It’s been a day of Dueling Statements. Exciting stuff! Mitch McConnell issued one, so of course Donald Trump had to issue one right back.
New McConnell statement on Trump’s Syria decision: “Abandoning this fight now and withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria would re-create the very conditions that we have worked hard to destroy and invite the resurgence of ISIS.”
Next:
Statement from President Donald J. Trump Regarding Turkey’s Actions in Northeast Syria
Genius. Tell Erdoğan to go ahead and invade Syria, and then when he does, impose sanctions. But wait, they’re powerful sanctions, so that will definitely fix everything. Or as Matt Miller puts it:
The guy who opened the barn door is now running around yelling at the horses.
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3 responses to “powerFul adDitional sanCtions”
More like he let the barn door open, coax the horses back with oats, then knife them in one eye and laugh. Psychopath.
It’s all about the money with Trump. Make American businesses pay more for Turkish steel, that’ll teach ’em.
“Sure Turkey, you can go ahead.”
Later…
“Oh fuck!”