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spanone

(142,053 posts) Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:32 PM Aug 2017

CNN trump promo: "He's been calling for the removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan for years...."

will he stick to that or change his mind????"

CNN promo for trump's Afghanistan speech tonight @ 9pm ET

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CNN trump promo: "He's been calling for the removal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan for years...." (Original Post) spanone Aug 2017 OP

Wow! Load it up, CNN! dchill Aug 2017 #1

made me lol spanone Aug 2017 #2

His BFF Erik Prince wants a private military in Afghanistan. Initech Aug 2017 #3

The Generals would not let him go to Camp David. That idea is out IMHO. Also the Generals riversedge Aug 2017 #4

Good one, cnn......... raven mad Aug 2017 #5

Have they used the term "flip-flop" yet? Orrex Aug 2017 #6

cnn just called it a flip-flop!!!!!!! spanone Aug 2017 #7

Wow! That's greatly surprising. Orrex Aug 2017 #8

dchill

(42,660 posts)

1. Wow! Load it up, CNN!

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:33 PM

Aug 2017

spanone

(142,053 posts)

2. made me lol

Reply to dchill (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:36 PM

Aug 2017

Initech

(109,262 posts)

3. His BFF Erik Prince wants a private military in Afghanistan.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:38 PM

Aug 2017

riversedge

(81,529 posts)

4. The Generals would not let him go to Camp David. That idea is out IMHO. Also the Generals

Reply to Initech (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:41 PM

Aug 2017

do not want to give up on Afgan.

raven mad

(4,940 posts)

5. Good one, cnn.........

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Tue Aug 22, 2017, 05:20 AM

Aug 2017

A complete waste': What Trump said about war in Afghanistan before he dropped the $16m 'Mother of all Bombs'
The US President previously said said the US was 'wasting lives and money' in the country

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/moab-donald-trump-afghanistan-war-bombing-quotes-what-he-said-before-tweets-mother-all-bombs-a7683286.html

Orrex

(67,390 posts)

6. Have they used the term "flip-flop" yet?

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Tue Aug 22, 2017, 08:25 AM

Aug 2017

Or does that only apply to Democrats?

spanone

(142,053 posts)

7. cnn just called it a flip-flop!!!!!!!

Reply to Orrex (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 22, 2017, 08:31 AM

Aug 2017

Orrex

(67,390 posts)

8. Wow! That's greatly surprising.

Reply to spanone (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 22, 2017, 08:39 AM

Aug 2017

Perhaps they'll wake up and start calling out all of his flip-flops now. About releasing his tax returns, for instance...

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