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Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria came after he stumped Bolton with one question
The National Sentinel ^ | 12/22/18 | USA Features

Posted on 12/22/2018 8:59:09 AM PST by SleeperCatcher

Neocons, some defense officials, and even Democrats normally opposed to overseas military entanglements all heavily criticized POTUS Donald Trump’s decision to pull all American troops out of Syria, characterizing it alternately as rash, unhinged, or irresponsible.

But as is usually the case involving this president, the first impression we were given by the “mainstream” media regarding his decision was incomplete and not based on a complete understanding of the action.

As it turns out, one could even say that POTUS acted on the indirect advice of his national security adviser, John Bolton, simply because he was unable to answer one question regarding continued U.S. military presence in the war-torn shell of a country: ‘Why.’

(Excerpt) Read more at thenationalsentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: belongsinbloggers; blogpimp; erdogan; johnbolton; kurdistan; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashills; presidenttrump; presstitutes; receptayyiperdogan; smearmachine; syria; syriawithdrawal; trumpsyria; turkey
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To: jimfree

On Planet Ape, the most important question never matters. One has to be at least a half a light year away, for the most important question to matter once again. That is a line I may use in my science fiction novel that will be written someday. Lol.


61 posted on 12/22/2018 10:06:52 AM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: NorthMountain

When you get into something without a well thought out objective and a comprehensive strategy with an end game scenario, then you’re running the risk of a painful, costly and extended stay. And the longer you’re there the more complexities that can arise and the more things that can go wrong thereby sucking you ever deeper into the quicksand of endless conflict.

I think we both would like to see more in the way of decisive strategy and action rather than the open ended messes we seem to get into.


62 posted on 12/22/2018 10:09:58 AM PST by Starboard
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To: marron

I’m wondering how Erdogan will react, seeing as he started the crap with the Saudi’s about Khashoggi. It will be interesting to see what happens down the road.
Erdogan can’t be happy about it.


63 posted on 12/22/2018 10:12:12 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: blackdog; Pravious
Hearing democrats stump for the military defense complex of war merchants merely because it's Trump who is trying to extra care us from foreign entanglements is comical.

Someone on Twitter was mocking the psycho Front Hole Rachel MadCow over her complete backflips from her 2012 position:

Glenn Greenwald, yesterday :

The most bizarre aspect of Rachel @Maddow's deep anger over troop withdrawal from Syria is that she wrote an entire book in 2012 denouncing illegal US Endless War without congressional approval - exactly what Syria is. I interviewed her about it here:

https://www.salon.com/2012/04/04/interview_with_rachel_maddow/

The Lefty mad cows are so far gone in TeeDeeEss that they're having foaming epileptic fits on TeeVee.

64 posted on 12/22/2018 10:13:00 AM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Starboard

“...self-interested...”

$$$$$$$$$$$


65 posted on 12/22/2018 10:16:07 AM PST by budj (combat vet, 2nd of 3 generations)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Backer of the al Qaeda Syrian “rebels”McCain must be turning in his grave.


66 posted on 12/22/2018 10:19:43 AM PST by chuckee (extended beyond the timens e)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

How about “because Lockheed, Boeing, and all the other big defense contractors, lobbyists and stock brokers do not want to see their gravy train crash.


67 posted on 12/22/2018 10:23:25 AM PST by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so terrible, so disgraceful, that the federal government can not make worse)
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To: SleeperCatcher

the other day Michael Medved was whining about Trump pulling out of Syria. His argument was that “only” a small number of US troops had been killed, so why not stay?


68 posted on 12/22/2018 10:24:40 AM PST by euram
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To: marron

POTUS amazes me. His actions are always multifaceted and he plans ahead.
While the MSM is saying this is precipitous and rash POTUS has to having been working with the Saudi’s for just this contingency.


69 posted on 12/22/2018 10:28:58 AM PST by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: dforest
Can't nuke the place - too many pro-US people - so what do you do?
Spittle Drool wiped.
70 posted on 12/22/2018 10:30:18 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: bray

Projection of power and influence.


71 posted on 12/22/2018 10:38:26 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Yellow vest

Thanks for the intelligent comment.....


72 posted on 12/22/2018 10:39:14 AM PST by yoe (Are the eliets playing hard ball with our freedoms and our Constitution?)
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To: kabar

“We are spending $20 billion a year on Syria and Iraq and $50 billion in Afghanistan. This is about 10% of the Pentagon’s budget. For what? Almost a trillion dollars has been spent in Afghanistan so far.”

And when we close out the above countries the Dems will start harping about how to spend the “Peace Dividend”.


73 posted on 12/22/2018 10:41:49 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: knarf

I did, many years ago. And He did.


74 posted on 12/22/2018 10:44:24 AM PST by sport
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To: euram

I don’t see Medved getting on a plane and going over there to fight. You should have told him if he is so eager for someone to go over there and fight, go himself.


75 posted on 12/22/2018 10:48:31 AM PST by sport
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To: marron

We shouldn’t be fighting the wars for the Kurds but we can give them weapons and financial support.


76 posted on 12/22/2018 10:50:38 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: bray

Forward basing.


77 posted on 12/22/2018 10:54:11 AM PST by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Why? was the question Bolton could not answer.


79 posted on 12/22/2018 10:58:57 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchaged our dreams for survival. We just ha va few days that don't suck.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)


80 posted on 12/22/2018 11:03:27 AM PST by McGruff
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