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David Ignatius of WaPo:
by artappraiser on Sun, 10/06/2019 - 11:21pm
continues as a thread of several tweets @cmoc_sdf
by artappraiser on Sun, 10/06/2019 - 11:26pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 11:18am
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 11:53am
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:00pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:01pm
Proof he's a stable genius at: absolutely nothing. Could lose a big part of the right-wing Christian fan base for pulling out of a religious war:
Pat Robertson: Trump Will Lose His ‘Mandate of Heaven’ if He Pulls Out of Syria
The ultra-conservative televangelist on Monday joined a growing chorus of Republican critics of Trump’s decision on Syria.
@ DailyBeast.com, Oct. 7
More and more it's looking like he puts ego strokes from dictator-types over "ratings" with the fans. Clearly doesn't consider the benefits to the latter when he makes decisions. Goes by seat of pants and then spins delusions about what he did later if it doesn't work out with the fans.
[Later edit to correct typo}
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 9:17pm
Psst, Pat: 30 pieces of silver:
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 7:14pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 7:17pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 7:18pm
Now this sounds to me like the Pentagon was blindsided and raised alarms and someone in the admin., the ubiquitous "senior administration official", is trying to walk it back and spin it in a presser while not allowing reporters to name him/her:
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 7:29pm
Yup, extensive evidence: @ 'POTUS went rogue': Trump's Syria move blindsides national security leaders
The White House announcement bucked views by top officials that Turkey's threat of an incursion against the Kurds was a bluff.
By Wesley Morgan @ Politico.com, Updated: 10/07/2019 06:33 PM EDT Daniel Lippman and Quint Forgey contributed to this report.
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 11:44pm
Whatever the opposite of 3-D political chess is, that’s what Trump just did
Analysis by Philip Bump @ WashingtonPost.com, Oct. 7, 2:35 pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 7:39pm
NYTimes' current headline: As Trump Throws Syria Policy Into Turmoil, the G.O.P. Rebels
A vow to withdraw from the Middle East raised fears that President Trump was giving Turkey the go-ahead to move against America’s Kurdish allies.
The president sought to tamp down those concerns, but Senator Mitch McConnell said his plan would help Russia, Iran and the Islamic State.
By Peter Baker & Lara Jakes, published 1h ago
They've also published this editorial:
The Editorial Board: Does Donald Trump Know What His Syria Policy Is?
Another round of contradictory signals from the White House shakes allies’ trust and puts lives at risk.
30m ago
and this: ‘You Are Leaving Us Alone’: Kurds Lash Out at U.S.
A decline in support could leave America’s Kurdish allies vulnerable not only to Turkey, but to attacks by ISIS, analysts said.
By Ben Hubbard, 1h ago
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 9:04pm
Politico current headline: Congress pressures Trump to back down on Syria 'betrayal'
The gears are already turning in the Republican-controlled Senate to force Trump to reverse himself
By Burgess Everett, Updated: 10/07/2019 05:17 PM EDT
by artappraiser on Mon, 10/07/2019 - 9:14pm
Mitt Romney re-tweets Lindsey Graham:
Chris Murphy & Mitt Romney statement tweeted by Romney:
by artappraiser on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:13am
by artappraiser on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:34am
I lean more toward Camerer's interpretation over Krugman's in this twitter exchange:
by artappraiser on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 2:37am
related, his "Art of The Deal" ghost writer, last week:
by artappraiser on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 2:43am
He's a master of post-hoc rationalization & declaration of victory.
He's still in that "Mommy, I did a poopy - I be best" stage.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 2:58am
He is simple, not complicated
That's the way I see it. He's not even playing chess. He's clueless. He didn't consider the pieces on the board when he made his move. Because he doesn't have a clear picture of what pieces are on the board. He didn't consider how his move would affect Assad and Syria, Iran, Russia, Turkey. There was no analysis of the possible scenarios of how it might play out. There was no if I do this then they do that etc. Because he has no idea what any of the other players might do. He moves willy nilly without any deep thought or sophistication.
by ocean-kat on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 7:24am
Yeah, my comment implied he just gives rationalizations after he's done something - not one, but 3-5 until one of them seems to succeed.
by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 7:57am