Pentagon Refutes 2nd ‘Absurd’ Claim of Turkey Coup Involvement

The Pentagon is vehemently rejecting remarks by the Turkish president that the U.S. military was siding with plotters of the failed military coup in Turkey. "Any suggestion anyone in the department supported the coup in any way would be absurd," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook told reporters Friday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized U.S. General Joseph Votel after the general voiced concerns about "the longer-term impact" of the coup on U.S....

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