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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,136 posts)
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 04:24 PM Aug 2020

Trump says U.S. would retaliate if bounties on U.S. troops were true

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to retaliate if other countries were found to have offered bounties for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but he gave no indication whether his stance toward U.S. intelligence reports outlining the bounties had changed.

Reports about U.S. intelligence findings that Moscow paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan emerged in late June. Russia denied the reports, and Trump has made clear that he did not believe them.

CNN this month reported that U.S. intelligence had also indicated that Iran paid the Taliban bounties to target U.S. troops in Afghanistan as well. Reuters could not verify that story or vouch for its accuracy.

Trump, speaking at a White House event alongside the Iraqi prime minister, told reporters that if the reports were determined to be a fact, then "we would hit them so hard, your head would spin."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-u-retaliate-bounties-154653978.html

No you'd continue to kiss Pooty's booty like you always do.

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Trump says U.S. would retaliate if bounties on U.S. troops were true (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP
Trump Said? Chainfire Aug 2020 #1
If Trump angered Putin... gohuskies Aug 2020 #2
Yeah, OK. ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #3

Chainfire

(17,587 posts)
1. Trump Said?
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 04:25 PM
Aug 2020

Trump has said a lot of things, few of them resembling truth. He is not about to do anything of substance to irritate his master.

ProfessorGAC

(65,136 posts)
3. Yeah, OK.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 05:57 PM
Aug 2020

Besides, PINO already said he doesn't believe the bounty story.
So, there's no if.
More empty rhetoric from an empty suit.

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