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The ‘What Ifs’ of the Trump Presidency: So many opportunities squandered because of animosity
American Thinker ^ | 11/04/2019 | Brian Joondeph

Posted on 11/05/2019 7:36:26 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Playing the game of “What if” has led to some of humankind’s greatest discoveries and achievements. It can also be a sorrowful acknowledgement of the status quo, an exercise of quiet desperation when time and opportunity are floating away like fall leaves.

As President Trump enters the fourth year of his presidency, I can’t help but ask the “what if” question about so many things, opportunities squandered over ambition, animosity, and partisan politics.

While Trump has accomplished much, I still see unfulfilled destiny, not quite reached, or initiatives that have destroyed and divided rather than built and unified. Let’s look at some examples.

What if President Obama and Hillary Clinton had been graceful losers, accepting the will of the American people? What if the Obama administration actually had assisted in a smooth transition for the Trump administration, providing guidance and wisdom and leaving partisan differences to the next election cycle? This is what previous presidential transitions looked like.

What if Obama’s intelligence chiefs and agencies had been hunting terrorists rather than spying on American citizens? Could the shootings in San Bernardino and Orlando have been prevented? What if these intel wizards had taken care of al-Baghdadi when they had the chance, rather than releasing him from prison in 2009? Kayla Mueller would still be alive. As might hundreds of others killed by ISIS butchers.

What if the Obama Justice Department had enforced immigration law rather than suing states that chose to follow existing law? How much would US taxpayers have saved if not forced to support the health and welfare, not to mention incarceration costs, of millions of illegals?

And Kate Steinle would still be alive.

What if James Comey had investigated true corruption, as in the Clinton emails and Foundation, and actual election interference from Ukraine,

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: animosity; presidency; trump

1 posted on 11/05/2019 7:36:26 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

This is a great article.

Bump.


2 posted on 11/05/2019 7:43:17 AM PST by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: SeekAndFind

What if Bush I and Bush II had sided with the citizens and the rule of law and not allowed millions to colonize our country.

The illegal alien inundation was INTENTIONAL.


3 posted on 11/05/2019 7:51:14 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: americas.best.days...

I think this is obvious...

I’ll give you one “What if” that should everything in perspective, and you could right off articles like this.

“What if Trump were a democrat?”


4 posted on 11/05/2019 8:14:53 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: SeekAndFind

Aggressive confrontation was and is needed.

The left, the warmongers, the Deep State, media and SJWs now know we will stand and fight.

As does all of America.

I would rather have my enemies fear and hate me than have them pity me as they put the chains on.

It’s now the only way.


5 posted on 11/05/2019 8:20:24 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: americas.best.days...

Here’s a better perspective on it

the left and the Democrats have been playing the game of hate Republicans and were for the poor and the minorities for about 70 years now

they’ve also been playing the I’m Santa Claus game and will give you everything for free! Forever

what we have with our great and wonderful president Donald J Trump is somebody who is destroying their shibboleths left and right and exposing the Democrats for the lying sacks of shit evil bastard’s and bastardesses that they are !

witness what the Democrat primary has become where they are battling each other to see who can kill babies fastest Who can let more illegal aliens in the fastest and who can take over more of the government and private sector fastest

And then there’s the media we had the 2 1/2 year Russia hoax Donald Trump has completely expose the media for a complete and utter liars and leftists

The deep state Donald Trump has expose the entire deep state for all the world to see and brought out all of these characters and all of their arrogance and their efforts to undermine him at every turn and use the powers of the intelligence agencies the CIA and the NSA to spy on him and destroy him

It has been said “ without opposition there is no champion” and it’s very true in this case

And let’s not forget he’s going to destroy whoever the Democrat is this election is going to be one for the ages has he further exposes the Democrat party and then we have four more years to complete these tasks


6 posted on 11/05/2019 8:53:42 AM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: nikos1121

I maintain that the left is pissed because Trump didn’t run for their team. They loved him before he took to the field.


7 posted on 11/05/2019 9:00:53 AM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: Mariner

Aggressive confrontation was and is needed.

The left, the warmongers, the Deep State, media and SJWs now know we will stand and fight.

As does all of America.

I would rather have my enemies fear and hate me than have them pity me as they put the chains on.

It’s now the only way.

New York Times examines how Trump ‘Reshaped the Presidency in Over 1,000 Tweets’

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6100639098001/#sp=show-clips


8 posted on 11/05/2019 9:01:15 AM PST by Grampa Dave (If we have a civil war, the winners will be our enemies: Iran, China, Russia, Mexico, & Deep State)
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