Russian Bounty on US Soldiers...and Trump’s known for months...

[Allandavid]

So giving a world sponsor of terrorism all that cash is a good thing in your view. Spare me your attempts to try to justify it.

Please stay on subject. This thread isn’t about administrations from history. It’s about the current president standing idly by, while the troops he commands are being killed by bounty...

I can see why you’d be too ashamed to actually address the point...

 

[KCfromNC]

It might just be that he doesn't know how to handle the situation. Look at his dealings with Erdogan, he wrote a 'nice letter' apparently asking Erdogan to not kill the Kurds who defeated ISIS, when he left them hanging. Erdogan apparently didn't even read it, he just threw it in the trash. All Putin has to say is 'no' and Trump has no idea how to respond except to say 'Putin says he didn't do it'. It's hard to figure out if they each have something on him - he's had business dealings in both countries - or if he simply has no idea how to manage people who are as bald-faced as he is when it comes to handling the truth of a matter.

There are also reports that he's weak-minded enough to just end up believing whatever the last person he talked to told him. Kinda hard to tease out all of the influences leading up to his failing as a leader, but then again, does it really matter why he's so terrible at his job? I mean, if he's shown any progress at improving it might be one thing, but that's not the reality here.

 

[disciple Clint]

Please stay on subject. This thread isn’t about administrations from history. It’s about the current president standing idly by, while the troops he commands are being killed by bounty...
I can see why you’d be too ashamed to actually address the point...

It is obvious that the question I asked is not something you want to talk about, I understand.

 

[Allandavid]

It is obvious that the question I asked is not something you want to talk about, I understand.

Deflect (2)...

Let me remind you, as the person who created this thread, it is not up to you to demand others answer your off-topic questions.

Putting it bluntly...stay on topic or clear off and create your own..!

 

[Allandavid]

There are also reports that he's weak-minded enough to just end up believing whatever the last person he talked to told him. Kinda hard to tease out all of the influences leading up to his failing as a leader, but then again, does it really matter why he's so terrible at his job? I mean, if he's shown any progress at improving it might be one thing, but that's not the reality here.

There’s also the possibility that he’s too cowardly to stand up to strong-men like Putin...

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Is there a more despicable crime...?

Give it time, he still has 7 months.

 

[wing2000]

Comrades, Russia would never involve herself in such treacherous activities against American soldiers!!

Did you learn nothing from your President's remarks in Helsinki?

 

[TLK Valentine]

Please stay on subject. This thread isn’t about administrations from history. It’s about the current president standing idly by, while the troops he commands are being killed by bounty...

A bounty paid by the man Donald is afraid to talk back to, and actively petitioned to have reinstated to the G7 Summit....

 

[Tom 1]

Seriously, this excuse of a leader stood in front of the graduating class from West Point and took their salute...while knowing that his buddy Vlad had been paying off people to have their comrades in arms killed off...

Disgust doesn’t even begin to describe it...

To be fair to Donald he appears to have an inherent inability to empathise.

 

[Arc F1]

Report: Russia Offered Bounties For Taliban Militants To Kill U.S. Soldiers And Other Allies

C’mon Trump Faithfuls....deny, deflect or just ignore...?

What would you have him do? I don't see much we could do. I personally don't want to see a war with Russia. Maybe start with making all US companies pull out of there and stop selling their products to Russia. While he's at it let's get rid of the biggest threat called China.

 

[Arc F1]

There’s also the possibility that he’s too cowardly to stand up to strong-men like Putin...

Cowardly? He's not the one who has to die. It's our families that will pay the price.

The one thing you forget is that as soon as he does something the dems will be against it. No matter what he does they will fight against it.

 

[FreeinChrist]

It might just be that he doesn't know how to handle the situation. Look at his dealings with Erdogan, he wrote a 'nice letter' apparently asking Erdogan to not kill the Kurds who defeated ISIS, when he left them hanging. Erdogan apparently didn't even read it, he just threw it in the trash. All Putin has to say is 'no' and Trump has no idea how to respond except to say 'Putin says he didn't do it'. It's hard to figure out if they each have something on him - he's had business dealings in both countries - or if he simply has no idea how to manage people who are as bald-faced as he is when it comes to handling the truth of a matter.

Probably the case. According to the article in the NYT, Trump was briefed back in March:
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says

The intelligence finding was briefed to President Trump, and the White House’s National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March, the officials said. Officials developed a menu of potential options — starting with making a diplomatic complaint to Moscow and a demand that it stop, along with an escalating series of sanctions and other possible responses, but the White House has yet to authorize any step, the officials said.


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His response is silence. And to say he was removing some troops from Germany , and that he wants Russia back in the G7. A strong leader he is not!

 

[Tom 1]

Probably the case. According to the article in the NYT, Trump was briefed back in March:
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says

The intelligence finding was briefed to President Trump, and the White House’s National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March, the officials said. Officials developed a menu of potential options — starting with making a diplomatic complaint to Moscow and a demand that it stop, along with an escalating series of sanctions and other possible responses, but the White House has yet to authorize any step, the officials said.


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His response is silence. And to say he was removing some troops from Germany , and that he wants Russia back in the G7. A strong leader he is not!

I wonder what exactly the Kremlin does have on him? It all seems rather too coincidental to be down to feebleness of character only. Who knows? I suppose it will come out eventually.

 

[lasthero]

wow do you feel that way about the airplanes full of cash that Obama sent to Iran that was then used to sponsor terrorism and explosives use against our troops.

Are you guys still peddling that tripe?

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

To be fair to Donald he appears to have an inherent inability to empathise.

And with the dead bodies piling up from COVID-19, that is propelling Biden chances and torpedoing Trump’s chances. I wouldn’t think Trump would show absolutely no condolences to those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. From a basic politics standpoint it is a no brainer move and yet Trump still can’t do it.

 

[childeye 2]

Comrades, Russia would never involve herself in such treacherous activities against American soldiers!!

Did you learn nothing from your President's remarks in Helsinki?

Yes, I learned "I don't see why he would/wouldn't". I also learned, Putin and Trump discussed collusion and whether the campaign colluded with Russia to do what Putin denied ever happened in the first place. They agreed they didn't collude to do what never happened.

 

[childeye 2]

To be fair to Donald he appears to have an inherent inability to empathise.

Isn't cruelty a perversion of empathy?

 

[Tom 1]

Isn't cruelty a perversion of empathy?

Maybe? I hadn’t thought of it like that.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I wonder what exactly the Kremlin does have on him?

His Russian bank loans for one thing...

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

I wonder what exactly the Kremlin does have on him?

There may or may not be more damning evidence of cooperation between the Trump campaign and Russia that Mueller didn’t find. And Russia may or may not have the receipts. And those receipts may or may not fall into the hands of someone who may or may not work for the New York Times if Trump doesn’t stay silent while Russia does what it wants.