A Weekly Dose of President Trump - Trump Family Train (1/27/19 to 2/8/19)

Saturdays are fine by me. I don’t know when I will get the book because they are ALL out at the library.

1,061 posted on 01/31/2019 4:02:55 PM PST by Spunky ("Immigration is a privilege, not a right." President Donald Trump)

I just finished reading the thread...LOL

1,062 posted on 01/31/2019 4:09:44 PM PST by STARLIT (Hope begins when you're standin in the dark lookin out at the light.)

1,063 posted on 01/31/2019 4:25:24 PM PST by STARLIT (Hope begins when you're standin in the dark lookin out at the light.)

I don’t recall that story.

BACKGROUND

Sadaam Hussein claimed that Kuwait was a part of Iraq.

There is a historical basis for his claim.

A Short History of Iraq and Kuwait

"Modern day Kuwait began in the eighteenth century as a small village on the Persian Gulf. "Kuwait," the word for "small human settlement," was so named by Iraqi rulers of that era. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Kuwait was a "Qadha," a district within the Basra Province, and it was an integral part of Iraq under the administrative rule of the Ottoman Empire.
As the victors of World War I, France and Britain dismantled the Ottoman Empire and the Arab nation for their own colonial purposes. The Iraq Petroleum Company was created in 1920 with 95% of the shares going to Britain, France, and the U.S.
In order to weaken Arab nationalism, Britain blocked Iraqi access to the Persian Gulf by severing the territorial entity, "Kuwait" from the rest of Iraq in 1921 and 1922. This new British colony, Kuwait, was given artificial boundaries with no basis in history or geography.
King Faisal I of the new Iraqi state ruled under British military oversight, but his administration never accepted the amputation of the Kuwait district and the denial of Iraqi access to the Persian Gulf. Attempts by Faisal to build a railway to Kuwait and port facilities on the Gulf were vetoed by Britain.
These and other similar British colonial policies made Kuwait a focus of the Arab national movement in Iraq, and a symbol of Iraqi humiliation at the hands of the British."

In July, 1990 at a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, April Glaspie, Sadaam let her know of his intent to annex Kuwait.

Gulf War Documents: Meeting between Saddam Hussein and US Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie

Saddam Hussein – If we could keep the whole of the Shatt al Arab – our strategic goal in our war with Iran – we will make concessions (to the Kuwaitis). But, if we are forced to choose between keeping half of the Shatt and the whole of Iraq (i.e., in Saddam s view, including Kuwait ) then we will give up all of the Shatt to defend our claims on Kuwait to keep the whole of Iraq in the shape we wish it to be. (pause) What is the United States’ opinion on this?
U.S. Ambassador Glaspie – We have no opinion on your Arab – Arab conflicts, such as your dispute with Kuwait. Secretary (of State James) Baker has directed me to emphasize the instruction, first given to Iraq in the 1960’s, that the Kuwait issue is not associated with America. (Saddam smiles)

On August 2, 1990, Saddam massed troops to invade and occupy Kuwait.

On August 2, 1990, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait and quickly gained control of the country. The United States, along with the United Nations, demanded the immediate withdrawal of Iraqi forces.

Attempts by Iraq to negotiate withdrawal were rebuffed by the United States. U.S. military forces in the region had already rehearsed battle plans to repel an Iraqi invasion.

On January 16, 1991, U.S. and other allied forces launched a devastating attack of Iraq and its armed forces in Kuwait.

And here we are 28 years later trying to extact ourselves from a mid-east much less stable than it was in July, 1990 and still almost entirely in conflict.

1,064 posted on 01/31/2019 4:32:09 PM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (A.D. 636 Jerusalem Falls To Islam, A.D. 642 Christian Egypt Is Lost To Islam)

To: Vlad The Inhaler

Thank you so much for that information.

1,065 posted on 01/31/2019 5:01:49 PM PST by Rusty0604

Politico: Liberals Developing New Phraseology to Hype ‘Climate Change’

Democrats thrive by creating issues to scare people, divide us and keep us at each other's throats.

When one scam begins to lose effectiveness they come up with a new one.

1,066 posted on 01/31/2019 5:04:34 PM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (A.D. 636 Jerusalem Falls To Islam, A.D. 642 Christian Egypt Is Lost To Islam)

Lol!! Took me a while. Was wondering if you had a craving. :-)

1,067 posted on 01/31/2019 5:10:51 PM PST by Spunky ("Immigration is a privilege, not a right." President Donald Trump)

Good question.

Right now I’m having trouble seeing. So I’d like to wait a week to see if the drops/humidifier/other stuff help.

BUT there are others that took out a library book, so need to return it eventually. And others are waiting for their library books. I’d hate to start without anyone being able to jump in.

I’ll ping the group in a bit and see the library book holders would be able to renew theirs. I’m on the other computer and don’t have the list. *I know it’s short, LOL, but so is my memory!

1,068 posted on 01/31/2019 5:18:19 PM PST by CottonBall (We are not represented, we are ruled.)

Heard an interesting take on “witch hunt”. Trump is not the witch HRC is therefore he is saying they are looking toward her when he says “witch hunt”! Hmmm?

1,069 posted on 01/31/2019 5:18:37 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)

Well that birthday video made me cry, how sweet is she and so much joy she brings to her family.

Have a friend who is a nurse and works in operation room.
She tell s me when some have their abortion they would ask her, “What was it, a boy or a girl?”
She would tell them she did not know.

1,070 posted on 01/31/2019 5:23:05 PM PST by sweetiepiezer (Winning is not getting old.)

I also made chicken soup and corn bread muffins, took a big pot over to son’s house, all have coughs and sniffles.

1,071 posted on 01/31/2019 5:26:41 PM PST by sweetiepiezer (Winning is not getting old.)

1,072 posted on 01/31/2019 5:37:26 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)

To: JustSurrounded

I am very confused about how this is supposed to play out.

Suppose the president declares a state of emergency and ramps up securing the border. What happens to the budget? Is congress then free to pass a budget with everything and the kitchen sink, including daca and whatever amnesty they choose, minus wall funding? Does the president veto and shutdown is reinstated with no end in sight, even though the wall is no longer an issue? Or does he sign and we wind up with lost ground on those issues?

Can anyone walk me through it? Thanks.

1,073 posted on 01/31/2019 5:44:05 PM PST by JustSurrounded

To: sweetiepiezer

Chicken soup is one of my favorites. And corn bread to boot. Perfect. Wasn't that video precious!

1,074 posted on 01/31/2019 5:49:52 PM PST by STARLIT (Hope begins when you're standin in the dark lookin out at the light.)

To: JustSurrounded

According to the law found yesterday he does not need congressional approval to order the military to BUILD THE WALL. It has been reported for some time that there is more than enough money (trillions) in various slush funds for him to pay for materials and land.

How the bill to fund the government works out is anyone’s guess. I suspect there will be money for other than the wall border security programs. Which DJT has also wanted but Rats hadn’t agreed to. POTUS will manipulate till we the people win.

1,075 posted on 01/31/2019 5:52:47 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)

Thanks, I haven’t started reading yet, so just give us notice. Thank you for starting this.

1,076 posted on 01/31/2019 5:56:54 PM PST by Rusty0604

To: Vlad The Inhaler

And they are great at language manipulation. Whenever someone tells me they are pro-choice, I say, “ oh, you mean pro-abortion”, that angers them.

1,077 posted on 01/31/2019 5:59:36 PM PST by Rusty0604

Praying your eyes get better! 💕

1,078 posted on 01/31/2019 6:01:11 PM PST by Rusty0604

Ari Fleischer ‏ Verified account @AriFleischer 8h8 hours ago

Between the shockingly unfair treatment of the Covington Catholic kids and now Virginia Governor Northam’s statement on post-birth termination of live babies, I’d say there’s a powerful cultural backlash brewing. I hope MSM will see it, because it’s there.

1,079 posted on 01/31/2019 6:03:05 PM PST by jennychase

To: sweetiepiezer

“She tell s me when some have their abortion they would ask her, “What was it, a boy or a girl?””

Sad. That tells me if they weren’t told that it was all OK and it wasn’t so easy to get, many probably wouldn’t do it.

1,080 posted on 01/31/2019 6:06:26 PM PST by Rusty0604

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