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Trump on the way to making a mistake here.

Posted on: February 25, 2017 at 15:32:17 CT
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Or there. As we've been doing for many years. If obama didn't get our ass out of there, Trump sure as hell won't.


On the campaign trail, Trump blustered he’d “bomb the s**t out of” ISIS if elected.

He’s already made good on plenty of campaign promises. And he could soon make good on this one too…

On Jan. 28, President Trump directed the brass to brainstorm a “plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, in other words ISIS.”

Said one official, that plan “will represent a profound statement on the part of the United States that we are committed to ending this atrocity.”

“I think it’s going to be very successful,” bellowed Trump. “That’s big stuff.”

Big stuff indeed. And he wanted that playbook on his presidential desk within 30 days. That would be Feb. 27 — this Monday.

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that the Pentagon will present Trump with a “full range of options.” A full range of options includes ground forces.

Trump’s already said he’d “absolutely do safe zones in Syria” to defend refugees. But “doing safe zones” is impossible with air power alone. It takes guys with guns on the ground.

Trump’s already said he’d “absolutely do safe zones in Syria” to defend refugees.

The thing about inserting guys with guns on the ground is that they tend to stay on the ground.

For a long time.

How long have those guys been bringing peace to Afghanistan? They’re still in Iraq. They could even be doing some measure of good in these fleapits for all we know.

But they’re still there.

Point being: It’s always a lot easier to get into these things... than it is to get out.

ISIS is more a mafia than an army. Licking ’em would be the easy part. But someone’s got to remain behind to ensure they stay licked. Otherwise the mole pops up somewhere else, in need of another whack. Then somewhere else. And another.

On the stump, Trump said he didn’t care one whit who ruled Syria. But once troops are on the ground, maybe he’d have a change of heart. Funny things happen to a fellow in power. But we don’t know the man enough to tell.

At any rate, going into Syria might help Trump in one way…

It might get the Deep State off his back. The Deep State’s been hot for action in Syria all along. Or perhaps more accurately… going into Syria should get the Deep State off his back for a few minutes. But better than nothing.

In the meantime, we breathlessly await Monday’s unveiling of that crackerjack plan to defeat ISIS.

We just hope it’s better than the plan for Iraq...
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Trump on the way to making a mistake here. - GA Tiger MU - 2/25 15:32:17
     RE: Trump on the way to making a mistake here. - sarasotatiger MU - 2/25 19:00:02
     Lol cause the military did so well in Iraq and Afghanistan - El-ahrairah KC - 2/25 16:02:39
          it did wonderfully - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 2/25 16:13:31
               RE: it did wonderfully - sarasotatiger MU - 2/25 19:13:06
               having been there i can tell you that we have no business - blake1771 KC - 2/25 17:18:19
                    RE: having been there i can tell you that we have no business - sarasotatiger MU - 2/25 19:25:30
                    Pussified civilian 'leadership' from both parties - Spanky KU - 2/25 17:33:32
                         Folks who 'win' in war: Central bankers, deep state, - Evenflow MU - 2/25 17:48:17
                              NEOCONS!!!!!!!!! - Emoji Man MSU - 2/25 19:18:57
                              You forgot that Liberty often wins too(nm) - STL1DFW STL - 2/25 18:09:30
                                   Oh, the Revolutionary War, how could I forget. - Evenflow MU - 2/25 18:19:12
                                        Lol, the totality of your History knowledge ended in - STL1DFW STL - 2/25 18:21:02
                                             I have no idea what that even means. - Evenflow MU - 2/25 18:22:32
                                                  Of course you don't, lmao! Perfect, meathead, perfect!(nm) - STL1DFW STL - 2/25 18:25:45
                                   LOL so we gained liberty from this whole fiasco? - JG MU - 2/25 18:15:17
                                        Yeah, that's right, Duh Der Duh, really really stupid guy 🤓 - STL1DFW STL - 2/25 18:24:54
                                             LOL GD you are stupid - JG MU - 2/25 18:27:48
                                                  ^^What the clinically Dumb say when confronted with their - STL1DFW STL - 2/25 18:35:47
               LOL - JG MU - 2/25 16:40:18
                    facts bother you?(nm) - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 2/25 16:41:54
                         Not at all, and I also enjoy a good fantasy - JG MU - 2/25 16:48:21
                              why don't you list all the battles we lost over there - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 2/25 16:49:26
                                   RE: why don't you list all the battles we lost over there - sarasotatiger MU - 2/25 19:37:42
                                   Lol - El-ahrairah KC - 2/25 17:48:35
                                   He can't. Iraq, like Vietnam, has been cursed by mistakes - Spanky KU - 2/25 17:08:11
                                   Well as long as we won all the battles - JG MU - 2/25 17:05:29
                                        The military isn't losing the war, George. - Spanky KU - 2/25 17:09:05
                                             Alright I will award you semantic points - JG MU - 2/25 17:14:41
                                                  That is not a semantic point, George. It is a factual point - Spanky KU - 2/25 17:24:34
                                                       So every General that Bush and Obama consulted said - JG MU - 2/25 17:55:51
                                                            Think before you yammer, George - Spanky KU - 2/25 20:41:29
                                                                 Looks like I nailed everything - JG MU - 2/26 09:50:40
                                             Will be the first clue he has ever encountered(nm) - STL1DFW STL - 2/25 17:12:31
               So we should never withdraw? - El-ahrairah KC - 2/25 16:15:24
                    straw man(nm) - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 2/25 16:16:01
                         Why don't you send your kids over to die? (nm) - Hbombtiger STL - 2/25 16:21:08
                              are you even capable a rational response? - Butcher of Bakersfield STL - 2/25 16:29:01
                                   RE: are you even capable a rational response? - Hbombtiger STL - 2/25 17:38:49
     Can't be. He doesn't make mistakes. -Hokie (nm) - Hbombtiger STL - 2/25 15:53:40
          When did I ever say, suggest, imply or insinuate that? Are - hokie VT - 2/25 16:06:28
               LOL did Elvis tell you to be such a hypocritical ironic - JG MU - 2/25 16:19:44
               You're funny. - Hbombtiger STL - 2/25 16:13:05
          But Hokie is a proven liar, so............. - JG MU - 2/25 15:55:45
               So is Trump, so....... (nm) - Hbombtiger STL - 2/25 15:59:36
     GAT, when you post articles mentioning the Deep State, - Evenflow MU - 2/25 15:45:52
          Kind of. That term means little to me. I always - GA Tiger MU - 2/25 15:55:53
     That Trump will make war to make things worse was - JG MU - 2/25 15:40:46




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