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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 12:52 PM Oct 2019

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🔥 🔥 🔥 from Ben Sasse (about retreat):

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“If the President sticks with this retreat, he needs to know that this bad decision will likely result in the slaughter of allies who fought with us, including women and children. I hope the President will listen to his generals and reconsider.

Sasse cont'd: "And before Turkey butchers innocent Kurds, Erdogan should carefully consider his privileged status as a NATO member. The American people don’t partner with genocidal regimes.”

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🔥 🔥 🔥 from Ben Sasse (about retreat): (Original Post) MelissaB Oct 2019 OP

Has Sasse even been paying attention? Apparently the trump ... Whiskeytide Oct 2019 #1

Seems Turks were fine with butchering of Backseat Driver Oct 2019 #2

they were? I thought they were pissed off. maxsolomon Oct 2019 #7

They were strategically "pissed off." IOW, their leaked evidence was both a warning tblue37 Oct 2019 #17

Oh. That makes sense. Silver Gaia Oct 2019 #21

Do you have a link to your assertion? spanone Oct 2019 #13

Trump has no use for the nykym Oct 2019 #3

They don't even have a country LeftInTX Oct 2019 #22

"...The American people don't partner with genocidal regimes." superpatriotman Oct 2019 #4

Like, for example, Saudi Arabia? nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #19

Sasse blaming Dems, too, in 3 ... 2 ... jayschool2013 Oct 2019 #5

No, but the US government does partner with brutal regimes. It always has, sadly. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #6

See also: Chile under Pinochet, Democratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot, Dominican Rep. under Trujillo hatrack Oct 2019 #20

"President ... know...." bucolic_frolic Oct 2019 #8

Ahhh, my great senator hibbing Oct 2019 #9

Trump is sickening democrank Oct 2019 #10

Maybe "the American people don't partner with genocidal regimes".... Hulk Oct 2019 #11

End game? slumcamper Oct 2019 #12

Trump don't care.... Happy Hoosier Oct 2019 #14

"His" Generals? Really? Capperdan Oct 2019 #15

If only it were true Mad Lib Oct 2019 #16

I mean that's great and all.... Happy Hoosier Oct 2019 #18

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)

1. Has Sasse even been paying attention? Apparently the trump ...

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 12:56 PM

Oct 2019

... administration ONLY partners with genocidal regimes.

Backseat Driver

(4,393 posts)

2. Seems Turks were fine with butchering of

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 01:00 PM

Oct 2019

WaPo journalist murder - chop, chop - notwithstanding fake investigation cooperation???

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

7. they were? I thought they were pissed off.

Reply to Backseat Driver (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 01:34 PM

Oct 2019

they released an audiotape from their bugging devices.

Did I miss something? Was that just a performance?

tblue37

(65,403 posts)

17. They were strategically "pissed off." IOW, their leaked evidence was both a warning

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:54 PM

Oct 2019

(We have the receipts, so cooperate with us!) and leverage to ensure future cooperation.

Silver Gaia

(4,544 posts)

21. Oh. That makes sense.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #17)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:04 PM

Oct 2019

Explains why Trump was so eager to give Syria to Turkey. I hate him so much.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

13. Do you have a link to your assertion?

Reply to Backseat Driver (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:27 PM

Oct 2019

nykym

(3,063 posts)

3. Trump has no use for the

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 01:20 PM

Oct 2019

Kurds. They don't stay at any of his hotels or golf courses.

Worthless people from a shithole country

LeftInTX

(25,374 posts)

22. They don't even have a country

Reply to nykym (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:06 PM

Oct 2019

superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)

4. "...The American people don't partner with genocidal regimes."

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 01:23 PM

Oct 2019

Little Ben hasn't been paying attention to dear leader

tblue37

(65,403 posts)

19. Like, for example, Saudi Arabia? nt

Reply to superpatriotman (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:55 PM

Oct 2019

jayschool2013

(2,312 posts)

5. Sasse blaming Dems, too, in 3 ... 2 ...

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 01:30 PM

Oct 2019

I'll wait for it, because it's likely coming.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

6. No, but the US government does partner with brutal regimes. It always has, sadly.

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 01:31 PM

Oct 2019

hatrack

(59,587 posts)

20. See also: Chile under Pinochet, Democratic Kampuchea under Pol Pot, Dominican Rep. under Trujillo

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 04:01 PM

Oct 2019

And so on.

bucolic_frolic

(43,182 posts)

8. "President ... know...."

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 02:45 PM

Oct 2019

Sasse is deluded right there. Trump is doing what he wants, and Ben is reverting to logic and geopolitics. Big disconnect.

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

9. Ahhh, my great senator

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:01 PM

Oct 2019

The beltway press adores him, thinks he is some kind of maverick. Far from it, he's pathetic.

Peace

democrank

(11,096 posts)

10. Trump is sickening

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:13 PM

Oct 2019

Hulk

(6,699 posts)

11. Maybe "the American people don't partner with genocidal regimes"....

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:13 PM

Oct 2019

...but our government and military forces have no second thoughts of doing so. History demonstrates that rather clearly.

slumcamper

(1,606 posts)

12. End game?

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:24 PM

Oct 2019

Embolden Turks, then lead an adverse response from NATO (expel?); create a diplomatic and strategic vacuum in Turkey; Russia fills the vacuum...

Trumplethinskin is beholden and serving Putin, is he not?

Happy Hoosier

(7,314 posts)

14. Trump don't care....

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:29 PM

Oct 2019

The GOP has cashed in what integrity it had in the name of defending Trump. He knows he can do whatever the fuck he wants. A couple folks will bleat, but they will NEVER hold him accountable.

Capperdan

(492 posts)

15. "His" Generals? Really?

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:32 PM

Oct 2019

I'll bet there are quite a few Generals who would squirm at that designation.

Mad Lib

(86 posts)

16. If only it were true

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:47 PM

Oct 2019

"The American people don’t partner with genocidal regimes.” Maybe before or president was a patsy to the world's despots.

Happy Hoosier

(7,314 posts)

18. I mean that's great and all....

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:55 PM

Oct 2019

... but what are you going to DO about it?

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