Conservatives React To Syria Pullout | Talking Points Memo

Some of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies aren’t on board with the White House’s abrupt Sunday night announcement that U.S. troops will begin withdrawing from Turkey’s border in northeastern Syria.


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Don’t worry Republicans, he’s just joking! The guy is a famous kidder!! I mean, isn’t that what you tell us?

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This is not an isolated “disaster,” the Trump administration has been a disaster from Day One. F_ckin’ mess continues contrary to U.S. interests.

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I’d like to see the transcript of his surrender call to Erdogan.

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I smell the stink of Stephen Miller in the air.

I’d lay money on that evil little weasel being behind this.

(How on earth are we ever going to make it up to these people and others…?? I shudder to think.)

How much you wanna bet it was a conference call with Uncle Pootie listening in??

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Strongly disagree with @POTUS Trump decision to allow Erdogan to invade Syria. Betrays Kurds, strengthens ISIS and endangers American homeland. - Rep Pete King via Twitter

Dear Trump’s Thugs-R-US-PARTY
Betray is the operative word here…
Backstabbing is second nature to him next to his MYTHOMANIA!
Trump has no loyalty to you unless it affects/benefits him!

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Brian Kilmeade

What kind of message is that to the next ally that wants to side with us?

Assuming that in the future we would have any allies.

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They’ll huff and puff a bit, but in the end the Goopers will all goosestep in lockstep behind Hair Furor because they handed him their spines and their brains.

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I hope the generals speak out. This is unconscionable. I hate this man with every fiber of my being.

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Pentagon was blindsided by this. He’s having a meeting and dinner with a bunch of commanders today, should be lots for them to talk about.

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It´s a little late, Graham and Rubio. You´ve enabled this monster, and you´re surprised when he makes an irrational (and immoral) decision that´s not in the best interests of the United States? -

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Ah, then perhaps he’ll so magnanimously say that “HIS generals want to wait and see.” Piece of utter shit. But I’d welcome it at least.

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Which didn’t even fill one of his hands.

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Yeah, they really don’t like fucking with our allies.

Especially because this sort of shit kills American Soldiers down the road when we’re not considered to be a reliable ally, so people don’t trust us enough to work with us.

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Hard to hold onto something that flops around so…

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Trump has several masters. He cannot serve all of them simultaneously.

As his Regime descends, placing squares in triangle slots becomes more difficult. The Base is not concerned with Syria in the least. But we are talking about the GOP Senate.

Thus, the above statement applies to the GOP Senate:

THEY cannot serve several masters simultaneously either. Bending to Trump has consequences.

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Oh, I think Trump is perfectly capable of accepting the logic of any strong man, all by himself.

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So what is he getting for this favor to Erdogan? Trump Tower Istanbul?

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It will be interesting to learn who Trump got this from. Hannity? Carlson? Bannon? He sure didn’t figure this out on his own.

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That was exactly my thought when I first read the news.

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