Posted on 10/02/2015 3:25:14 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
What he said was both intelligent and the truth, and void of his usual bombast. It appears maybe he did a little homework since the Hewitt interview.
The question was regarded Russia’s bombing in Syria and that Putin was supposed to be bombing ISIS, but it appears they are bombing the rebels – Assad’s enemies – the “moderates” the U.S. is supporting.
He said the U.S. has “no idea” when it comes to the identities of the various rebel groups in Syria. Trump said: “We don’t know who these rebels are. He said one of the generals he spoke to admitted “they don’t even know who they are we’re fighting for.”
Trump’s strategy appears to be to just wait while Putin bombs Syria in hopes that he’ll get “bogged down” like the Soviets did in Afghanistan – thus defeating himself. “Russia got bogged down in Afghanistan. I bet they get bogged down again,” he said.
He added that, if we successfully topple Assad, what you’ll end up with in Syria “will probably be worse than what we have now – and what we have now is very bad.”
Trump admits this strategy is not normal for him – that he wants to be very proactive, but in this situation, he doesn’t want to jump in and help who may turn out to our enemy – worse than Assad and possibly even ISIS.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Purely hypothetical questions meant to inflame and allow wonks to show smart they are.
I watched (heard) this interview yesterday morning on Fox n Friends.
I also watched (heard) Mr. Trump’s interview this morning on Morning Joe.
He did well on both!
One line of Bibi’s speech yesterday hit me as similar to what Trump had said the day before. Something about letting both of your enemies fight it out and then pick up the pieces. Remember unlike Snarly who pretends to be a friend Trump and BiBi really do have a relationship
If anyone can find both of the sections of their speeches they should be posted on the same thread IMO so people can compare
Is there a link to Morning Joe. Hate it when dr appointments interfere with FReeping
I don’t know. I always TIVO Morning Joe because I’m not always awake at 5:00 AM...LOL.
Right!
Very keen observation on your part, dear hoosiermama.
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