A Weekly Dose of President Trump - Trump Family Train 8/15/19 to 9/5/19

Hurrah!!!! Hoping for a speedy recovery.

Good morning and thanks for the APV.

6,441 posted on 09/06/2019 3:36:10 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

Sarah will be on F&F this morning.....

Looking forward to watching @SarahHuckabee Sanders tomorrow morning on @FoxandFriends, by far the #1 rated show on Morning Cable at 8:30am. Sarah will be an incredible addition to @FoxNews!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2019

6,442 posted on 09/06/2019 3:43:57 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

Amen. How do you feel with the meds or is it too early to tell?

6,443 posted on 09/06/2019 3:50:57 AM PDT by lysie

To: Lakeside Granny

6,444 posted on 09/06/2019 3:51:22 AM PDT by lysie

To: Lakeside Granny

I’ll be watching. Pets fed...hubby fed. I’m on break. LOL

6,445 posted on 09/06/2019 3:52:42 AM PDT by lysie

To: Lakeside Granny

Really Good Jobs Numbers!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2019

Did potus get an advance look at numbers out....tomorrow? And try to spin them ahead of time, which is deeply questionable as an action by a president? https://t.co/WHuXe0A3zx— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 5, 2019

In all seriousness, is she going to delete this ridiculous tweet?

Either she's a reporter unaware of a report that's been a staple of financial news for nearly two decades...

OR...

She's a partisan hack.

Does it matter? Neither is particularly flattering to a journalist. https://t.co/Vn2m3Vz2B0— Richard Baris (@Peoples_Pundit) September 6, 2019

The #Mattis book has been dropped faster than a Trump hat by the media/Left

It has plenty of Presidential malpractice
But by Obama & that is heresy

The truth hurtshttps://t.co/yzvn3W5x6i— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) September 6, 2019

[They] were sooo hoping Gen Mattis was going to trash President Trump in his new book. Surprise! https://t.co/qh1Bcilfh0— Lisa Mei Crowley (@LisaMei62) September 6, 2019

6,446 posted on 09/06/2019 3:57:02 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

Put your feet up, relax and enjoy!

6,447 posted on 09/06/2019 4:00:28 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

Too early By Monday will know if it’s working. Best part is I’m to call HIM in two weeks for a follow up.

6,448 posted on 09/06/2019 4:02:03 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)

To: lysie; hoosiermama

Great to be back & see @Johnny_Joey — live on @FOXandFRENDS shortly pic.twitter.com/AXzcHgssyx— Ed Henry (@edhenry) September 6, 2019

6,449 posted on 09/06/2019 4:18:34 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

I’m to call HIM

Good!

6,450 posted on 09/06/2019 4:26:53 AM PDT by lysie

To: Lakeside Granny

Good having you back , Ed. Bless you for caring.

6,451 posted on 09/06/2019 4:28:26 AM PDT by lysie

To: lysie; hoosiermama

Fixing hard boiled eyes. Roofers are here.

Peabody are you wanting me to post the Martin information?

6,452 posted on 09/06/2019 4:53:27 AM PDT by STARLIT (Hope is standing in the dark looking out at the light in Jesus Christ.)

Cell was being ugly..found article on desk top.

Martin Kramer ‏

“The Israelis are the only ones applying ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran—and it seems to be working. When American officials next meet their Iranian counterparts, it is likely because the Israeli military made it possible.” https://t.co/oECeJFeapS— Martin Kramer (@Martin_Kramer) September 5, 2019

“The Israelis are the only ones applying ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran—and it seems to be working. When American officials next meet their Iranian counterparts, it is likely because the Israeli military made it possible.”

Then there was the shirt depicting weapons systems that the United States had generously provided to Israel against bold letters declaring, “Don’t Worry America … Israel Is Behind You.” That design annoyed me when I first spotted it during the Clinton administration in the Old City of Jerusalem, but if I came across it today, I might spend a few shekels for it. It seems to capture the current moment better than anything else in my collection.

Against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s passivity in response to Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf and the generalized confusion about U.S.-Iran policy, the Israelis are the only ones applying “maximum pressure” on Iran—and it seems to be working. When American officials next meet their Iranian counterparts, it is likely because the Israeli military made it possible.

In the lazy days of August when the media spotlight was on Hong Kong, the administration’s trade war with China, mass shootings in the United States, the G-7 meeting, and fires in the Amazon, the Israelis were pounding the Iranians and their allies. Over the course of a week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hit an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps base in Syria, destroyed a weapons depot for the Iranian-aligned Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq, and undertook drone strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. It is likely not the case that United States had a role in Israel’s military activity, but these strikes do accrue to the interest of both countries. Some analysts have speculated that given Israel’s Sept. 17 rerun election and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s precarious political position, the operations were an effort to boost his chances of remaining prime minister. That could be, though the direct evidence is thin.

More likely, the Israelis have detected an increase in Iranian efforts to supply advanced weaponry to its allies that could harm Israel and thus went after this materiel. That is standing IDF policy, but the Israelis’ sense of threat is heightened by what they perceive to be the Trump administration’s penchant for speaking loudly but carrying a small stick on Iran. Clearly, Netanyahu fears that Trump will jump at the chance of a photo-op with Iranian leaders at some glamorous European hotel and not bother to negotiate a new, tougher nuclear deal that Israel and its supporters have sought. It is the North Korea scenario—lots of love, but no action. So the Israelis have stepped up their operations in both intensity and daring in an effort to ensure their deterrent.

The commentary on Israel’s actions has been mostly negative. That is not surprising. The Israelis are taking serious risks that could result in another war in Lebanon. They are certainly increasing the possibility of violence in the Gaza Strip, and potentially jeopardizing Americans and the American position in Iraq. That said, there is an upside to the Israeli operations, especially for those who advocate negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

With all deference to the oft-repeated “correlation should not be confused with causation,” Israel’s strikes in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq seemed to have made an impression on Iran’s leaders. Livid that their weapons depots have gone up in smoke, Iraq’s Fatah Alliance, which represents Iranian-linked militias in Iraq’s parliament, called the Israeli strikes a “declaration of war”—against Iraq, if not Israel.

Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, warned Israelis that their government was bringing violence upon them and, to make the point, Hezbollah fired on an Israeli army post during Labor Day weekend. While their allies were fulminating and engaging in limited violence against Israel, the folks in Tehran were apparently rethinking their strategy. Earlier in the summer—before the Israelis stepped up their operations—the Iranians were busy sabotaging shipping in the Persian Gulf, shooting down an American drone, and seizing a number of tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Now they are believed to be inching toward talks with the United States.

Of course, there are several reasons why the Iranians may be showing some new flexibility—the Iranian economy’s continuing struggle under sanctions being chief among them. That is certainly pressure, and perhaps they fear the consequences for internal stability so they are looking for some relief in the way of negotiations. It is certainly plausible; crippling sanctions brought the Iranians to the table before, producing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Still, it seems like it was the combination of sanctions and Israeli military prowess that may have cowed the Iranians into talks.

Before anyone makes plans for Geneva or Vienna, a lot can happen. The Iranians could change their minds. After all, it is hard enough for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to countenance negotiations even under the best of circumstances, given that the regime’s revolutionary legitimacy rests in part on hostility to the United States. There is an equal chance that Trump changes his mind, given his penchant for, well, changing his mind. Regardless, it seems clear that the trajectory for U.S.-Iran relations is renewed negotiations. And for that, all those supporters of engagement have Israel to thank. They might even consider buying a T-shirt to express their gratitude.

6,453 posted on 09/06/2019 5:02:33 AM PDT by STARLIT (Hope is standing in the dark looking out at the light in Jesus Christ.)

What an emotional program this is.

Ed’s selflessness on behalf of his sister is so touching, ditto what you said.

I especially likes the segment with America’s Mayor, Rudy.

It has all been terrific.

6,454 posted on 09/06/2019 5:05:21 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

I’m definitely in line for breakfast this morning! Our dumb ass neighbor is moving heavy construction equipment. Started at 4:15 this morning!

I think I better have two Cokes! Grrr…

6,455 posted on 09/06/2019 5:07:40 AM PDT by sissyjane

Fixing hard boiled eyes.

That sounds like a Joe Biden problem.

6,456 posted on 09/06/2019 5:11:02 AM PDT by gubamyster

Documents at link.

https://twitter.com/99freemind/status/1169760237785686016?s=12

Allow me to help everyone out here.
Tulsi Gabbard is being championed by the CFR.
Oh boy I’m glad I read this.
She shares some features in common with Obama.
And.. guess what? She wants to bring back the Iran nuclear deal.
cfr.org/blog/election-…

6,457 posted on 09/06/2019 5:19:53 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)

Gub..my stomach is not the best this morning. We just got more information on the tin roof design. Now we have to buy a thousand dollars of wood to place under the tin. That is the former tin. So our bill has gone up to over 5 thousand dollars And they're not having to do the entire area. Hubby isn't a happy camper since I was the one responsible for the porch design with the builder.

6,458 posted on 09/06/2019 5:23:08 AM PDT by STARLIT (Hope is standing in the dark looking out at the light in Jesus Christ.)

Actually, this was written by Steven cook....
Steven A. Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His latest book is False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East.
I found it to be condescending and rather snarky to our President, what did you think?
We want our allies to step up and do their part and this is what, I feel, Israel is doing.
We don't have to do it all.
I am sure that Bibi and Trump are in constant contact with each other, Bibi letting Trump know the facts of what they are doing.

Oops!! I sent this as mail 1st, sorry, guess it got me rattled.

6,459 posted on 09/06/2019 5:27:12 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

Oh no, so sorry NIKK.
You better get out in the kitchen and whip hubby up his favorite food, calm the beast so to speak.

And you need a ((HUG))

6,460 posted on 09/06/2019 5:31:17 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny ( God's Word says, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." Jeremiah 1:5))

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