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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep Ted Lieu Today @POTUS used #UNGA to threaten war instead of rallying the international communit
I have been away from the news all day. just logged on and saw this. This is horrible that the US will be seen as a
war mongering state!! damn!
Rep. Ted Lieu?Verified account @RepTedLieu 6h6 hours ago
Today @POTUS used #UNGA to threaten war instead of rallying the international community. Full statement in response: http://bit.ly/2fi5Y1
Link to tweet
Pé Resists? @4everNeverTrump 6h6 hours ago
Replying to @RepTedLieu @POTUS
Trump used the UN General Assembly as a platform to give a campaign speech, incite nationalist and racism, and advocate for war. #Disgrace
H King? @november1rose 5h5 hours ago
Replying to @RepTedLieu @tedlieu @POTUS
Must have been a chilling, scary moment for UN delegates to realize they're face to face with a dictator running the US.
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BO? @BOTRAINER 4h4 hours ago
And not one dared stand up and say murder was not an option.....25 million innocents..SKorea will suffer too
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📎? @NormDGuerreIndy 5h5 hours ago
Replying to @RepTedLieu @carlanorris1 @POTUS
powerful.
And yes, moments like today remind us that he can go from ridiculous to dangerous at the drop of a hat - or tweet.
And tweets from Katy Tur:
Katy Tur?Verified account @KatyTurNBC 7h7 hours ago
That speech was what Trump voters wanted. Someone not afraid to say what needed to be said. Someone who projects strength without nuance. 1/
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Katy Tur?Verified account @KatyTurNBC 7h7 hours ago
2/ someone willing to horrify the establishment.
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Katy Tur?Verified account @KatyTurNBC 6h6 hours ago
3/ for better or worse, rightly or wrongly, this is what they wanted.
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Rep Ted Lieu Today @POTUS used #UNGA to threaten war instead of rallying the international communit (Original Post)
riversedge
Sep 2017
OP
a 12yr old child, a spoiled 12 yr old child is in charge and we are all doomed
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#1
Red Don would call the troops losers for getting killed in NK, wingers would blame Obama
uponit7771
Sep 2017
#4
He honestly believes he can strong arm NK with threats the same way he used to
The_Casual_Observer
Sep 2017
#5
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)1. a 12yr old child, a spoiled 12 yr old child is in charge and we are all doomed
But, while this shit goes on some of us are arguing about our demands as to under what "conditions" we will support the Democratic Party.
world wide wally
(21,740 posts)3. Pretty stupid, isn't it?
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)2. Read the article in the New Yorker this week.
NK accepts the fact that most would die in a nuclear war, some would survive to fight on.
Threats by dumbass mean nothing.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)4. Red Don would call the troops losers for getting killed in NK, wingers would blame Obama
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)5. He honestly believes he can strong arm NK with threats the same way he used to
threaten politicians and contractors doing his bidding. He's a complete piece of shit.