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njhoneybadger

(3,910 posts) Thu Apr 6, 2017, 10:32 PM Apr 2017

Trumps motivation for Syrian missile strikes are dubious [View all]

Throws shade on gorsuch vote
Takes Bannon out of the spotlight
Makes trump look like he is not afraid of Putin
He looks stronger on Syria than Obama
It gives the appearance of power over Chinese president in meetings
Will raise his approval numbers

Trump doesn't give a fuck about Syria and people being killed.
This is a setup and he got the go ahead from Putin.

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Trumps motivation for Syrian missile strikes are dubious [View all] njhoneybadger Apr 2017 OP

Yup kacekwl Apr 2017 #1

Excellent, concise summary. n/t UTUSN Apr 2017 #2

Except he gave Putin a heads up. Kingofalldems Apr 2017 #3

Exactly atreides1 Apr 2017 #4

Nearly all of that was going through my head this evening, before we bullwinkle428 Apr 2017 #5

Impossible to be too cynical about all this. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #6

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2017 #9

Yup! burrowowl Apr 2017 #16

Surgical strikes are to warfare what clean coal is to the atmosphere. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #18

trump had no idea that assad was gassing babies before yesterday. spanone Apr 2017 #7

+1, "Trump doesn't give a fuck about Syria and people being killed. " uponit7771 Apr 2017 #8

is it weird that Hillary said we need to bomb airfields...then we did... TalenaGor Apr 2017 #10

All points on the nail. zentrum Apr 2017 #11

If my feed on Facebook is any indication qanda Apr 2017 #12

Very possible but if Russia gave him the go ahead it might be because they want the fuck out of cstanleytech Apr 2017 #13

Syria - here we go go again... densan Apr 2017 #14

Imagine you had batteries of cruise missiles at your command bhikkhu Apr 2017 #15

Actually, you left out reason Number ONE, #TrumpRussia distraction needed ASAP. L. Coyote Apr 2017 #17

Well deserved repeat-KICK!1 n/t UTUSN Apr 2017 #19