Turkey launched airstrikes in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, prompting panic among civilians in the region and despair among fighters who have been crucial U.S. allies in the campaign against ISIS. President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to pull troops has drawn rebukes from both parties in Congress. The decision has renewed focus on Trump and his family's long business ties in and with Turkey. Aired on 10/9/19.
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After Trump Decision, Turkey Launches Military Offensive In Syria – The Day That Was | MSNBC
Trump has no soul.
If you’re a democrat you support child pedophile sexslave rings
Trump is a narcissistic sociopath.
No one should trust the mighty USA!
America is a joke. Competitive eating is the only thing they can brag about.
And they shouldn’t pay taxes until TRump is gone
@Linda Sandoval Seeing how upset the uniparty is means Trump is doing the right thing. Funny watching the left promote the MIC.
@ricky jurecki what and country are you from? Dont cry cause THE USA is the best country on earth
@Chronic Awareness
The USA is a shithole country with a constantly butthurt Twitterer-in-chief who will soon be joining his cronies in PRISON!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/lev-parnas-igor-fruman-arrested-giuliani.html
Trump’s “decision” is a smoke screen for the growing impeachment initiative.
I totally agree but he’s stirring up some more BS that’s going to cost innocent lives.
@Nefarious520…. Why? Why wouldn’t Trump be Impeached? It took Congress three months and Clinton was facing a Trial In the Senate with Chief Justice Rehnquist presiding. Clinton faced charges of lying under Oath and obstruction of Justice. Orchestrated by Clinton’s tawdry behavior and Kent Starr’s (later, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s prominent Attornies).rabid pursuit. Clinton lied, obstructed Justice (about A Blue Dress) and was Acquitted on both charges. The American People need to observe Partisan Chief Justice Robert’s and grasp which Politicians Would Acquit Donald “George the Third” Trump (or as he preens “I Am The Chosen One’). All the more reason to VOTE Those Senators Out Of Office In the 2020 Elections and examine Robert’s conduct (United Citizens vs Federal Election Commission 2010).
@Kelly Goines That’s the tragedy of it.
@Ann Owens I hope he does but with all the crap goin on in the middle east and with everything here it’ll probably get put in the back burner.
Congratulations comrade..You are now an officially certified member of the Treasonous Leftist Rat Party..Your ignorance is surpassed only by your Leftist Rat indoctrinated delusions..Your Brown Shirt and Black Mask can be retrieved from Obama..Go get it boy..Good puppy.
We will never be trusted through out the world again. Rightfully so.
Account A Please tell me more
*Trump2020*
America is not trusted. How much longer do we, as apparent allies, have to put up with this sociopath? Get him out by screaming at the GOP to evoke the 25th.
Mark Green you didn’t elect Trump, the electoral college did, Russian interference did so start recognising your system of government is incredibly prone to abuse. As someone whose country has always been a friend the only candidate I know and trust is Biden. I don’t care about progressives in this election, I care about stability. Trump will go but it’s going to take an experienced statesman to regain international confidence in America again.
SRTHEMIMOPAR Sad soul. I really feel sorry for you to to not have a heart and feelings. If you do believe in a Supreme Being, you and those who think alike are definitely being frowned upon. Democrats and independents aren’t perfect, but Republicans are a lost cause. I mean how can you praise someone who intentionally hurt humans – God’s creations?
So when is donny going to “obliterate” the turkish economy? Oh of course he can’t because he owns business there….but he said…and he NEVER lies…
@Real Talk76 not for a moment. I am certain he has a long term sustainable plan to help everyone in this play.
It’s very nasty of me, but how I wish someone would bomb his TWO towers in Istanbul. BTW, has anyone noticed that, in Freudian vision, a tower is a phallic symbol. Trump spreads them – or tries to – all over the world… he even has one in Baku; anyone here knows where Baku is?
He scared to knock off his rump towers in the terriost turkey
Trump is PURE SELF SERVING EVIL……
You don’t turn on your allies…Who stood with us against Isis! This is a situation where they need our Support! It’s all about business for Trump. Disgusting!
Baked Utah I guess you’re right, I was writing the way I was thinking. It’s just so upsetting.
Real Talk76 your right… do you think His decision was based on the property he owns in Turkey?
@Darlene McHugh that was one of the considerations but I’m sure he’s got some other hand shake deal and informal agreement with Erdogan and Putin.
@Real Talk76 you dare question trump’s unmatched wisdom?
but didnt trump wanted to bring the troops back before he even got elected?
Trump is doing Putins bidding. It’s crystal clear. Putin wants to destabilise Europe and Trump is doing his bidding.
@Hassan abi That’s right, he did. Trump is the only President who keeps his promises.
@Patchwork Girl , did you just say amen to a post wanting president trump and vice president pence to die? im pretty sure amen is the wrong word to use here. you people are mentally ill. take a step back and stop watching mainstream news channels who are in bed with trump who you love to hate. you people are getting played and dont even know it.
Why are we not pulling troops out of Saudi Arabia? They didn’t help us at the Alamo.
John Doe
Yes. You make the right point. Trump has only his own interests at heart. After 3 years, he hasn’t yet been able to learn what a head of state is.
@Lotus Auer
Your constantly butthurt Twitterer-in-chief is heading to Prison and history is going to judge the *Deplorable* as one of the *WORST* in American history.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/lev-parnas-igor-fruman-arrested-giuliani.html
ARJUNA BROOKLYN and Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor….
This was planned in advance. Trump admits it. Now he will start to intervene and broker an apparent peace deal and later say that he deserves a Nobel peace prize. Shameless animal.
Wrong he just wants Americans frist to not sacrifice the ultimate let muslims sacrifice the ultimate on each other and in Minnesota tonight to stop sharia law in government destroying Americans with Marxism and the marxist squad
@Account A”Not our fight”. Who do u think started that whole mess in your opinion ???
@Johnny X what’s evil is letting down American’s of color in democratic run cities
I hope the kurds come for Trump
Worst human being to be president
@Nehemiah Scudder did the kurds helps the american any other war?
@Blondie SL Hilter, Stalin, Mao, and Hillary laugh at your comment! 🙂
@Fat Chants® Only by globalist libcucks who believe whatever their corporate masters tell them. Critical thinking is dying, a liberalism is killing it
@GamingThisEra it’s ‘how many’ not ‘how much’. Lives are lost in war. It is unfortunate but that is fact. It is also fact that these brave men and women knew that they were risking their lives when they chose this career. Do you think no Kurds died in the war against Isis? Who will you call on when the Isis prisoners are out again and terrorising the world? (and let’s face it the U.S. will be on the top of their list). Because the people keeping them in check are dead because they were abandoned? Pulling out has devalued the sacrifice that all those American Soldiers made because it’s basically undone all the work up til now. A true diplomat would have at least tried to find a better solution than to knowing take action that would more than likely lead to the deaths of people who were once allies. It’s unconscionable to do such a thing. Trump has no interest in anything but himself and his pockets. He’s a disgrace.
Great, the people that were keeping ISIS at bay have been decimated.
Assad is still there.
Not necessarily, some of the Kurds may have gotten to safety, and planned how they’ll join ISIS and take down the deceitful Americans who left them for dead.
turkey is isis
Republicans are entirely to blame for Trump. Vote Democrat like our lives depend on it…they do.
No trump is a symptom of systemic failures of our governments inability to function in it’s most basic form.
It’s called genocide, Trump genocide. Murder. Trump murder. Somewhere, somehow, there’s dirty money involved forTrump. There’s always dirty money invlolved where Trump is involved. There’s money in the pocket for our “America First” presidential imposter.
Why would he want more money, isnt he already rich? He turned down the salary for being president.
@Xtontrol First off he still gets paid as President. He says he donates his salary. How do we know he won’t show his taxes?
This was a disgusting decision.
are you from middle east?
All you commando..
This guy is single handedly destabilizing the entire world 😐
@Einomar you are right
He is doing putins bidding, so is it single handed!?
I would bet he could call murder somebody and get away with it. He’s getting away with everything else. Oh I forgot he’s above the law.
magnum opus
That’s what developers do, he must destroy the old to build the new.
Yep, and republicans are cheering him on. Deplorable.
Trump is just looking after his personal gain, that’s far more important than any human life.
Big facts!
Like bozobama giving iraq pallets of money.
Donald do not care about nobody only himself and money
So the orange buffoon is selling out his closest allies in the Middle East for his Trump tower in Istanbul.. It’s all fine and hunky dory with his MAGA cult member following
Lol, Trump literally states that he has a “conflict of interest” because of his towers. Such a bad president. He’ll go down as the worst president in history.
CuriousCat He will? No, he IS the worst already and Russian assets like Jon Mumford are doing their best to keep him there for Putin’s sake.
@Jon Mumford ignorant fuckwad
@Water Maker they are everywhere we just gotta be better than them
@Jon Mumford What has he done policy wise except make the rich richer. I’ll wait….he hasn’t put forth any policy and is still riding the wave of the last President. You are a imbecile.