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jmowreader

(50,533 posts)

9. Ah yes, the old Ben Tre Gambit

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sat May 6, 2017, 04:37 PM

May 2017

Ben Tre City was the subject of the infamous line, "it became necessary to destroy the town to save it." Trump's strategy seems to be to keep the illegal immigrants away by making America so bad they won't want to come here.

And...uhhh...wasn't this guy one of the loudest whiners after President Obama traded Gitmo detainees for Bowe Bergdahl?

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Trump vows to enforce federal laws RE: state-legal weed, citing his "constitutional responsibility" [View all] Miles Archer May 2017 OP

Title is somewhat inaccurate Calculating May 2017 #1

So he'll violite the constitution in order to uphold the constitution. drm604 May 2017 #2

I guess Calculating May 2017 #3

Since when is he so fucking concerned ProudLib72 May 2017 #4

Who fed him this line?... WePurrsevere May 2017 #5

Three guesses, and the first two don't count Miles Archer May 2017 #8

Yeah probably. Although the Mother's boy WePurrsevere May 2017 #10

That was also my first thought. Adsos Letter May 2017 #11

It's time to change the law WinstonSmith00 May 2017 #6

It's his standard mirror opposite speak.... Princess Turandot May 2017 #7

Ah yes, the old Ben Tre Gambit jmowreader May 2017 #9