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Bountie-gate might have legs
The Trump administration is not denying they bounty was ever placed they're denying they were ever tofd.
Both are horrible
We'll see, 250,000 dead Americans (I pray I'm wrong) come November and this shit
If Trump cheats this time we take it to the streets and convince the house NOT to certify his election
Bet that I'll be there
grumpyduck
(6,232 posts)the GOP will use the attention on T to stay under the radar and do what they want.
T sells ad time. A bunch of old farts in the Senate don't.
DFW
(54,342 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 28, 2020, 08:26 AM - Edit history (1)
"No, Mr. Chairman, I had no idea at all that Putin was offering a bounty to the Taliban for every American soldier killed. Furthermore, I was completely unaware that that bounty consisted of $2500 in US cash plus a new AK-47 plus five hundred rounds of ammunition. Oh, you didn't know that? Well, never mind. Not only that, I had no knowledge whatsoever that 112 such awards were made over the last several years. None whatsoever."
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)The White House will turn out to have a very narrow definition of "briefed."
sop
(10,156 posts)uponit7771
(90,335 posts)mnmoderatedem
(3,724 posts)an act of war against our troops and they said, yeah no need to tell the president.
And since they are not denying that it happened, the next questions is, Mr President, what is your message to Putin in response?
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)SkyNews (@SkyNews) Tweeted:
Reports that a Russian intelligence unit paid Taliban fighters to kill coalition troops in Afghanistan are true, British security officials have confirmed to Sky News https://t.co/XpmLaF9ZGD
Link to tweet
?s=20
This makes the US version even more credible.
JustAnotherGen
(31,810 posts)Can't rely on us to have their back.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,810 posts)This isn't *gate* - this is treason.
OnDoutside
(19,953 posts)You would be correct in saying he's a treasonous fucker though.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)DFW
(54,342 posts)"No war has been declared, so can't call it treason. Let's settle on 'a mid-level betrayal,' and call it a compromise."
OnDoutside
(19,953 posts)Liberal In Texas
(13,546 posts)This demeans the importance of the treason committed by Trump.