Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

spanone

(135,823 posts)
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 01:46 PM Feb 2022

16 times Trump said ISIS was defeated, or soon would be - 'pants on fire'

3/23/19......Just a lying POS

President Trump said in a statement Saturday that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been defeated, and that the U.S., as part of a coalition, "has has liberated all ISIS-controlled territory in Syria and Iraq—100 Percent of the “caliphate.”

His remarks followed comments from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders the previous day that ISIS no longer held any territory.

Trump made a similar declaration more than three months ago. And over the following 95 days or so, Trump on 16 occasions either claimed ISIS had been defeated or would be eliminated within hours or days.

The first such declaration -- Trump announced on Twitter that ISIS had been defeated and that the U.S. would withdraw almost all of its troops from Syria -- prompted Secretary of Defense James Mattis to resign the following day.


https://thehill.com/policy/defense/435402-16-times-trump-declared-or-predicted-the-demise-of-isis
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
16 times Trump said ISIS was defeated, or soon would be - 'pants on fire' (Original Post) spanone Feb 2022 OP
Ofc, never gonna happen by killing leader after leader and their families to boot ...child Alexander Of Assyria Feb 2022 #1
 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
1. Ofc, never gonna happen by killing leader after leader and their families to boot ...child
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 02:26 PM
Feb 2022

death is acceptable?…and then more leaders step up…and the cycle repeats itself forever.

That’s not opinion, that’s historical fact.

Doesn’t matter who mouthed the words….” This, or that, will end…sooner…or later….”

One size of awesome deceleration of might fits all. All Balderdash, political style.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»16 times Trump said ISIS ...