Trump torches Graham for criticizing his Syria troops plan
Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/20/trump-re
President Donald Trump slapped back at one of his biggest supporters-turned-gadfly on Thursday, accusing Sen. Lindsey Graham of opposing fewer military casualties by urging Trump to reconsider pulling U.S. forces out of Syria.
Since word got out that Trump had made the sudden decision to begin withdrawing troops from the conflict-riven country, backlash from both sides of the aisle has come swiftly and only intensified.
Graham has been one of the most vocal critics of Trump's plan and has saturated any media the president is sure to see especially Twitter and cable TV to express his outrage. On Wednesday night, Graham said the abrupt move, in which Trump broke with his national security team, would be a stain on the honor of the United States.
In a news conference Thursday, Graham implored the president to reverse course and promised that Trump would incur the senators wrath if he did not.
President Trump I will help you any way I can
but because youre a Republican, Im not going to ignore what I believe, Graham said. Im going to give you an honest evaluation. I was willing to support a Democrat if he followed sound military advice. Im willing to fight a Republican if you dont.
But in a tweet hours later, Trump mused that it was so hard to believe that Lindsey Graham would be against saving soldier lives & billions of $$$.
Though Trump on Wednesday declared victory over ISIS in Syria, hes largely backed off that assertion, arguing instead that it shouldnt be the responsibility of the U.S. to take on the Islamic State on its own in the region.
Read more: Politico
Worried about soldiers lives..Worried about the cost..
All reasonable concerns from a dickhead with absolutely
no part of its body for empathy for anyone...our military
personnel included..IMHO
snowybirdie
(5,190 posts)Mz Lindsey won't get invited to play golf anytime soon
George II
(67,782 posts)snowybirdie
(5,190 posts)pretty obnoxious person with no respect due. Didn't mean to offend lgtbq folks. Just repeating jokes I hear on the radio. Sorry for any misunderstanding. Happy Holdays!
George II
(67,782 posts)Maxheader
(4,366 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)Turn one thing into something else and blame the other person by trying to lay a guilt trip on them.
I wonder how bad Melania has it?
Actually, I don't wonder. I just typed that for... why..
I have too many other things to think about.
volstork
(5,393 posts)in 3...2...1...
SergeStorms
(18,882 posts)Racerdog1
(808 posts)May just start crying.
mahina
(17,502 posts)God I loathe this worm. Apology to worms.
WhiteHat
(129 posts)She's unreservedly, outspokenly 100% anti-Trump, perfectly willing to toss dirt all over his family and otherwise do whatever it takes.
Yeah! That's the righteous path.
Unlike Lindsay Graham, who can't seem to decide if he's on the side of the angels or the side of his big-money donors.
Tell me, Lindsay, is it hard to parse your patriotism against your donor money? How much do you have stashed away in the Caymans? Robert Mueller knows. You might as well come clean now. You have zero "legacy" left.
WhiteHat
(129 posts)Bashar al-Assad is an undisputed monster, slaughtering (now undisputed) millions of people throughout Syria.
Can we, as the undisputed leader of Democracy let this stand?
Apparently we can, if it's in Trump's (questionable) interests.
Resist.
WarWhatIsItGoodFor
(9 posts)Ever since 9/11, the Republicans - be it Bush, McCain, or Trump - have always seemed to believe endless war is the answer for our national security.
Quite frankly, withdrawing from Syria and Afghanistan is the best thing Ive heard all day. This is not to say I dont enjoy the schaedenfraude, but theres a big difference enjoying the fireworks versus supporting indefinitely keeping a military presence in Syria and Afghanistan just because Trump is pulling out some troops for whatever reason.
forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)I think you lose your chance to claim "cost savings" for anything else.
riversedge
(69,708 posts)The link in the OP lend me to page saying they could not find the article --but it is there at Politico --and other places.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/20/trump-responds-graham-syria-criticism-1071636