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Shorter: we can do followup

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 05:08:19 +0000

Shorter: we can do followup policing for the Russians, but not get in their way.

I have gotten very bad as I

artappraiser — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:01:38 +0000

In reply to Trump: Withdraw Troops From Syria. Trump’s Advisers: F That.

I have gotten very bad as I feel like going yay! whenever Trump loses one to staff. And he just did. Got to stop that and start going back to caring about actual policy. Anyhew, here's the latest:

White House Says U.S. Will Remain in Syria Despite Trump’s Eagerness to Withdraw

@ NYTimes.com. April 4 @ 2:04 pm

[.....] The statement indicated that the president’s top military advisers, who have argued that maintaining United States forces in Syria is crucial to defeating the Islamic State and ensuring that the militant group cannot regain a foothold in the region, have succeeded — at least for now — in persuading an impatient commander in chief not to order a quick withdrawal [.....]

lots more detail there

Fuck my State Dept. and

artappraiser — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 18:08:30 +0000

In reply to Trump: Withdraw Troops From Syria. Trump’s Advisers: F That.

Fuck my State Dept. and Military trying to tell the truth about what we are doing in Syria, I want it to sound like we are withdrawing:

Trump instructs military to prepare to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria

In a meeting with national security officials, President Trump stressed that troops can be involved in current tasks to ensure security in areas liberated from the Islamic State, an official said. But Trump said that the U.S. mission would not extend beyond the destruction of the Islamic State.

By Karen DeYoung
2 hours ago @ WashingtonPost.com

Iran, Russia and Turkey meet to discuss Syria’s future

Great, gives Dems the chance

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:17:15 +0000

In reply to Manic phase,the crazy just

Great, gives Dems the chance to re-claim "Pro-business" as part of the platform (unless we want to write that segment off yet again - sigh)

WaPo agrees: Trump’s

artappraiser — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:13:03 +0000

In reply to in general, he's been dazed

WaPo agrees: Trump’s immigration tweetstorm is a lesson in fact-free fearmongering

Editorial Board @ WashingtonPost.com, April 3, 7:38 pm

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S failure to secure funding for his new “beautiful” border wall has prodded him to new flights of rhetorical excess and deviation from fact. In the latest iteration, the president denounces Democrats and Mexicans for what he calls a “dangerous” immigration flow. The truth is that illegal entry at the southwest border is at its lowest level in nearly half a century. The last year the Border Patrol apprehended fewer unauthorized immigrants, 1971, Richard Nixon was in the White House, a gallon of gas cost 36 cents and Disney World’s Magic Kingdom opened in Orlando.

In the magic kingdom of Mr. Trump’s worldview [.....]

Manic phase,the crazy just

artappraiser — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:03:32 +0000

In reply to Trump: Withdraw Troops From Syria. Trump’s Advisers: F That.

Manic phase,the crazy just keeps coming:

Trump Calls Amazon and Other Businesses ‘Stupid’ on Twitter

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and CECILIA KANG 11:10 PM ET @ NYTimes.com

Tech firms, military contractors, carmakers, cellphone companies, financial firms, sports leagues and Wall Street giants are all in the president’s cross hairs.

WHITE HOUSE MEMO On Foreign Policy, the President Reverts to the Candidate

By MARK LANDLER 9:55 PM ET @ NYTimes.com

Far from learning on the job or modifying his views, Mr. Trump is falling back on the familiar mix of belligerence and isolationism that fueled his campaign.

Trump Says He Plans to Send National Guard to Mexico Border

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS 11:48 PM ET @ NYTimes.com

For the third consecutive day, President Trump warned about the looming dangers of unchecked immigration.
The White House press secretary did not say how many troops would be sent or when. Immigration advocates denounced the plan as a political ploy.

in general, he's been dazed

artappraiser — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 04:16:32 +0000

In reply to Trump: Withdraw Troops From Syria. Trump’s Advisers: F That.

in general, he's been dazed and confused with his supposed imperial legions constantly on the mind, just Monday he was lecturing the kids at the Easter Egg hunt about the buildup of military, and now there's also this:

The best thing to come out of today was that the president was confused. @OutFrontCNN pic.twitter.com/QqsLFUetcX
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) April 4, 2018

Personally, I think that's a hint that the wall thing is what's behind the focus on the military. He's afraid of losing the fans over the wall.Doesn't know if they will buy more money for the military as a replacement....I know that Anne Coulter's been dissing him for like a week, has totally turned on him, don't know how many other former fans

A taste of the internal

artappraiser — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 03:04:22 +0000

In reply to Trump: Withdraw Troops From Syria. Trump’s Advisers: F That.

A taste of the internal debate dividing the President from most of his national security advisers. Once again, emerging into public view: pic.twitter.com/n60kO7KY4O
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) April 3, 2018