General Discussion

applegrove

(118,676 posts) Thu Oct 19, 2017, 04:39 AM Oct 2017

Did the Trump White House put off talking about those Green Berets killed

Last edited Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:25 PM - Edit history (1)

in Niger because one of them was not found for two days? And then they wanted a few days buffer so people would forget one soldier had been left behind in the initial evacuation? After all they went after Hillary because of what she could not control in Benghazi so they would have been projecting their own 'attack/exploit any foreign policy loss/fog' they did to Obama and Clinton onto Democrats. And really Democrats don't behave that way. CNN is on it.

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Did the Trump White House put off talking about those Green Berets killed (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2017 OP

I'm more inclined to think madokie Oct 2017 #1

That is a simple fact Cosmocat Oct 2017 #4

I have read in 2 different places Russia is over dewsgirl Oct 2017 #2

No. The UN has been begging Canada to go to Niger or Mali with troops. applegrove Oct 2017 #3

I must have missed it watoos Oct 2017 #8

I meant the whole of North Africa is a hotbed of Islamic terrorism. applegrove Oct 2017 #17

I have not heard about UN troops in Niger... TomVilmer Oct 2017 #18

Well the troops were right on the Mali/Niger border when they got ambushed. applegrove Oct 2017 #19

There are troops who died months ago Cosmocat Oct 2017 #5

The gop kept Scarsdale Oct 2017 #9

Oh man Cosmocat Oct 2017 #14

Trump put off talking about their deaths, because he felt victimized by them dying on him Snake Plissken Oct 2017 #6

...and it exposes him as a 5-time republican Draft Dodger Achilleaze Oct 2017 #11

Those phone calls he doesn't make are TOUGH on him! WinkyDink Oct 2017 #15

Yes he purposely did not want to talk about them linnknee Oct 2017 #7

He's afraid he'll mispronounce Niger... Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #10

If he had known about it he would have tweeted about it onenote Oct 2017 #12

Donald does not want to get Benghazied. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #13

BINGO! WinkyDink Oct 2017 #16

madokie

(51,076 posts)

1. I'm more inclined to think

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 04:45 AM

Oct 2017

dotard simply doesn't give a fuck about any of our women and men in uniform. He is a disgrace and not much more

Even his family is distancing themselves from him

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)

4. That is a simple fact

Reply to madokie (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:35 AM

Oct 2017

They just don't care about anyone, and bound from on fuck up to the next, with the reaction ALWAYS being to scream indignantly.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

2. I have read in 2 different places Russia is over

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:02 AM

Oct 2017

there, something about cheap oil. I don't know if it is possible fake news, if it's not a fake story it makes sense why he would be so afraid of this story. No one even knew our military was there, either way there is a whole lot more to this story.

applegrove

(118,676 posts)

3. No. The UN has been begging Canada to go to Niger or Mali with troops.

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:29 AM

Oct 2017

There is growing Islamic terrorism in North Africa and it will only get bigger if we don't stop them now. I don't want to see anyone fight and die. But I more don't want to see 13 year old girls kidnapped. Unfortunately we are at war. I am in no way saying the US should not have been there. Or that a failed rescue of one man out of many is Trump's fault. I'm just wondering if the issue here is that the Trump White House and Republicans are so cynical because they themselves are so calculating that they can no longer govern properly.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

8. I must have missed it

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:58 AM

Oct 2017

when did we declare war against Niger? There is more to this story than leaving a soldier on the battlefield, Trump can just blame some general for that. Something doesn't smell right in Niger.

applegrove

(118,676 posts)

17. I meant the whole of North Africa is a hotbed of Islamic terrorism.

Reply to watoos (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:12 PM

Oct 2017

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)

18. I have not heard about UN troops in Niger...

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 04:26 AM

Oct 2017

... but there are lots of them in Mali, including from Denmark and other smaller donors. There was some contoversy about it, and Denmark sent a lot fewer than planned. Niger is the biggest country of West Africa, and USA has a drone launching base there. France and Russia are both mining uranium - seems like anything can happen...

applegrove

(118,676 posts)

19. Well the troops were right on the Mali/Niger border when they got ambushed.

Reply to TomVilmer (Reply #18)

Fri Oct 20, 2017, 04:52 AM

Oct 2017

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)

5. There are troops who died months ago

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:38 AM

Oct 2017

Who have not heard from them ...

I think it us as simple as the are incompetent/don't give a fuck and if an R senator rep reaches out they might call, if a D senator or rep reaches out they likely ignor it.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

9. The gop kept

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 07:43 AM

Oct 2017

close track of stories such as this when President Obama was in office. Jumped on EVERYTHING. Now, they jump on everything so they can cover it up. WHEN will voters wake up?

Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)

14. Oh man

Reply to Scarsdale (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 10:53 AM

Oct 2017

Don't get me started on that shit ...

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)

6. Trump put off talking about their deaths, because he felt victimized by them dying on him

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:52 AM

Oct 2017

and still does.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

11. ...and it exposes him as a 5-time republican Draft Dodger

Reply to Snake Plissken (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 08:14 AM

Oct 2017

...who now unfortuately, thanks to republicans and russians, is the COMMANDER of all our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters in uniform for the USA.

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

15. Those phone calls he doesn't make are TOUGH on him!

Reply to Snake Plissken (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 11:05 AM

Oct 2017

linnknee

(52 posts)

7. Yes he purposely did not want to talk about them

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2017, 06:57 AM

Oct 2017

Seems has a link to guess who - RUSSIA - Palmer Report yesterday and Rachel yesterday gave the details. Could be our Dotard was sending troops to help Russia.