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lark

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31. He's just following his masters orders.
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 10:38 AM
Jan 2019

PUtin told him to leave Syria, and to shut down the border as a distraction to the Democratic congress and to punish the American people for putting him in check. It also sets the stage for him to declare a state of emergency and who knows what else he'd throw into that cesspool besides the wall. Would it be changing freedom of speech to freedom of speech as long as it's not negative about the current administration? Would he declare the right to remove judges who block his Russia first priorities, who knows what other damage he'd include. The question is will he really go this far? Already, his administration is rolling back the Syria leaving within 30 days, obviously Bolton isn't fully onboard with Russia first. What will Erdogan and PUtin do about his treachery with them? Will he say Bolton's lying (haven't heard any pushback at all from him on this - yet) and we'll leave when he says? Will he admit to selling out the Kurds - don't think so, but that's obviously part of the deal with Turkey.

It must totally suck to be him. He just can't keep up with all of his lies and all of his toadies won't toe the line either. Will he get rid of Bolton, just slap him down and say he's wrong, or face the ire of PUtin and Erdogan by staying in Syria?

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