Pompeo defends Trump's invitation of Taliban to Camp David, citing 'obligation to do everything we

[riversedge]

Source: the hill.





By Rebecca Klar - 09/08/19 10:10 AM EDT


Pompeo defends Trump's invitation of Taliban to Camp David, citing 'obligation to do everything we can'
© Aaron Schwartz

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Trump's decision to invite a Taliban representative to Camp David for peace talks with Afghanistan's president.

Pompeo told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union that the administration has "an obligation to do everything we can."

"The president believed we could further that, further American national interest, with people that have the capacity to actually deliver," Pompeo added.

Tapper asked Pompeo if he personally had any issue with inviting the Taliban to Camp David.

“I can’t help but think that if a Democratic president had talked about having the Taliban come to Camp David to negotiate a peace process that was not already a done deal, that you as a congressman, as a soldier, as a veteran, as a West Point graduate, that you would be rather upset,” the CNN host said.

"I've been fully supportive of this effort [and] the direction we've taken," Pompeo responded. ............................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/460414-pompeo-defends-trumps-cancelled-meeting-with-taliban-at-camp-david

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I was watch Joy earlier. She had a quest on saying Camp David the home of the Peace Accords is reserved for signing of Peace deals once completed --which this was not!!


And the idea of inviting a Taliban leader to Camp David is beyond insulting.

[riversedge]

1. Taliban was seeing these proposed negoiations as a surrender by Trump y. Taliban were the Victors!!

Panel on Joy right on!!

[riversedge]

2. Rubin saying Pompao, if he had any patriotism would QUIT right NOW!

[riversedge]

3. Saying this is part the blame by the Hawks in Congress!! coddling Trump--Where is Tom Cotton??

[riversedge]

6. Where are the Lindsey Grahams??? where is the Outrage!!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. And anyhow, Ghani canceled last Friday.

[Lonestarblue]

4. Did this invitation even happen?

We’re living in an alternative universe where reality becomes whatever distraction Trump and his sycophants need to turn attention away from news Trump doesn’t like—perhaps the huge destruction that Hurricane Dorian left behind in Alabama. 😱

[riversedge]

7. Well, Pompeo is DEFENDING TRUMP on the invite. Who knows what the truth is at this time!

corrected spelling

[asiliveandbreathe]

14. Who "knows" what happened in Alabama..would we even know??..n/t

[OnDoutside]

5. Clearly it's ok as long as a black man isn't involved in it. Hypocrite.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Can you imagine the outrage if Obama had invited the Taliban to Camp David?

The GOP would be calling for his head.

[dalton99a]

13. +1. Imagine the outrage if Obama had done 1/10,000th of what Trump has gotten away with.

[FM123]

35. Perfect summation!

[Grokenstein]

32. I can imagine the outrage if Obama negotiated with the Taliban at all!

For example:

Link to tweet

[pangaia]

10. Especially if the black guy's name was Hussein !

[SMC22307]

28. Any Democrat, just not Obama.

They would have attacked Clinton, Gore, Dean, Kerry, Hillary, etc... all of them.

[pangaia]

11. Well, I have to admit, Tapper got this part right...

“I can’t help but think that if a Democratic president had talked about having the Taliban come to Camp David to negotiate a peace process that was not already a done deal, that you as a congressman, as a soldier, as a veteran, as a West Point graduate, that you would be rather upset,” the CNN host said.

[riversedge]

16. Pompeo has no shame. He is a puppet of Trump!!

[asiliveandbreathe]

12. Who the hell in their right mind even believes this crap...i guess if the pos believes

it, and pompeo backs him up, then it must be true...but, then, not all of us are suckers...does pompeo even know how stupid he looks..no credibility now, not that he has had any for some time, and he is the head of what?????

[Zoonart]

15. Tippety top secret double probation....

WTAF? Residential tweet begins with the word"unbeknownst"? Pretty certain that MF45 does not know the word unbeknownst.. let alone spell it and use it in a sentence...the Taliban at Camp David on 9/11? WAPO has it that The Russians were also invited to be signatories on this "deal".

This has GOT to stop.

[riversedge]

17. Panelist asking--Where is Tillis? Mattis?--they are now outside govenment.

[efhmc]

18. Are they paying to build the wall?

Or does he have another scam in "mind"?

[riversedge]

19. good gawd!! Pompeo just said: the Trump administration is 'clear eyed" !! told Tapper that!

[Historic NY]

20. Whats the matter no Trump golf course handy?

[lark]

21. 1 - totally think there was never any talks planned - this is pure gaslighting IMO.

Either that or it's his worst deliberate slap at everything America is to reward the Taliban, cohorts of the people who killed 3000 of us on 9/11 to "peace talks" on that date? Deliberately making fun and light of all the deaths these asses helped cause 8 years ago or deliberate lie - either would fit dotard donnie, the orange traitor tot.

[SocialMediaInfluenza]

22. OBAMA IS BETRAYING AMERICA BY MEETING WITH KING OF SPAIN!!!

Fucking wingnut hypocrites!

[not_the_one]

23. this is nothing but an effort at outrage generation

CHAOS!

That is what Putin wants, and that is what Putin is getting.

Our democracy will be so shredded by the time the turd is gone, with all norms eliminated, it may well be beyond salvaging.

But hell, let's play this game...

Soon after the Taliban meeting, let's have a meet and greet sit down love fest with those FINE people, the Nazis and the KKK.

After all, we must do EVERYTHING WE CAN to bring this country to its knees...

[nwduke]

24. The sad and frightening thing is;

Trump has surrounded himself with boot licking sycophants who are afraid to disagree with him and only are there to slather praise on the imbecile! Frightening times for our country!

[Vinca]

25. I think the whole thing is a figment of the stable genius's imagination.

[DallasNE]

26. A Week Ago

Pompeo said he had an agreement in principle so what was there to negotiate? And for the first time he is saying that the Kabul government leader was to also be part of the meeting. That doesn't sound like an agreement in principle had been reached.

And why did this Taliban strike in Kabul cause any bigger ruckus than all of the earlier Taliban strikes. Sounds like Trump had another brain fart.

[liberalmuse]

27. I remember the last administration to reach out to the Taliban.

Giving them millions of dollars. This was a few months before 9/11.

[Thomas Hurt]

29. I've been fully supportive of this effort [and] the direction we've taken

I've been fully supportive of this effort [and] the direction we've taken = yes I am a cowardly hypocrite.

[SpankMe]

30. The Taliban at Camp David is like Trump at the White House

It's desecration of sacred ground.

[no_hypocrisy]

31. Nice try, Neville . . . . . .

[Maxheader]

33. The head Mohammed should offer to cease hostility's..

if stumpy agrees to a little get together in his cave, in Afghanistan..
along with ole 10 hut...after all they are "obliged to do everything they can"

[duforsure]

34. Why is this reported

Because its not known if this is true or not, and more claims from a serial liar. It could be all PR to distract, again. It shouldn't be accepted as being true from this guy ever unless checked out and verified by many sources because so much they say are lies, and intentional lies , and false claims just to mislead and redirect attention away from other more damaging things .