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Lindsey Graham turns on Trump over ‘disaster’ Syria move

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  1. Hoosier8

    Hoosier8 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    All of the hysteria is over 50 troops in northern Syria but no Kurd ever sees
     
    Hoosier8, Oct 7, 2019
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    Ericb760 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The problem with that is that I don't have a "side".

    I simply call it like I see it.

    There is a lot wrong with the Democrat party, to be sure. But, they don't hold a candle to the Republicans as far as sheer, utter, stupidity is concerned.
     
    Ericb760, Oct 7, 2019
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  3. Egoboy

    Egoboy Well-Known Member Donor

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    LOL... he ran on ending foreign wars?? Or US involvement in foreign wars...

    I know he has great and unmatched wisdom, but best of luck with either..

    Gonna be a lot of backtracking when Turkish forces move into Syria, probably tomorrow.....
     
    Egoboy, Oct 7, 2019
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  4. Mac-7

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    Everything can be negotiated

    But obama did not have the best interests of America in mind
     
    Mac-7, Oct 7, 2019
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  5. Mac-7

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    You should have side

    The democrat party could use a smart guy like you guide the way

    But then you could not side in weeds and complain as much
     
    Mac-7, Oct 7, 2019
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  6. XploreR

    XploreR Well-Known Member

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    I appreciate your honesty here. The Kurds have been our closest, staunchest & most dependable friends in the region since the 2003 Iraq War. They've fought with us against remnants of Saddam's army & against ISIS since its beginnings. The Kurds lost over 10,000 of their own while fighting alongside us. Abandoning them to their fate with the Turks, who actually want to exterminate them, is not representative of what has always been an American value of caring for & valuing friends--especially in war time. What Trump is doing seems as un-American as any act by any American leader could ever be. It presents us as disloyal, selfish, thoughtless, compassionless, and undependable as friends or allies. Trump's actions are making America a reflection of his own disastrous personality. Trump never accurately reflected normal American values, but he's making America reflect his. And his aren't worthy.
     
    XploreR, Oct 7, 2019
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    Oh yeah, the DoD doesn't keep records :)
     
    mdrobster, Oct 7, 2019
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  8. Natty Bumpo

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    Your avoidance of your messiah's specific repeated commitment to withdrawal is glaring. It was not abandoning Kurdish democratic allies by suddenly cutting and running.

    If Fake Don suddenly announced he was opening a joint venture ISIS/Trump® Casino in Aleppo, his bum kissers would still be flailing their pom poms.

    Trump has been calling for an Afghanistan war withdrawal for years

    Between 2011 and 2015, he tweeted nearly 30 times about the Afghanistan war, calling for a swift end to a conflict he deemed a lost cause.

    "Let's get out of Afghanistan. Our troops are being killed by the Afghanis we train and we waste billions there. Nonsense! Rebuild the USA," he tweeted in January 2013, using the wrong demonym for Afghans. The same month, he called for a "speedy withdrawal."

    [​IMG]Donald J. Trump
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    Do not allow our very stupid leaders to sign a deal that keeps us in Afghanistan through 2024-with all costs by U.S.A. MAKE AMERICA GREAT!
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    [​IMG]Donald J. Trump
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    We have wasted an enormous amount of blood and treasure in Afghanistan. Their government has zero appreciation. Let's get out!
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    https://www.nydailynews.com/news/po...fghanistan-withdrawal-years-article-1.3429542

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    Natty Bumpo, Oct 7, 2019
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    Hey it was Trump's unmatched wisdom !!!! :) :)
    Every day is ego sets new limits.

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-my...estroy-obliterate-turkey-syria-170430952.html
    President Trump on Monday defended the move as an expression of his “great and unmatched wisdom.”
     
    mdrobster, Oct 7, 2019
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  10. Ericb760

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    The Iraqis made it perfectly clear that they wanted us gone. No amount of "negotiation" was going to change that.
     
    Ericb760, Oct 7, 2019
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    Damn well put.
     
    Ericb760, Oct 7, 2019
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  12. US Conservative

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    You are a Bernie supporter-your side is the marxist one.
    [​IMG]
     
    US Conservative, Oct 7, 2019
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  13. US Conservative

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    He had the crazy idea not to start wars and where they are already ongoing-to win and pull out.
     
    US Conservative, Oct 7, 2019
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    The Peshmerga are our allies, and are not in northern Syria.

    The Kurds in Syria are communists.
     
    US Conservative, Oct 7, 2019
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    And he's drawn down forces for an upcoming pull out.

    So be it.
     
    US Conservative, Oct 7, 2019
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  16. Egoboy

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    Lol.. good thing Tojo didnt declare victory after Pearl Harbor..

    You do know this appears to be Americans running away from Turkey, dont you??

    That's the current perception...
     
    Egoboy, Oct 7, 2019
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  17. Chuck711

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    President Obama was a Great President who Loved America ................. and unlike Trump who is just in it for himself
     
    Chuck711, Oct 7, 2019
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  18. US Conservative

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    Who cares? We aren't running from Turkey.

    We do whats in our best interest.

    Turkey is an ally.

    If they execute all of those ISIS prisoners and Kurdish communists thats how they do.
     
    US Conservative, Oct 7, 2019
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  19. struth

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    Never said they were.
     
    struth, Oct 7, 2019
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  20. struth

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    Well that’s because you seem he’ll bent on defending Obama failures and don’t recognize success
     
    struth, Oct 7, 2019
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    Apples and oranges.

    Answer my question. How about YOUR troops go there and babysit for endless years? How about YOUR son?

    You would support that, right? Answer please.
     
    Seth Bullock, Oct 7, 2019
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    They certain try to, but often times things get lost in a war
     
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    US Conservative, Oct 7, 2019
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    struth, Oct 7, 2019
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    Surprised that Lindsey actually is making the right noises in looking like he is protecting our country from a wrong decision made by an unhindged POTUS.
     
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