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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 06:29 PM Oct 2019

Kelly Blasts Trump's Decision on Syria

Kelly Blasts Trump’s Decision on Syria

October 26, 2019 at 4:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 86 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/10/26/kelly-blasts-trumps-decision-on-syria/

"SNIP.....

Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly called President Trump’s decision to remove American troops from northern Syria a “catastrophically bad idea” that is harming U.S. national security and boosting Russia’s influence in the Middle East, the Washington Examiner reports.

Said Kelly: “What was working in Syria was that for very little investment, the Kurds were doing all the fighting, the vast majority of the dying, and we were providing intelligence and fire support assistance. And we were winning.”

.....SNIP"

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Kelly Blasts Trump's Decision on Syria (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2019 OP
Sigh Takket Oct 2019 #1
That @PressSec response has a North Korean flavor to it. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2019 #4
That response from the Press Secretary . . . peggysue2 Oct 2019 #5
So Now He & Mattis Speak Out Me. Oct 2019 #2
Where was Kelly 3 weeks ago? Ilsa Oct 2019 #3

peggysue2

(10,828 posts)
5. That response from the Press Secretary . . .
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 06:57 PM
Oct 2019

Is scary as hell. Although the description of Trump 'the genius of our great President' is downright laughable.

Guess we better be careful or we'll all be sent to reeducation camps.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
3. Where was Kelly 3 weeks ago?
Sat Oct 26, 2019, 06:48 PM
Oct 2019

Was he in touch with the WH? Was he trying go stop the madness? He should have banded with other generals and admirals and other NS professionals to criticize trump and the idiot preachers supporting him.

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