Donald Trump has performed an extraordinary U-turn on his threat to bomb Assad
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Donald Trump back-pedals on Syria saying he ‘never said WHEN an attack would take place’
The US President backed away from his claim that Assad's major ally Russia should 'get ready' for American 'smart missiles'
DONALD Trump has back-pedalled on his threat to bomb Assad claiming he "never said when an attack on Syria would take place."
Yesterday, the US President tweeted that Syria's major ally Russia should "get ready" for American "smart missiles" days after despot Bashar Assad killed at least 70 people in an evil chemical attack.
President Trump tweeted that a US attack on Syria 'could be very soon or not so soon at all'
But after the White House played down Trump's remarks, the brash billionaire has himself backed away from Wednesday's Tweets.
Today, he posted: "Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon or not so soon at all!
"In any event, the United States, under my Administration, has done a great job of ridding the region of ISIS. Where is our “Thank you America?”
Trump's threats on Wednesday against Russia were in response to comments from senior Russian officials that Vladimir Putin's military would strike US bomb sites in retaliation to American aggression.
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"Allright, everyone into the boardroom. Someone is going to be fired."
That is, if they don't jump ship before then, like so many on the right are doing now. Even an idiot can recognize the blatant handwriting on the wall in front of them. So it's best to move on before Trump, or Muller, costs them their reputations.
Just my opinion.
Don't you mean "everyone check Twitter; someone's going to be fired"? The orange nadless wonder never fires anyone in person. Doesn't have the gonads. He does it via tweet.
Maybe Kellyanne Conway is up for the next firing. She's been MIA for quite some time.
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Trump is waiting for Putin to remove all Russian personnel and equipment from the next attack site, like the last time.
"Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and "smart!" " - Trump tweet
"We have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region that that’s a red line for us and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons." President Obama
The hypocrisy of conservative Republicans and Donald Trump knows no bounds. They practically fell over themselves accusing Obama of not enforcing his "red line" comment, but here Trump specifies he's going to retaliate and how but then backs off like Putin's whipped dog. Just more evidence that Putin has him by the short hairs either financially or has the pee tape ready to "leak".
Exactly what did Trump tweet that Russian and Syrian intelligence didn't already know?
Well, I guess you're right there, since Kushner gave them a back channel into the White House.
Why say anything at all about a missile attack?
He thinks the world is or should be waiting with bated breath for his every thought. In other words, he says it to make himself look like Mr. Big. The president of the United States is a babbler.
Well, he needs to control his thumbs.
All that babbling will get us all in trouble
There was probably something about Stormy Daniels on tv when he tweeted that out. He wanted an immediate distraction.
I think the left needs a distraction since their Russian collusion narrative is at a dead end.
Hopefully has has come to realize how right Gary Johnson was about that craphole.
It worked so well for him on election day. Gary Johnson got more publicity than any libertarian candidate in history and still got only 3% of the vote.
yeah and I was part of that 3 %. and if he had got 2% more there would be matching federal funds for a third party.
I would disagree with that statement , Ross Perot got a hell of a lot more publicity but he also had a publicity wing in his campaign.
Ross Perot did not run on the platform of the Libertarian Party.
Gary Johnson ran as the candidate of the Libertarian Party. That is a big reason he only got 3%.
Ross Perot was not a libertarian.
Correct John , but I was referring to running as a 3rd party candidate, any party not of the 2 party system.
No idea what Tessy said there, but whatever it was, I'm sure I liked it!
We'll keep the light on for you Tess...
I'm glad you're back. I've been suspended before [not on this site ... yet], but I can tell you this: Suspensions are like hangovers. Some are just worth it.
He likes to keep them guessing. He's consulted with the generals and top military staff and know exactly what he is doing. What about Obama's dreaded Red Line that got crossed, after which he backed down.
Trump changes his mind based on what he sees on television the previous hour.
This is not a guess, it has been repeatedly borne out.
If you want to credit him with playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers, knock yourself out. When this is all over you will have such memories to cling to.
Trump will gone before you know it, and most people will be glad to get his nonsense and lies out of their minds.
He lost the popular vote and I believe people thought he had a snowball's chance in hell so they got complacent. Midterms are coming up. Republicans are pissed off as all hell because he's totally phaqued up the party. You know, I think you're one of those that totally hated that a competent, educated, articulate black man ran this country for eight years. Obama won popularly and electorally both times. You know, there's one fella here that I have to toss a bit of respect at. His avatar name is something akin to "The Left Is Pissed Off And I'm Loving It." At least he has the balls to admit that. At least he has the balls to admit he's loves Trump more than he loves the country. Google "Trump Regrets". Those people I respect. They admit they made a huge mistake and they own it. I believe those people who are STILL defending that disgusting, lying, incestuous, uneducated POS are as unAmerican as one can get.
Look. During the campaign Trump actually said "I could shoot someone one Fifth Avenue and people would still vote for me." He was insulting you. He was telling you, over the news waves, that you were all mindless lemmings, that you would vote for a criminal not giving one iota of a shit about the country. He was INSULTING YOU! But as usual, most were too deplorably stupid to even get it. What a joke.
Uhhhhh... Where did I say the electoral college didn't determine the presidency? Are you confusing the two facts? Fact: Hillary won the popular vote but did not win the election. [By the way, she isn't locked up either.] Fact: Trump won the presidency by winning the electoral race. Third Fact: Obama won two terms quite handily both electorally and popularly. (By the way, Obama's inauguration crowd was much larger than Lyin' Piehole Trump's.) There's no dispute there. Why are you trying to make one? You're acting all "i'm feeling intimidated so I'm gonna say something not-nice" ... you know, getting all rude and personal and shit.
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Go look at his tweet.
So? And?
Uhhh. Okay. Hilarious!! ... late for your Mensa meeting, are you?
How about ... hmmm ... let's see ... ohhh, I know! I know you are but what am I???
Uhhhh.....ummmm.....hilarious. So, what's your point?
So she won a popularity contest only, that and a buck fifty will buy her a cup of coffee , but not her super mango mocca capachino
kinda like the campaign she ran.... the election wasn't a popularity contest.
Even voted that up for you, mags. Good to see you. Remember when I said I can always count on you for wit and overt intelligence? Yeah. Me neither.
Voted your comment up, also. See how friendly we are?
Bless your heart!
I do indeed. I heard a while ago that you weren't feeling well. I was genuinely sorry to hear that and I hope these days are better for you, mags.
Thank you, blue. Everyday is a battle. I am winning!
And, thank you, devan, kind of you 'cause I need my heart blessed.
Which is swayed when districts are gerrymandered. And they were. And they are.
I wish Gerry would mind his manders.
Ah, Salam.
The statement I replied to was that Hillary won the popular, and I answered in kind.
What the HELL are you babbling about?
Nope! Not in most states anyway. Most states it is the Results of the entire state that deterMine who gets and how the electoral votes are distributed. Gerrymandering g has no effect on state wide races.
All politics aside for a moment but something doesn't smell right about this , and its not because I have been eating egg salad.
last year at this time , trump had just come into office and as is usual a new admin takes stock of where the country is militarily and if it wants to continue along the same lines, then the gas attack happened with the response.
fast forward a year, trump is again re evaluating US involvement considering withdrawl, and another gas attack.
Now I have to wonder , who benefits if the US withdraws troops? who would be put at a disadvantage?
Who stands to GAIN if US troops remain and US involvement escalates? and who would suffer?
I am wondering as a friend would say this isn't a manipulated case of the tail wagging the dog so to speak?
and I think the answer lies in the questions above.
Many countries in the ME 'could' stand to gain if the US remains and unseats Assad - as it would create a vacuum for individuals like Erdogan to lay claim to Syrian land ... Iraq even Jordan could gain land from a vacuum if Assad was to fall ... Syria is prime real estate and oil rich!
Good point .. yet that would be a battle - the US (EU?) would have to really take a stand .. Turkey is not Kurd friendly and neither is Iraq, Iran - really not sure about Jordan, but from what I have seen - think that is a pretty cool country!
Where is Germany in all of this?
Morning Mags, I'm not sure on that one .. seems as though Germany is having their own growing pains - yet is part of the EU .. so I would guess if the EU sided with the Kurds Germany would as well (pure speculation)
I have seen documentaries on the Jordanian King .. seems like a good man - still fights along side his people!
Turkey has not been a 'true' ally for years ... yet still remains in NATO. They have thumbed their nose at the US since at least 2011 - would not stop the flow of foreign fighter to Syria, nor the flow of cash to Daesh ... (albeit I do not think the former administration had a problem with either situation to begin with) - for Pete's sakes Turkish soldiers were captured by Daesh, they were returned quickly to Turkey safe and sound!
As part of the former Presidents 'coalition' Erdogan attacked the Kurds in Syria ....... after an alleged coup attempt Erdogan purges police, judges, military personnel as well as teachers, shuts down the press .......... and the joys of Erdogan continue, while Turkey remains a member of NATO [head shaker there]
In 2019 'should' Erdogan win reelection he becomes all powerful, with complete control over the Turkish Constitution ... it will no longer be the mistakes of one man, it will be the 'Sultan' of Turkey one needs deal with. The reality (as I see it) is that Turkey is prime real estate, therefore the 'ruler' of said country can get away with most anything/everything with barely a slap on the wrist...
Historically yes, agreed that the Turkish were great fighters/warriors - now however, the mighty warrior is used to keep the Turkish people (Kurdish people) in line - it is the Turkish people that have given Erdogan complete and ultimate power (albeit not all of them)
The mighty Turk's sat 'literally' on the border and watched Kobani fight for its life against Daesh ... Erdogan wanted Assad gone by any means necessary - even if it meant 'smoking the peace pipe' with Daesh....
Pfft I do not believe for one moment that the 'hounds/hammers of hell' would have hunted down Daesh - money was paid and an agreement was made - Turkey allowed 'recruits' and money to flow to Daesh .. most likely (I can provide you with research if needed) Turkey was knowing allowing cheap Syria oil stolen by Daesh to be transported across the border by 'criminal groups' (kickbacks perhaps?) ... Turkey turned a blind eye to the 500+ mile border with Syria..
My interpretation of my research XD .. I have been digging into most everything Syria related since 2010 when researching NATGAS for futures investments ... and came across the US/Qatar NATGAS pipeline that Assad turned down in 2009 .. it is an interesting place to begin to watch the events in Syria unfold..
Peace XD .. hope all is well on the home front!
They new Kurdistan is going to be further to the East in their traditional territory in SouthEastern Turkey, Eastern Irqgisters a complaint and Western Iran. And if American is smart we'll help them get it. They'll be one of our toughest allies in the middle East of all.
52° 31' N, 13° 24' E
Geographical humor - Teutons of fun!
Geological humor: Nobody's FAULT but mine.
Subduction only leads to orogeny.
Cartographers take wide latitude.
Oh, pun girl, thou art worldly and geo-graphic.
I thought the other day ‘do I really want a shot of tequila?’ Then I remembered that under Yellowstone there’s a supervolcano that’s 40,000 years overdue for eruption and when it erupts it will kill half the world’s population because it will eject soot so high into the stratosphere, we will suffer the same effects as a severe and prolonged nuclear winter. So I had two shots of tequila.
So as not to stray from the topic, I remember when one Sunday I tried to create a drinking game using Trump triggers. Every time Trump lied, everyone had to take a shot. That first following Monday, several of us had to visit the emergency room for alcohol poisoning.
I could have told you using trump lies for a drinking game is dangerous. But did you ask me? Noooooo
When will I learn?? My mantra for years was "must check with Giggles first; must check with Giggles first; must check with Giggles first."
learn it....know it...live it....
Somebody help me out here but exactly who are the good guys in Syria? I understand Assad is a bad bad man but his opponents are equally bad. I feel for the civilians on all sides, the old, women and children. Still, the fact remains that nobody in the fight is a friend of the US that I can tell. Maybe it is time we let the warring parties in Syria do their worst and mind our own business. Nah, that will never happen...
Yes, I know. A peace keeping force is required. Shouldn't Muslim nataions deal with their own messes?
Assad is a war criminal with the force of a national military behind him.
This is an issue the United Nations should be handling.
An issue for the UN AND the world court at the Hague, Not the US.
May cooler intelligent heads prevail ... this pissing up a rope contest with Russia is one thing, taking further military actions in a country that 'we' have no business nor reason to be in and are already violating the sovereignty of, that the Russians, Hez'bollah, and Iran have been invited into is not a wise move at this juncture in time. -my opinion
The former administration did nothing, basically inviting (through inaction) Russia to take 'care' of Syria (help fight Daesh? Pfft) ... it is a lil late to try and reverse the situation without a conflict with Russia now... 'we' knew all along that Putin would prop up Assad .. did 'we' not?
Call me skeptical/a conspiracy theorist ... yet, I am not convinced of Assad's guilt .. why would he be using chemical weapons now? The people of Syria have conceded, Assad can stay in power, just give them peace .. there really are not enough 'rebels' left to do much more than poke at / be an irritation to government troops - makes lil to NO sense to use WMD's... "I could be wrong" -James Comey
As I said to start with may cooler heads prevail .. the time for action against Assad was back in 2011 (or at least prior to September of 2015) - the ball was dropped!!!
The country is completely decimated by war and hundreds of thousands are dead or displaced. Nothing will change whether Trump beats his chest like some big dumb ape or fires more missiles to kill more people or ads more rubble to a county already in ruins. Instead of threatening miserable people with more misery, we should be offering to sit down and help negotiate an end to this civil war.
Except they are backed up by Russia and if we are not careful where we fire our missiles then Trump will have to give Putin an extra special blow job to make up for the Russian soldiers he kills.
So... It's the school yard bully then? Brutally beat down the weak while fearing the big kids? Sounds like Trump's life story to me.