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Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:10 AM
DREAMTROVE
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 12:18 PM
SECOND
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Quote:Originally posted by DREAMTROVE: Where do people think he's headed with this ?
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 12:49 PM
THGRRI
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 4:28 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: The attack instantly transformed news coverage of the Trump administration. Suddenly stories about infighting and dysfunction were replaced with screaming headlines about the president’s toughness and footage of Tomahawk launches.
Quote: \But outside its effect on the news cycle, how much did the strike actually accomplish?
Quote:A few hours after the attack, Syrian warplanes were taking off from the same airfield,
Quote:and airstrikes resumed on the town where use of poison gas provoked Trump into action.
Quote:No doubt the Assad forces took some real losses, but there’s no reason to believe that a one-time action will have any effect on the course of Syria’s civil war.
Quote:In fact, if last week’s action was the end of the story, the eventual effect may well be to strengthen the Assad regime — Look, they stood up to a superpower!
Quote: — and weaken American credibility.
Quote:To achieve any lasting result, Trump would have to get involved on a sustained basis in Syria.
Quote:You may recall how, a month and a half ago, pundits eagerly declared that Trump “became the president of the United States today” because he managed to read a speech off a teleprompter without going off script. Then he started tweeting again.
Quote:One might have expected that experience to serve as a lesson. But no: The U.S. fired off some missiles, and once again Trump “became president.” Aside from everything else, think about the incentives this creates. The Trump administration now knows that it can always crowd out reporting about its scandals and failures by bombing someone.
Quote:So here’s a hint: Real leadership means devising and carrying out sustained policies that make the world a better place. Publicity stunts may generate a few days of favorable media coverage for Trump, but they end up making America weaker, not stronger, because they show the world that we have a government that can’t follow through.
Quote:And has anyone seen a sign, any sign, that Trump is ready to provide real leadership in that sense? I haven’t.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 9:20 PM
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:28 PM
Quote:Originally posted by second: Trump's got no policy about Syria, other than do nothing starting with this interview: www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/04/11/trump-exclusive-were-not-going-into-syria.html President Trump said he has no plans to enter Syria, despite ordering airstrikes on a Syrian military base last week. “We’re not going into Syria,” Trump told Maria Bartiromo during an exclusive interview on FOX Business. “But when I see people using horrible, horrible chemical weapons… and see these beautiful kids that are dead in their father's arms, or you see kids gasping for life … when you see that, I immediately called General Mattis.” “What I did should have been done by the Obama administration a long time before I did it,” said Trump. “I think Syria would be a lot better off right now than it has been.” “If Russia didn’t go in and back this animal [Assad], you wouldn’t have a problem right now,” Trump said. Maybe next week Trump will have another Syrian Epiphany triggered or catalyzed by another TV news show or conversation with heartbroken Ivanka, but for now he has no more ideas about Syria. Eric Trump has said he is "sure" his sister Ivanka used her influence over their father to encourage the US president to launch military action against Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Watchout, North Korea, for Ivanka, the real President behind the President.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 5:49 AM
Quote:Originally posted by DREAMTROVE: Second, It's nice to discuss this in a nice neutral way for a change without hitting each other over the head or having to dance around false narratives.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by G: Quote:Originally posted by DREAMTROVE: It's nice to discuss this in a nice neutral way for a change without hitting each other over the head or having to dance around false narratives. Yeah, sure, great for you guys. The people running the FFF coliseum snack shop are getting worried it's going to be a trend. ==============================
Quote:Originally posted by DREAMTROVE: It's nice to discuss this in a nice neutral way for a change without hitting each other over the head or having to dance around false narratives.
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