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Grownup says we are not going

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:54:21 +0000

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Grownup says we are not going to use the win/lose rhetoric with this topic:

The Fix @ WaPo, Analysis

Rex Tillerson totally undercut Trump’s ‘we will win’ rhetoric on Afghanistan

President Trump said repeatedly Monday that the U.S. military would win in Afghanistan. That's apparently news to his secretary of state.

By Aaron Blake 1 hour ago

More important is Palmer

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:18:06 +0000

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More important is Palmer picking up on an ABC news blip, that Steele's been confirming his dossier sources with the FBI - another step forward in our national soap opera, this time bolstering the criminal case.

I certainly agree with that

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:54:05 +0000

In reply to Trump offers "good stuff"; media gives prime time, buries Nazigate, Russiagate

I certainly agree with that Palmer Report interpretation of the speech. If it was professionally written or proofed by grownups, I commend them on their skill of getting grade-school-level Trump speak spot-on!

That said: without much detail how can someone with my predilections complain too much? As much as specialists can tell from such a vague speech, "they" (whoever they are, we don't exactly know! we are to presume it is Mattis and McMaster) plan on continuing with Bush and Obama doctrine on the matter but importantly adding: seriously cracking down on the two-faced namby pamby treatment of Pakistan and adding in any lessons from mistakes made during the Obama years. The Pakistan crack down is the one key thing that's been missing all along, that which assured total failure. I believe if we had handled Pakistan roughly from 9/12/01 onward instead of worrying about and spending great gobs of life and treasure going after Saddam Hussein, it would have all been over long ago. It might be too late now but immediate withdrawal will assure total failure too, as Obama himself decided even though he was loathe to.

But yeah, very strange on the quality of the speech itself. One thing it brought up for me: when he is using a teleprompter, he gets this whole tone and presentation like he is speaking someone else's words, he's terrible at that. We shouldn't presume one way or another that he agrees or disagrees just because he sounds like he's being forced to say it, he is just shitty at delivering from a teleprompter.