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DemocratSinceBirth

(102,007 posts) Mon Sep 9, 2019, 09:52 AM Sep 2019

SMH, Trump wanted to invite the Taliban to Camp David

(CNN)President Donald Trump said Saturday that Taliban leaders were to travel to the US for secret peace talks this weekend but that the meeting has been canceled and he's called off peace talks with the militant group entirely.

Trump tweeted that he scrapped the meeting after the Taliban took credit for an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed a dozen people, including an American soldier.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/07/politics/trump-cancels-secret-meeting-taliban-afghanistan-president/index.html

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SMH, Trump wanted to invite the Taliban to Camp David (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2019 OP

Never forget superpatriotman Sep 2019 #1

With Russia being the mediator . . Iliyah Sep 2019 #2

They wanted to remove Obama because he wore a tan suit. NightWatcher Sep 2019 #3

Porbably so he could make an arms selling deal. Turbineguy Sep 2019 #4

My word, if Obama had... Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #5

superpatriotman

(6,882 posts)

1. Never forget

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2019, 09:57 AM

Sep 2019

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

2. With Russia being the mediator . .

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2019, 10:05 AM

Sep 2019

Think about that for a moment.

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)

3. They wanted to remove Obama because he wore a tan suit.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2019, 10:15 AM

Sep 2019

Turbineguy

(40,209 posts)

4. Porbably so he could make an arms selling deal.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2019, 10:19 AM

Sep 2019

There's gotta be some vig in there somewhere.

Johnny2X2X

(24,435 posts)

5. My word, if Obama had...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2019, 10:23 AM

Sep 2019

Trump ripped Obama for even wanting to talk to the Taliban, this clown wanted to give them the full red carpet treatment at Camp David.

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