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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:30 PM Oct 2019

Top US general Joseph Votel says Trump did not consult him on Syria announcement....

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Top US general Joseph Votel says Trump did not consult him on Syria announcement - CNNPolitics
Top US general says Trump did not consult him on Syria announcement
The commander of US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said Tuesday he "was not consulted" prior to President Donald Trump's December announcement that the US wou…
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/05/politics/votel-trump-syria-withdrawal/index.html
WTF !
Seriously again no one knew Trump and Pompeo were going to ask our troops to leave and abandoned the Kurds . Everyone was shocked even Republicans .
Defense Secretary Mark Esper even said Trump didn’t consult with Pentagon and they were blindsided... 👇

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Top US general Joseph Votel says Trump did not consult him on Syria announcement.... (Original Post) pbmus Oct 2019 OP

This is the second time Erdogan has punked Trump gratuitous Oct 2019 #1

More deflection...unfortunately leading to death for many.. pbmus Oct 2019 #2

So much "didn't Know" concern. So little whipping PrezNut (MF45) & cabal into orderly shape. MFGsunny Oct 2019 #3

what the everloving fork is going on. Voltaire2 Oct 2019 #4

Trump doesn't consult Americans. MineralMan Oct 2019 #5

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

1. This is the second time Erdogan has punked Trump

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:36 PM

Oct 2019

Remember December 2018? Granted, it was nearly 10 months ago, which is like 4,391 years in Trumpland. But you'd think that the White House staff would be on the alert anytime Trump gets on the phone with Erdogan.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)

2. More deflection...unfortunately leading to death for many..

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:39 PM

Oct 2019

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)

3. So much "didn't Know" concern. So little whipping PrezNut (MF45) & cabal into orderly shape.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:45 PM

Oct 2019

WTF.
WTF.
WTF.

Besides MF45, SoS Pompeo is also looking and acting like his initials Shit On Shingle

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Voltaire2

(13,042 posts)

4. what the everloving fork is going on.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:48 PM

Oct 2019

One would think that the Senate republicans might just be a bit upset about their president going completely rogue over syria. As in its time for Trump to get shown the door. But instead they are all just expressing 'concern', as if Hair Shitler had a bad cold or something.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

5. Trump doesn't consult Americans.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 03:54 PM

Oct 2019

He consults Putins and Erdogans and Saudi Princes. They know better, and are heads of state like Donwald is. They are his, you know, peers and shit.

Why should he consult with those who are inferior to him?

That's his logic.

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