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former9thward

(33,424 posts)
6. I don't know or care what it does to his approval.
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 05:44 PM
Jan 2020

Every president since 2003 has needed to do this. It is NOT a disaster by any means. The disaster was staying.

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The DoD is saying it's a draft sent by mistake... *after* confirming its authenticity Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #1
Holy shit, what a bunch of fuck wits! fleur-de-lisa Jan 2020 #3
What in the world?! How incompetent! herding cats Jan 2020 #5
That's what it sounds like. Not a clue. nt babylonsister Jan 2020 #10
What's more astonishing is that the letter was sent to the Iraqis to begin with. Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #12
Clearly Trump intervened. Pentagon is no longer under rational control. triron Jan 2020 #13
Since it appears the whole incident, from start to finish, was super-clusterfucky... Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #17
Wow... ck4829 Jan 2020 #25
Echos of the fall of Saigon. kysrsoze Jan 2020 #2
You guys think this will boost Trump's approval? OliverQ Jan 2020 #4
I don't know or care what it does to his approval. former9thward Jan 2020 #6
Depends on the consequences. OliverQ Jan 2020 #7
Staying was the big problem that Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #8
I heard it doesn't mean they're leaving the region. babylonsister Jan 2020 #9
I have heard and read both in many DU posts today BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #11
Where is the "These colors Don't Run" crowd? jpak Jan 2020 #14
WaPo a few minutes ago, Hortensis Jan 2020 #15
Seems to me like Seely was ready to defer to the very Iraqi sovereignty hes been trying to protect, Volaris Jan 2020 #19
Well, this makes us look totally serious and not weak and indecisive at all gratuitous Jan 2020 #16
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2020 #20
Ain't no clusterfuck like a Trump clusterfuck. tanyev Jan 2020 #18
You are so right. cwydro Jan 2020 #21
Most incompetent administration ever. They fuck up everything. ooky Jan 2020 #22
Indeed ck4829 Jan 2020 #24
He did say he planned to run it like his business. KentuckyWoman Jan 2020 #29
K&R ck4829 Jan 2020 #23
Great. NATO troops that were not involved in the Bush WH invasion applegrove Jan 2020 #26
Soundtrack to all this Dr Vegas Jan 2020 #27
Every part of this SHAMINISTRATION is a bad joke. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #28
The Pentagon has never looked so ridiculous. lpbk2713 Jan 2020 #30
Keystone Kops. With nukes. moondust Jan 2020 #31
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