jakonovski
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From power player to easy mark. The foreign policy trajectory of Trumpian America.
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Donald Trump blasts Qatar on Twitter [06/06/2017]
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Yawn.
gutter_trash
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fuck dat, we should not give a drop of sweat for those terrorist sponsoring nations, and that includes all of them
No WW but Qatar is our biggest ally in the ME and they host our most important base. This could be devastating to the operations over there.
rackham
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Saudi America is great. Pretty much American Arabs
gutter_trash
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that ally supports terrorism
I think the same office or the fact that the Qataris talk with the Taliban helped secure Bowe Berghdahl's release.
Alex_Mexico
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I know youre joking but I do wanna know what does this mean for the 2022 World Cup.
Had FIFA not gone full greedy and give it to the US (or anyone else for that matter) fucking Blatter would still be in office and his minions not facing jail time!
They also represent maybe our best strategic location to fight terrorism of any place in the world. I would say without a doubt our relation with them has done more to fight terrorism than anything you can dig up about them supporting it.
Dubbedinenglish
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This is how we treat our allies that house our soldiers.
gutter_trash
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oh please, the US lost all credibility when they gave the terrorist sponsoring Saudi Arabia a pass in 2011.
George Bush made a big speech about going after nations who harbor and sponsor terror....
they gave the corrupt Sauds a big pass for their direct involvement on 9/11
TetraGenesis
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Ah, yes. I almost forgot about our ignorant, hateful friend gutter_trash.
Meanwhile...in Saudi Arabia
He dances like a penguin. As a dude with little rhythm, this dude has no rhythm.
Shadow Puppetry
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He visited 50 countries during the presidency?
gutter_trash
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follow the money of terror
BoogieWoogie
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He looks so miserable here. The only two times I can remember him looking happy was when the AHCA passed the House and when he was taking a photo with the Russians.
He lied about this btw.
Actually he didn't. It was a lie.
Deal doesn't exist: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1386321
Skinny Pete
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50 Golf courses.
Beer Monkey
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Every foreign terrorist that has attacked the US since 9/11 came from countries not on your travel ban list, asshole.
Oh, right, but you have businesses in those countries.
Oh, right, but you have businesses in those countries.
Bitch Pudding
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Yes, most of those deals - which actually are no deals yet, just intended sales - were initiated by the Obama administration.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1386321
E-Cat
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VendettaRed07
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All SA had to do was suck up to him and give him shit now he's spreading their propoganda. Nice. Who could have seen that coming ?
Yeah I have no idea what any of this has to do with anything I've said so I will just end this...
chicken_pasta
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Hitler was a piece of shit, but seeing all he achieved, I'd say he was a pretty smart man. Trump is outright idiotic. Hitler would probably not fuck up on twitter.
facetheslayer92
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Chuck Todd:
You wrote this in 2011 about Saudi Arabia. "It's the world's biggest funder of terrorism. Saudi Arabia funnels our petro dollars, our very own money, to fund the terrorists that seek to destroy our people while the Saudis rely on us to protect them." What are U.S.-Saudi relations going to look like under a Trump administration?
DONALD TRUMP:
Well, one thing they'll look like -- first of all, I get along very well. They pay me millions of dollars for apartments, okay? I like that. You know, and so does China. And so does Mexico. And so does a lot of other people, all right? I make a tremendous amount of money from selling very wealthy people from other parts of the world and from the United States apartments and other things.
They lease tremendous office space from me. So does China. The biggest bank is in my building, one of my buildings. So it's not that I don't get along with all of -- I get along with them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, Chuck and, like, from a different planet.
You wrote this in 2011 about Saudi Arabia. "It's the world's biggest funder of terrorism. Saudi Arabia funnels our petro dollars, our very own money, to fund the terrorists that seek to destroy our people while the Saudis rely on us to protect them." What are U.S.-Saudi relations going to look like under a Trump administration?
DONALD TRUMP:
Well, one thing they'll look like -- first of all, I get along very well. They pay me millions of dollars for apartments, okay? I like that. You know, and so does China. And so does Mexico. And so does a lot of other people, all right? I make a tremendous amount of money from selling very wealthy people from other parts of the world and from the United States apartments and other things.
They lease tremendous office space from me. So does China. The biggest bank is in my building, one of my buildings. So it's not that I don't get along with all of -- I get along with them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, Chuck and, like, from a different planet.
How does he keep getting a free pass with this shit?
If anybody else did anything this incompetent in the real world, they'd be tossed out the door on their ass. But we get stuck with four years of shit like this. Will we survive as a nation? Probably. What I really am starting to think about now is what the next administration (assuming Trump doesn't win a 2nd term) will have to do to restore and rebuild these delicate relationships with the rest of the world.
If anybody else did anything this incompetent in the real world, they'd be tossed out the door on their ass. But we get stuck with four years of shit like this. Will we survive as a nation? Probably. What I really am starting to think about now is what the next administration (assuming Trump doesn't win a 2nd term) will have to do to restore and rebuild these delicate relationships with the rest of the world.
Great Poster
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I'm sure there are legitimate reason's why he's being so conciliatory towards Saudia Arabia now, if only there was some indicator as to why...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...washington-dc-investment-270000-a7775471.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...washington-dc-investment-270000-a7775471.html
Buba Big Guns
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He's not wrong
Saudis are probably the biggest source of funding and definitely largest exporter of extremist ideology.
TheRealTalker
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someone needs to shut this guys twitter account
Can we hold off until Comey testimony is over and Trump has tweeted some hot takes?
Why? He does far more damage to himself than anyone else could ever hope to do.
TheRealTalker
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not for himself but for the safety of everyone who has to work for him like the US base in Qatar
Ether_Snake
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The fact that Qatar has a US base is meaningless, it's exactly why they will be auick to sit at the table and negotiate. If any hint of a affront to that base happens Trump will declare war on them or whatever. Qatar is screwed.
He's just hoping shit hits the fan before Commey testifies.
He's just hoping shit hits the fan before Commey testifies.
Regginator
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Saudi propaganda? If anything, Muslims (at least in my environment) are getting more and more critical of Saudi, and now other countries imposing the ban (especially Sisi). My family and I have been very critical of the Saudi government for as long as I can remember, but now I see a lot of other people joining us in that, people who were prior neutral or even pro-Saudi. Because it's just painfully obvious that the US has something directly to do with this ban, and it only enforces our widespread idea that the Saudi government are just puppets of the West.
You think the Saudis are doing that because Trump told them to? The guy has no freaking idea about what's going on in the ME. He couldn't find Qatar on a map. If anything, it's the Saudis turning the table this time. Trump came in with his empty promise of ending terrorism and the Saudis used that and his naivety to put heat on their adverseries with the benediction of their big brother.
Alex_Mexico
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You made that up right? You came up with that. Good bit, sir! That made up interview is funny!Chuck Todd:
You wrote this in 2011 about Saudi Arabia. "It's the world's biggest funder of terrorism. Saudi Arabia funnels our petro dollars, our very own money, to fund the terrorists that seek to destroy our people while the Saudis rely on us to protect them." What are U.S.-Saudi relations going to look like under a Trump administration?
DONALD TRUMP:
Well, one thing they'll look like -- first of all, I get along very well. They pay me millions of dollars for apartments, okay? I like that. You know, and so does China. And so does Mexico. And so does a lot of other people, all right? I make a tremendous amount of money from selling very wealthy people from other parts of the world and from the United States apartments and other things.
They lease tremendous office space from me. So does China. The biggest bank is in my building, one of my buildings. So it's not that I don't get along with all of -- I get along with them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders, Chuck and, like, from a different planet.
This is so wrong its not even funny. There's no need to affront anything, Qatar can literally say one word and boot the almost billions of dollars worth of assets we have out of their country and weaken our ME prescence tremendously.
Also Trump wouldnt dare take a hostile action against Qatar. Im not sure the most gung ho fucker on his NSC would allow it.
I know you're doing a bit, but just in case you're not... nope, actual transcript.
You could tell that from the inauguration dance. He's one of the stiffest dancers. It's incredible.
TheRealTalker
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