I said this yesterday….
The US military and a lot of Afghan’s and some Taliban people ARE happy with Donald Trump’s deal efforts failing….
Ah?
Add Trump’s Vice President and Sec of State to the list of people against Trump’s freelancing …
But?
It appears that Trump’s National Security guy Bolton is gonna try to push thru the troop cuts anyways?
The Defense Department, Pompeo said on “Fox News Sunday,” has “full authority to do what they need to do” to protect U.S. forces and prevent another terrorist attack like the one on Sept. 11, 2001, the 18th anniversary of which is Wednesday. Asked whether U.S. troops would remain in Afghanistan at their current level of more than 14,000, Pompeo told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that “I can’t answer that question. Ultimately, it’s the president’s decision.”
But others said that Trump was likely to move ahead with the planned initial withdrawal, regardless of the apparent collapse of negotiations. One official familiar with White House deliberations cast Trump’s cancellation of the meeting — which the president said was in response to the death on Thursday of a U.S. soldier in a Taliban attack, one of 16 killed since the beginning of this year — as part of a broader victory for Bolton…
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While many in the administration have questioned the Taliban talks, Pompeo and Bolton have been at loggerheads over this issue and others, with Bolton, a well-known hawk, charging that Pompeo was trying to “box him out” of decision-making on Afghanistan…
Since when is Bolton,the most notorious “Hawk” in the Trump Administration ,in favor of troop cuts?
Indeed, that is the reason he’s been sidelined in the whole Afghanistan discussion,fear that he would clash with Trump and others who favored the troop cuts.
If anything, I would imagine Bolton would favor an Increased military role there.
Bolton IS a ‘hawk’….
His efforts to pick a fight with Iran is well known…..
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Bolton is doing something similar today. For more than a decade, he’s consistently promoted war with Iran. All that has changed are the pretexts he’s offering to justify one…
More…
What’s this irrelevant comment have to do with my post?
You said that Bolton was trying to “push thru the troop cuts.”
I question that statement.
The piece confirms that Bolton IS a ‘hawk’ something u seem to contest…
No I’m not contesting that at all.
Obviously, you have been caught making one of your incorrect statements and,rather than concede you screwed up ,are doubling down.
A “Hawk” rarely ,if ever, advocates troop cuts,and,contrary to your misstatement above,neither does Bolton.
The linked piece mentions a push/pull between Bolton and Pompeo ..
it further states Bolton wants the troops cut…
it does seem stupid…
but the reporter wrote it…
I can’t access the whole article.
All I know is that Bolton was originally being cut out of the Afghanistan discussions because it was thought he would try to talk Trump out of the troop cuts.
U are correct…
from the linked piece…
‘Bolton has not opposed reducing the current U.S. troop level to 8,600 — about the number in Afghanistan when Trump took office — but rejects any deal with the Taliban. His view is that the president can meet his campaign promise of withdrawal without a deal, and can simply decide on a reduction.’….
Bolton was probably trying yo be ‘loyal’ to his boss who has been a bit unhappy with him for having such strident positions that have NOT worked….
I TOLD YA SO…..
Trump fires John Bolton….
The ‘Hawk’ gets let go…
Post coming….
I hear both of you, but the real crazy part about this issue is the statements made by the guy in charge. He said we could very easily win an engagement militarily with the Taliban and the strategy isn’t nuclear. But we could kills millions of people, but I don’t want to do that…
I paraphrased him, but when is the last president you heard talk like that…Nuclear even to be mentioned, or murdering millions…what the fuck…this guy lives in bizarro world…and unfortunately our institutions the longer his taint is on them the weaker they become…thankfully so far this country has endured, but 2020 can’t come soon enough and I still worry that somehow this guy beats the Democrats…I know the numbers, but the numbers said last time Clinton was going to win, and look how that turned out…
Remember bdog?
He’s a serial liar….
He’s NOT gonna send 500,000 American and NATO troops over there….
This is just bull shit….
When did you “tell” us this?
I see nothing in your posts here concerning Trump firing Bolton.Indeed, you talk about Bolton pushing troop cuts which Trump supports.
Then again, since most Trump appointees appear to have a fairly short shelf life,”predicting” the firing or resignation of any such individual is likely to be proven correct in fairly short order.
Jack?
Hardliner John Bolton is wearing out his welcome….
Is that your non response to my inquiry?
There is apparently now some dispute between Bolton and Trump over whether Bolton was “fired” or “resigned.”
Like, what damn difference does it make?
It is said they had a heated argument over Trump’s disgraceful idea to bring the Taliban to Camp David.
Maybe he can find someone from Code Pink to be his next National Security Adviser. Otherwise, Dennis Kucinich is available.