-obama

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/07/turks_careening_backward_under_erdogans_fist.html