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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2019, 07:27 AM Oct 2019

Richard Engel tweet: US official tells @NBCNews no US troops have left Syria. They are not packing. [View all]

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Richard Engel ✔ @RichardEngel

US official tells @NBCNews no US troops have left Syria. They are not packing. No orders to pack. So, Trump’s apparent green light to Turkey for a military operation against the Kurds has trigged confusion and panic, but not real change, for now.

8:12 AM - Oct 8, 2019

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Richard Engel tweet: US official tells @NBCNews no US troops have left Syria. They are not packing. [View all] Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 OP

This is what happens when a whack-a-doodle gets elected 'president'. People WILL die. spanone Oct 2019 #1

exactly bdamomma Oct 2019 #25

I wonder if the Pentagon pulled a Mattis and said "Ignore this order"? Mike 03 Oct 2019 #2

at this point, they can say, i thought he was joking questionseverything Oct 2019 #29

so turkey has or has not started air strikes on key border lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #3

Guessing no. The report of Turkey attacking Kurds was advanced by JPost and Sputnik Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #4

so there is a video lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #9

An Israeli news source as well. defacto7 Oct 2019 #23

Bibi nothatyahoo? Ligyron Oct 2019 #26

It was near the border, on the Iraq side. dewsgirl Oct 2019 #5

Yeah, has anyone told Turkey Ilsa Oct 2019 #7

Trump will try to save face Johnny2X2X Oct 2019 #6

Nothing will "save" Scarsdale Oct 2019 #12

t-rump fake news . . . Iliyah Oct 2019 #8

Glad to have a journalist MontanaMama Oct 2019 #10

What happens to those that safeinOhio Oct 2019 #11

Humor Trump bucolic_frolic Oct 2019 #13

Feed him fake news! ginnyinWI Oct 2019 #20

Field commanders would have some latitude in how quickly and in what manner they obeyed an order Nitram Oct 2019 #14

Damn! SCVDem Oct 2019 #22

LOOK! SQUIRREL! getagrip_already Oct 2019 #15

Wait... what? I did miss that gas co. story! DemocracyMouse Oct 2019 #16

apparently... it was even on rachel last night..... nt getagrip_already Oct 2019 #17

aka benedict donald is trying to distract us from his impeachment. nt Javaman Oct 2019 #18

Republicans think Trump is such a great negotiator. The facts are he is probably one of the worst Pepsidog Oct 2019 #19

The Pentagon is disregarding Dump's crap. roamer65 Oct 2019 #21

oh boy bdamomma Oct 2019 #24

I smell stunt. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #27

It is just another fn scam to distract. Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #28

We are the dog - we are wagging IndyOp Oct 2019 #30

I've always wondered if Trump issued a totally foolish and dangerous order if the military would Vinca Oct 2019 #31

I would think it would take a while Buckeyeblue Oct 2019 #32