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rug

(82,333 posts) Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:47 PM Nov 2016

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Trump Is Unlikely to "Drain the Swamp" of War

Wednesday, 30 November 2016 00:00
By Andrew Bacevich

President-elect Donald Trump's message for the nation's senior military leadership is ambiguously unambiguous. Here is he on 60 Minutes just days after winning the election.

Trump: "We have some great generals. We have great generals."

Lesley Stahl: "You said you knew more than the generals about ISIS."

Trump: "Well, I'll be honest with you, I probably do because look at the job they've done. OK, look at the job they've done. They haven't done the job."

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/38562-the-swamp-of-war

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Trump Is Unlikely to "Drain the Swamp" of War (Original Post) rug Nov 2016 OP

Great generals that can not get the job done .............. is what he said Angry Dragon Nov 2016 #1

He's probably upset Pinochet is dead. rug Nov 2016 #2

Well the Wall Street Boys are filling the swamp malaise Nov 2016 #3

Every grand larceny needs a middle man. rug Nov 2016 #4

Precisely malaise Nov 2016 #5

With Trump, talk is cheap. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2016 #6

The only thing he's going to drain is the Treasury rug Nov 2016 #7

Hope the swamp monsters eat him. muntrv Nov 2016 #8

So a snake in the grass is going to drain the swamp?? dubyadiprecession Nov 2016 #9

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Great generals that can not get the job done .............. is what he said

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:52 PM

Nov 2016

rug

(82,333 posts)

2. He's probably upset Pinochet is dead.

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:55 PM

Nov 2016

malaise

(268,850 posts)

3. Well the Wall Street Boys are filling the swamp

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:56 PM

Nov 2016

so why not the warmongers? Ka-ching Ka-ching!!!

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. Every grand larceny needs a middle man.

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:57 PM

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malaise

(268,850 posts)

5. Precisely

Reply to rug (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:58 PM

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greatauntoftriplets

(175,729 posts)

6. With Trump, talk is cheap.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:58 PM

Nov 2016

I never expected him to drain anything but the nation's treasury.

rug

(82,333 posts)

7. The only thing he's going to drain is the Treasury

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:59 PM

Nov 2016

to the benefit of Defense.

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

8. Hope the swamp monsters eat him.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:03 PM

Nov 2016

dubyadiprecession

(5,705 posts)

9. So a snake in the grass is going to drain the swamp??

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:01 PM

Nov 2016

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