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Trump addresses nation on Afghanistan strategy
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NullPointer
Member
Its got to be the same people that write his rallies.
His rhythm expects applause lines.
greycolumbus
The success of others absolutely infuriates me.
Y'all think he burned his corneas?
itsbenoclock
Member
Just quoting Trump, you hit my point exactly. Meaningless speech.
Fenderputty
Banned
Not even a new bow on the package, honestly. Just different words on the card
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
This speech is ridiculously long
NullPointer
Member
"We will make common cause with any nation..."
Oh! I can think of one! I bet its the one you're thinking of too Donald.
Oh! I can think of one! I bet its the one you're thinking of too Donald.
And says god damned fucking nothing.
greycolumbus
The success of others absolutely infuriates me.
Would've given the credit for an announcement of an exit.
TarpitCarnivore
Member
This will likely bump his approval back up a few percentage points with some upset Trump supporters, but no idea for how long.
Right. He's so fucking dumb
Dead Prince
Banned
feels like an xbox press conference.
DyslexicAlucard
Member
But he's not talking about "micromanaging." He's saying he's eschewing the normal (legal) channels which were created to prevent immoral and illegal acts being committed. There's a reason these are in place. If you commit immoral acts to "fight" terrorism, all you do is end up creating more of them in opposition, as ISIS can point to these actions and use the innocent lives they cost as recruiting tools.
And I have no doubt this is what he is saying, because this is the same man that keeps bringing up the debunked General Pershing lie and praises what what've been an obvious war crime.
RPGCrazied
Member
Was hoping he would just resign. His companies is bleeding money like a shiv. You should see all those Mar-A-Lago pull outs.
NullPointer
Member
Arbitrary deadlines are the only way we exit Afghanistan in our lifetimes.
If it comes down to conditions, those conditions can be played to keep us in the region in order to protect the government there without them taking responsibility for themselves.
NyMartin90
Member
I think him mentioning that we will be working more with India, who has lent billions to the Afghan government, and literally threatening Pakistan (which was done by both Bush and Obama) this is a big shift. Pakistan will not tolerate Indian interference in Afghanistan. Afghanistan in the view of the Pakistani military is their fallback if ever an invasion from India.
India interfering in Afghanistan is isolating the Pakistanis and will lead them down a dangerous road.
If you guys think its nothing by him mentioning India then you need to look up some more info on South Asian Foreign Policy.
India interfering in Afghanistan is isolating the Pakistanis and will lead them down a dangerous road.
If you guys think its nothing by him mentioning India then you need to look up some more info on South Asian Foreign Policy.
Smiles and Cries
Member
a whole lot of nothing burgers smh
greycolumbus
The success of others absolutely infuriates me.
Yeah, I'm still expecting that eventually.
SolarPowered
Member
Literally nothing for 28 minutes.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
I'm honestly really curious to see what the Breitbart headline is for this.
Dead Prince
Banned
oh god. he just shook the last person's hand and pulled him in LMFAO
thehypocrite
Member
OriginofHysteria
Banned
I can't imagine being in the military and sitting there and being like 'yep, that's my commander-in-chief'
KenzinFive
Member
The Onion with that ultra-quick fire: Trump: We Will Fight In Afghanistan Until Victorious, Or I Change My Mind, Get Distracted, Look Bad, Or Get Bored
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
1. I stand by this being McMaster slashing Miller's version of this speech
2. The entire back half of the speech felt like they used Pence's speechwriter. We were all zoned out, but the latter half talking about sacrifice had way more personal touches and gravitas than normal Trump speeches, sounded a LOT like most Pence speeches.
The words by themselves were just that, words. But they were made hollow by the one who gave them.
2. The entire back half of the speech felt like they used Pence's speechwriter. We were all zoned out, but the latter half talking about sacrifice had way more personal touches and gravitas than normal Trump speeches, sounded a LOT like most Pence speeches.
The words by themselves were just that, words. But they were made hollow by the one who gave them.
Yeah he did. Yanking a serviceman on the way out like he's a damn Supreme Court nominee or the president of France.
Spoiled Milk
Banned
Not a bad speech, actually. I liked it.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
It's amazing he has no had a legit mental break in public yet.
Charlottesville was the closest we've ever come.
Charlottesville was the closest we've ever come.
NyMartin90
Member
Pakistan because of the Northwest Frontier Province and the movement of the Taliban and Haqqani networks. This is the historic way that these fighters funnel into Afghanistan.
Smiles and Cries
Member
man I want to watch that
Advocatus Diaboli
Member
I just texted my friend and told him we were probably invading Pakistan, but I couldn't tell because Trump is such a fucking moron.
My friend, who deployed with me to Afghanistan, said he could only manage 17 seconds of Trump before turning off the TV to pour out some bourbon.
Dead Prince
Banned
NullPointer
Member
No victory conditions. Nothing even that hints at practical realities. The closest he came to talking about how Afghanistan would look when we left was to describe "everlasting peace". WTF
No mention of a strategy except that one exists and he won't talk about it. No pivot except that we're going to stop focusing on losing and start thinking for once about winning.
Punctuate that with rally-speech and ham-fisted attempts to use patriotism to heal the wounds he helped sow over the past weeks, and you're left with a bunch of hot air signifying nothing.
I can't believe that I actually expected something. Something tangible. But there was literally zero that wasn't pure platitudes.
No mention of a strategy except that one exists and he won't talk about it. No pivot except that we're going to stop focusing on losing and start thinking for once about winning.
Punctuate that with rally-speech and ham-fisted attempts to use patriotism to heal the wounds he helped sow over the past weeks, and you're left with a bunch of hot air signifying nothing.
I can't believe that I actually expected something. Something tangible. But there was literally zero that wasn't pure platitudes.