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Trump Shrugs Off Killing of Khashoggi by Saudi Agents
New York Times ^ | June 23, 2019 | Michael D. Shear

Posted on 06/23/2019 8:14:21 AM PDT by reaganaut1

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday shrugged off the brutal dismembering of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, just days after a United Nations report described how a team of Saudi assassins called Mr. Khashoggi a “sacrificial animal” before his murder.

The U.N. report urged an F.B.I. investigation into the slaying. But in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Mr. Trump said the episode had already been thoroughly investigated. He said the Middle East is “a vicious, hostile place” and noted that Saudi Arabia is an important trading partner with the United States.

“I only say they spend $400 to $450 billion over a period of time, all money, all jobs, buying equipment,” the president told Chuck Todd, the show’s moderator. “I’m not like a fool that says, ‘We don’t want to do business with them.’ And by the way, if they don’t do business with us, you know what they do? They’ll do business with the Russians or with the Chinese.”

Just days after pulling back from striking Iran for its downing of an American surveillance drone, Mr. Trump also said he was “not looking for war,” but added that if the United States went to war with Iran, “it’ll be obliteration like you’ve never seen before.”

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To: reaganaut1

So long as they take out their own trash, so what?


41 posted on 06/23/2019 10:13:29 AM PDT by VietVet876
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To: reaganaut1

In your opinion, or in NY slimes’ opinion, what kind of action should be taken?


42 posted on 06/23/2019 10:30:34 AM PDT by granada
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To: reaganaut1
What is the Trump doctrine? Kill as many of your own people as you want, as long as you do business with us?

Really??? But you are not going to attack Trump for doing business with China, the Philippines, Viet Nam, and a host of other Countries across the Globe???

I didn't think so...

But why didn't you bring this up with about Saudi Arabia when Obama was President??? Are you an Obama/Clinton supporter???

43 posted on 06/23/2019 10:44:33 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: reaganaut1

Bravo President Trump!


44 posted on 06/23/2019 10:45:00 AM PDT by onyx
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To: reaganaut1

“What is the Trump doctrine? Kill as many of your own people as you want, as long as you do business with us? “

Typical reaganaut1 anti-Trump garbage.

suppose your gal Hitlery would have been over there extorting billions from them and waging war like a typical democrat.

No thanks. I’ll take Trumps approach on this.


45 posted on 06/23/2019 10:56:26 AM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and Americans!)
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To: reaganaut1

Reagan wouldn’t have waged war over the killing of that slimeball.

So don’t go around putting words into Reagan’s mouth. You’re not Reagan and don’t know the first thing abut the man.


46 posted on 06/23/2019 10:58:39 AM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and Americans!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
“I only say they spend $400 to $450 billion over a period of time, all money, all jobs, buying equipment,” the president told Chuck Todd, the show’s moderator. “I’m not like a fool that says, ‘We don’t want to do business with them.’ And by the way, if they don’t do business with us, you know what they do? They’ll do business with the Russians or with the Chinese.”
Thanks reaganaut1.

47 posted on 06/23/2019 11:04:10 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That Khashoggi dude was a jihadiscum supporter.

That our msm is so head over heals about him and up in arms over his death says all that needs be said about our msm.


48 posted on 06/23/2019 11:06:22 AM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: dp0622
Who the ####!!!! would we trade with if we did no trade with those who kill their own people.

How do you feel about opening trade relations with Cuba?

49 posted on 06/23/2019 11:08:21 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: Grimmy
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50 posted on 06/23/2019 11:27:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: reaganaut1
The press doesn't give a damn about American citizens murdered by illegals, or jobs lost to illegals, or drugs sold by illegals.

And we don't give a damn about 'their' people being murdered either.

The number of working American journalists murdered is - as a percentage - much lower than that of journalists murdered who are not American (or who identified as working with Americans). So this isn't a big deal.

Khashoggi's death doesn't matter (his murder is a statistical anomaly). His death doesn't matter one whit more than the death of a loved American child murdered by an illegal matters to the press. So please New York Times stuff it - we don't care about 'yours' any more than you care about 'ours'...

51 posted on 06/23/2019 11:34:41 AM PDT by GOPJ (United States being invaded and the ONLY thing democrats care about is the comfort of the invaders?)
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To: reaganaut1

THE GUY WAS A TERRORIST.

New York Times has no floor when it comes to reporting/slandering President Trump.

If it weren’t for Crossword Puzzles, the paper would have negative class.


52 posted on 06/23/2019 11:46:30 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: reaganaut1

We shouldn’t get involved. It’s none of our business.


53 posted on 06/23/2019 12:00:50 PM PDT by bgill
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To: reaganaut1

You have zero understanding of how things “work” in the ME.


54 posted on 06/23/2019 12:17:44 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: gaijin

Washington Post, not NYT. Just because they agreed to let columns under his name appear, does make him a journalist.


55 posted on 06/23/2019 1:43:58 PM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: reaganaut1

Life in the Arab world can be brutal, K was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and designated as a terrorist organization by most countries in the Arab world.

Saudi Arabia could have kidnapped him and taken him back to SA for a public trial and then beheaded him.


56 posted on 06/23/2019 5:30:09 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: reaganaut1

Nobody misses that POS Khashoggi one bit. Maybe you do you poor freak.


57 posted on 06/23/2019 5:36:44 PM PDT by dforest (Just shut up Obama. Maybe everyone should just shut up!)
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To: jazusamo; reaganaut1

reaganaut1 is a NeverTrumper who wants some one else elected in 2020.


58 posted on 06/23/2019 7:56:35 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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