Month: April 2017

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Can I have Steve Bannon back? I know you’re all going to say no ..

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“On foreign policy, Mr. Kushner is more inclined toward intervention in the Middle East while Mr. Bannon would prefer that the United States remain as uncommitted as possible. Even as the president signaled this week that he might respond militarily to the chemical attack on civilians in Syria, Mr. Bannon has argued that American interests are better served by not getting drawn any further into the quagmire of a civil war.”

In Battle for Trump’s Heart and Mind, It’s Bannon vs. Kushner

The escalating feud between the chief White House strategist and the president’s son-in-law reflects a larger struggle to guide the direction of the Trump presidency.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/us/politics/stephen-bannon-white-house.html

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If this was a stunt to convince liberals that he’s not a Russian puppet, he just made a big fat mistake. Liberals can’t be convinced. Believe me, I tried.

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“Some of President Trump’s most ardent campaign supporters were among his most vocal opponents on Thursday after he ordered the missile strike against Syria, charging him with breaking his promise to keep the United States out of another conflict in the Middle East.”

Trump’s Far-Right Supporters Turn on Him Over Syria Strike

Prominent writers and bloggers accused the president of spurning his voters by breaking his promise to keep the United States out of another Mideast conflict.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/us/trump-far-alt-right-syria.html?_r=0&referer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FWCD8QmihPV

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Trump blew up two bases yesterday. The one in Syria as well as his own base.

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“This loose confederation of Web-savvy, anti-establishment right-wingers formed an important vanguard of Trump’s online support in last year’s election, and its unified opposition to the airstrike forewarns a political downside to intervention in Syria. While foreign wars tend to boost presidents’ popularity in the short term, Trump risks losing the segments of his base that flocked to his isolationist, “America First” message.”

Trump’s Troll Army Isn’t Ready for War in Syria

The alt-right crowd breaks with the president.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/trump-alt-right-syria-war-214998

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They’ve been at it for 6 years and still don’t have a reasonable non-jihadist alternative to Assad ..

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“Sen. Marco Rubio says the next step in Syria should be to work with Sunni governments to discuss “an alternative” government in Syria.”

“We need to now move forward through a combination of diplomacy and, quite frankly, the support of groups on ground, particularly non-jihadist Sunni groups, to create alternatives to the Assad regime.”

Rubio Says Next Step in Syria Is Negotiating Regime Change

Sen. Marco Rubio says the next step in Syria should be to work with Sunni governments to discuss

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/07/us/politics/ap-us-united-states-syria-congress.html

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He launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles, and there are still hangars, planes, and runways left intact ..

Can’t Trump do anything right?

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