This entire regime is made up of bald-faced liars. Secretary of State (and he's not even "acting") Mike Pompeo is one of the most accomplished:
There's two underlying themes here -- number one, always a major consideration: "It's all Obama's fault."
The second stems from Trump's continual whining about how other countries are being unfair:
He sounds there as historically illiterate as his boss. I guess next we'll be demanding that the UN start paying rent for its building in New York.
Via Joe.My.God. It's worth noting that a large portion of the JMG audience is overseas, and they're not very much in agreement with Pompeo's fantasy. In fact, commenter Clive Johnson did some research. Here's just one of his findings:
One country. Mexico's not alone -- he thoughtfully provided a link to Pew Research's article.
Let's face it -- when you start suddenly pulling out of major international agreements, threatening your allies, and sucking up to dictators, not to mention cutting loose the group that has been instrumental in neutralizing a major terrorist threat, who's going to believe anything you say?
Pompeo rejected a question about whether the president’s treatment of the Kurds had undercut U.S. credibility.
“The whole predicate of your question is insane,” Pompeo said. “The word of the United States is much more respected today than it was just two and a half years ago.”
There's two underlying themes here -- number one, always a major consideration: "It's all Obama's fault."
The second stems from Trump's continual whining about how other countries are being unfair:
“We make clear the things that we will do,” Pompeo continued. “We also make clear the things that we’re not prepared to do. I think it’s important for people to understand that other countries have to step up too. Other countries must share the burden for not just the security of the world, but security for their own countries.”
He sounds there as historically illiterate as his boss. I guess next we'll be demanding that the UN start paying rent for its building in New York.
Via Joe.My.God. It's worth noting that a large portion of the JMG audience is overseas, and they're not very much in agreement with Pompeo's fantasy. In fact, commenter Clive Johnson did some research. Here's just one of his findings:
One country. Mexico's not alone -- he thoughtfully provided a link to Pew Research's article.
Let's face it -- when you start suddenly pulling out of major international agreements, threatening your allies, and sucking up to dictators, not to mention cutting loose the group that has been instrumental in neutralizing a major terrorist threat, who's going to believe anything you say?
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