President Trump tweeted yesterday:
Donald J. Trump
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Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday. They were coming to the United States tonight. Unfortunately, in order to build false leverage, they admitted to..
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
....an attack in Kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers, and 11 other people. I immediately cancelled the meeting and called off peace negotiations. What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position? They didn’t, they....
But doesn't Trump realize no secret meetings are necessary? All that is necessary to stop the killing of US troops in Afghanistan is to pull US troops out of Afghanistan.
What is this bully stuff? Just Afhganexit!
Hmmmm....doesn't the US "...kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their barganing position?" when it invades countries it has no business being in in the first place?
ReplyDeleteExactly right Michael!!! The cognitive dissonance displayed by Trump and his administration is astounding.
DeleteRolling Thunder in Vietnam was intended to force N. Vietnam to the bargaining table.
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