NNNEVVVERRRMMMIIINNNDDD….
In its best imitation of Emily Litella, the Defense Department inflicted whiplash on millions of Americans by releasing a letter to the Iraqi government that US and coalition forces were repositioning in preparation of withdrawing from Iraq. Amidst the uproar that followed, defense secretary Mark Esper held a news conference to claim the letter was “an honest mistake”. An “honest mistake”? Oh, please. This letter could only be one of three things:
- Gross incompetence under Trump’s fake presidency.
- A trial balloon to gauge public response to withdrawal.
- Sabotage by someone high up in the defense department.
In the old days, way back in 2016 and before, official government communications were carefully vetted, going through many layers of approval before being issued. Even then things weren’t perfectly communicated (like the explanations of the Benghazi attack), but mistakes were kept to a minimum. Under Trump there is apparently so much chaos that it seems just anyone can turn the US government on its head with an unapproved (or completely botched) official communication.
Geez.
Pity it wasn’t true. Didn’t Trump promise to get us out of the Middle East? We could have started there, proceeded to withdraw in an orderly, peaceful way, and take our munitions with us, instead of abandoning them to the Russians. But Trump (and Bolton–is he really going to testify honestly to what he knows?) would rather have a war, because it enables them to look like “tough guys.” Never mind the blood.
1I’m going with someone decided to document their opposition to a potentially illegal order
2Ummmmm…..that was Emily Litella!
3Another possibility is tRump said OK and then Russia told him to say no. – so they had to back-track. Lil donnie takes his marching orders from Putin.
4Good catch. Corrected.
5Who knew? There are steps that ***king morons take before blowing off their own foot. Step one: destroy the nuclear agreement with Iran that was crafted by Secretaries Clinton and Kerry. Stick foot in mouth and chew for 2 years Coyote Ugly style, then take to Twitter and publicly announce a contradiction to the contradictions to demonstrate a level of chaos never before seen in fiction. Donnie, would say that everyone is laughing at you, except Gen. Qassem Soleimani because he’s dead. However, if there is an afterlife, he’s laughing at you, too.
6The USA has the exact president that the STUPID Repugnuts wanted!
For years before the last presidential election polls showed that approximately 43% of potential voters self identified as Republicans.
7The Democratic party (in its infinite wisdom) nominated a candidate disliked by “Repugnuts” and independents and some Democrats! Too many Democratic voters failed to vote or voted for another candidate! The result was Trump!
The result was Trump!
I really thought the Iraqi ultimatum would be the Pussy Grabber’s exit strategy. I can’t see any other exit strategy on the horizon. He could say he planned it that way because he is a stable genius.
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