USA's Unfinished Wars

Curious Cdn

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Why would President Bonespurs get involved in something that is several paygrades less unless he deliberately pushes the conflict of interest thing to the edge (and maybe over the edge), unless it benefits him somehow?
"Doral has struggled financially since the Trump family bought the resort out of bankruptcy in 2012, reportedly paying $150 million for the property. More than $100 million in loans to help finance the project came from Deutsche Bank." - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/17/us/politics/trump-g7-doral.html
Like I said, want to see what Trump is up to, follow the money, not what he (and his cohorts) says.
Speaking of Bone Spurs, check out what a General thinks of his bone spurs. ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50094679
 

Ocean Breeze

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Pulling out of Syria is a grave mistake, Mitch McConnell writes in The Post, saying war is endless only 'if America refuses to win'


"Sadly, the recently announced pullout risks repeating the Obama administration��s reckless withdrawal from Iraq, which facilitated the rise of the Islamic State in the first place," the Senate majority leader writes in an op-ed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...-national--alert-world--alert-politics&wpmk=1
 

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Pulling out of Syria is a grave mistake, Mitch McConnell writes in The Post, saying war is endless only 'if America refuses to win'


"Sadly, the recently announced pullout risks repeating the Obama administration��s reckless withdrawal from Iraq, which facilitated the rise of the Islamic State in the first place," the Senate majority leader writes in an op-ed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...-national--alert-world--alert-politics&wpmk=1
The problem was the reckless invasion of Iraq - which has accomplished nothing

Like the tax cut!
 

Ocean Breeze

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Pelosi leads surprise delegation to Jordan for ��vital discussions�� on Syria crisis



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit highlighted her sharp disagreement with President Trump over policy in the Middle East following the president's abrupt removal of U.S. troops from northern Syria and Turkey��s subsequent attacks on Kurds.

source: WAPO
 

Curious Cdn

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Pelosi leads surprise delegation to Jordan for ��vital discussions�� on Syria crisis

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit highlighted her sharp disagreement with President Trump over policy in the Middle East following the president's abrupt removal of U.S. troops from northern Syria and Turkey��s subsequent attacks on Kurds.
source: WAPO
Somebody has to negotiate on behalf of America and not for Donald's "gut instincts".
 

Ocean Breeze

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Somebody has to negotiate on behalf of America and not for Donald's "gut instincts".
indeed. It is very evident that Trump is NOT a highly skilled negotiator.

His gut instincts and low level bartering is neither reliable or effective in current times.