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muriel_volestrangler

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12. It's the way he says he'll get "unbelievable intelligence" that gave me the facepalm moment

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 12:50 PM

Jul 2016

Apart from the problem with the literal interpretation of that, it's as if he sees it as a business decision - just purchase classier intelligence, and you can do anything. He just believes that someone out there will sell him intelligence with gold trimmings, like the fittings in his buildings that he thinks makes them 'classy' and 'unbelievable'. He thinks he can govern and solve international problems by describing them with superlatives.

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Trump will "get rid of ISIS big league"; "wipe them out." [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 OP

He is clueless. avebury Jul 2016 #1

Trump is terrifyingly clueless BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #2

Does Trump have a private intelligence agency or will he be sinkingfeeling Jul 2016 #3

But it sounded tough; that's all that matteres gratuitous Jul 2016 #4

More like poor people's children will fight in Syria while my kids have other priorities Johonny Jul 2016 #5

Just once, I'd like to see a journalist pin the SOB down. hamsterjill Jul 2016 #6

Trump would sooner "cut a deal" with ISIS, and then try to brag about it. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2016 #7

Trump knows NOTHING about foreign policy IgelJames4 Jul 2016 #8

Furthermore, he says "bigly" and thinks it's a word. Dreamer Tatum Jul 2016 #9

"Big league" doesn't sound any better. ronnie624 Jul 2016 #18

I wish Stahl had pointed out that Obama had a 66 nation coalition, including the NATO karynnj Jul 2016 #10

Exactly Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #14

looks like a decent play by Orange Foolius 0rganism Jul 2016 #11

Obama (and by extension, Hillary) Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #15

c'mon, we both know what their initial point of attack will be 0rganism Jul 2016 #19

Yeah, I suppose you're right Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author 0rganism Jul 2016 #19

It's the way he says he'll get "unbelievable intelligence" that gave me the facepalm moment muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #12

Heaven help us indeed Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #13

The Trump-Pence 60 Minutes Interview Is the Epitome of ‘Sad!’ womanofthehills Jul 2016 #16

Actions speak louder than words? sorefeet Jul 2016 #17

Like Cheney and Bush smoked Terrorists out of their holes? tenderfoot Jul 2016 #22

My money is on him using nukes redStateBlueHeart Jul 2016 #23