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Vinca

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31. I've always wondered if Trump issued a totally foolish and dangerous order if the military would
Wed Oct 9, 2019, 06:59 AM
Oct 2019

ignore it. Given the uproar I'm betting Don is trying to figure out a way to retract the order without looking like the pathetic idiot he is.

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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
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