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Thursday, January 03, 2019

It's About the Money (Updated)

Trump's latest rationale for withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria:

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Syria “sand and death” in a question-and-answer session with reporters following a cabinet meeting.

Asked about a timeline for withdrawing troops from the country, the president described how he viewed the country and the fighting there.

"We’re talking about sand and death, that’s what we’re talking about," Trump said. "We’re not talking about vast wealth. We’re talking about sand and death."

Why do I think that if there was "vast wealth" to be had, we'd be there indefinitely?

And of course, no mention of the millions of people killed and displaced by the civil war, nor the likely fate of the Kurds (our allies) if left to the tender mercies of the Turks.

How did this piece of shit wind up as president?

Via Joe.My.God.

Update: That's only the tip of the iceberg, as they say. Being alone for the holidays must have had a very strong effect on what's left of his mind. Digby has a round-up of his off-the-wall ramblings.

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