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Trump on Turkey: "They have been fighting with the Kurds for many years, for centuries. It's like, some people go to lunch. That's what they do, they fight with the Kurds. It's time for to us leave. We're gonna leave."
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emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)side, fleeing and dying on the other. No collateral civilian casualties, always horrible enough. Intentional annihilation of target population. Not a fight.
unblock
(52,253 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)hotels in their country. Trump Kurdistan. Now that would be something to see. But they won't let me do it, so let the wonderful Turks -- who let me build not one but two beautiful Trump Towers -- do whatever they want. Take the Kurds to lunch, bomb the hell out of them, it doesn't affect my bottom line, so f*ck 'em."
greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Is that CIA stash ?
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)No feeling. No empathy. No understanding that the Kurds wanted stability and they were our allies. He betrayed them.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Only a complete asshole who doesn't have any idea of what he is talking about and who also lacks any sense of empathy or compassion would say something like that.
I think all of us here know the context and benefits of our alliance with the Kurds and what the point was. He either pretends he doesn't know, (which may be a tactic again) or watches that delusional movie that plays on the screen in his maggot-filled munchkin brain and reports in real time.
A human travesty in a suit causing irreparable harm and death for his own benefit, screwing our diplomacy with the world and bringing back ISIS by their escape and by giving them excellent material for recruiting, as well.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Just shaking the head...
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)May karma fuck him harder than its ever fucked anyone before. Jesus Christ.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What you said. I hate this motherfucker more than I have ever hated anyone in my life.
NCLefty
(3,678 posts)It's the Trumpian view of inferiority. These people aren't Strong & Tough, and they have no way to make Trump money, so they are disposable.