US Defense Secretary Esper: I will demand that NATO take steps against Turkey 2019-10-15 08:59:32 NEWS CENTER - USA Defense Secretary Mark Esper said: "I will make a call on to our NATO allies to taking collective and individual diplomatic economic measures against Turkey." US Defense Secretary Esper made a statement regarding the operation Turkey started against North and East Syria.      Esper stating that Turkey's offebse is disrupting the mission to defeat ISIS, said: "Turkey caused many very dangerous ISIS members to break free. The risk to our soldiers due to Turkey's irresponsibility have reached an unacceptable point. We are implementing USA's withdrawal plan. The responsibility of ISIS's revival, possible war crimes and humanitarian crisis is on Erdoğan. I will make a call on to our NATO allies to taking collective and individual diplomatic economic measures against Turkey."