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Trump's incoherent, dangerous policy on Syria, as laid out in tweets
Yahoo ^ | April 11th, 2018 | James Kitfield

Posted on 04/11/2018 7:47:48 PM PDT by Mariner

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To: Fhios

The tweet I believe at first was a fake was: “The missiles are coming, smart ones”, or words to that effect.

I can’t see how any good came from that one. And I have been a Trump supporter from day one.

And he HAS to do something to bring Haley under control. She’s just making unsubstantiated accusations at this point, asserting things not in evidence.


21 posted on 04/11/2018 8:14:27 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Mariner

Idiots writing for idiots.


22 posted on 04/11/2018 8:16:00 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Mariner

23 posted on 04/11/2018 8:16:31 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Paladin2

“Tamping down Iranian hegemony seems to require confrontation with the Rooskies.”

Perhaps, at some point. But first cancel Obama’s “Iran Deal”, and then deal with Iran first. That’s how we did stuff in the past to specifically avoid a confrontation with Russia.


24 posted on 04/11/2018 8:24:52 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: gubamyster

Guess what? It’s ALL “talk.”

You’ll see.


25 posted on 04/11/2018 8:28:12 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

Putin and Gasser Al Assad are such paper tigers, they are good at killing children, they didn’t do squat against ISIS, so thanks for the Russian propaganda laughs, the country that is 142nd in freedom of the press, nothing but lies.

https://historyxisis.com/2017/01/18/did-assad-really-help-build-isis-an-examination-of-the-evidence/


26 posted on 04/11/2018 8:28:26 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: BeadCounter

Haley’s doing a great job, all Trump said was matter of factly, the missiles are coming, not a threat, just what to expect.

Putin’s the biggest bully around and talked about using nukes over Crimea.


27 posted on 04/11/2018 8:35:11 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: Mariner

Trump issues tweets for effect. I think he’s been pretty effective with them.


28 posted on 04/11/2018 8:39:03 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: DoughtyOne

Trumps been very effective...
Agreed.
Let’s see how it pans out.


29 posted on 04/11/2018 8:51:52 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Karl Spooner

Already in stock on this end.


30 posted on 04/11/2018 9:07:54 PM PDT by Bogie
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To: Mariner

Oh, Yahoo news. In that case, pthbbbttt!


31 posted on 04/11/2018 9:10:49 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Fhios

A false flag operation by whom?


32 posted on 04/11/2018 9:27:20 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Mariner

and if Haley isn’t careful she’s going to fall off the stage.


33 posted on 04/11/2018 9:42:03 PM PDT by happytrumper
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To: BobL
I guess the difference is that the Soviets actually WERE A THREAT to us and our interests (such as Western Europe and Japan).

Why was Wetern Europe and Japan in our interests then but not now?

I’m still trying to figure out why having a relative handful of Putin’s military in Syria is a threat to us...

How about a 'handful of Putin's military' in Georgia? Ukraine? Lithuania? Latvia? Poland? Romania? It's going to keep coming up, one country at a time, until someone tougher than Putin puts their foot down.

Reminds me of that apologist song about Hitler just wanting a little peace... "a little piece of Poland"... A world war would have been avoided if he'd only been stopped on his first or second adventure.

and such a threat that it’s worth trading cities over.

There's not going to be any "trading of cities" ...Putin's ambitious, but not stupid. Like a fart, he will expand to fill the void, no more, but definitely no less. The size of the void isn't his to choose, but it is his nature to stink up any space he's allowed to fill.

34 posted on 04/11/2018 9:51:47 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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I don’t claim to be able to read Putin’s mind, so I really don’t know how far he’ll go if prodded...I guess you have some special capability there.

I wasn’t aware that Putin is threatening Western Europe and Japan the way the Soviets did - perhaps you have a link to that.

As to the other countries, we’ll respond when he actually DOES SOMETHING, and that will depend on the country. Ukraine is a done deal - unless we’re ready to send 500,000 troops there (yea, I know, a wet dream for the Neocons here, but not going to happen). As for the other countries, nothing much happening there.

As to starting a war with Russia for the heck of it. I suggest we first rebuild our military so that we at least have a chance at winning. We’ve sat on our assess for 25 years and handed them virtually all of our technology for the first 20 years of that. If we really need a war to feel better - let’s first try to have one that WE CAN ACTUALLY WIN. Please.


35 posted on 04/11/2018 10:04:43 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: Paladin2

“Who’s threatening Israel?

Just about every Islamic with a rocket.”

And let’s not forget that fat Gambian Chief Judge at the ICC in the Hague, the one with the Nigerian University Law Degree. She looks like she just “hoovered” an entire McDonalds franchise.


36 posted on 04/11/2018 10:09:53 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Flaming Conservative

Yes, Yahoo makes everything ridiculous.


37 posted on 04/11/2018 11:55:28 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Mariner
And I bet there are a lot of people who only read Yahoo news to get their information....

38 posted on 04/12/2018 3:56:08 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: b4its2late

It is a terrible shame this twit at Yahoo things Trump tweets are actual policy. Narrative and policy are two different things. Also funny to see all the libs declaring we should be bombing Syria etc. These folks are typically anti-military....show them some poor kids and they change their position instantly. Typical libtards. They only believe what they see.


39 posted on 04/12/2018 4:42:03 AM PDT by PSUGOP
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

Our Saudi Hessian army!


40 posted on 04/12/2018 4:43:35 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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