Chips O'Toole wrote:old salt wrote:Glad you find it quaint Chips. It's not a new policy. It's consistent with what Trump has been saying since the '80's. It's part of what got him elected.
How much do you get paid an hour to falsely restate & distort what other people say ?
If Mueller's got the goods, now's the time to take the kill shot, while Trump's staggering, before the new Senators settle in. Before Trump regains his footing.
I could see Romney going to the WH with Thune, Blount, Cornyn & McConnell to tell Trump it's time to board AF1 for a one way flight to Mar-a-Lago.
I saw your previous posts and know you are aware of Trump's likely sinister motives. I see now it didn't come across that way. I'm just seeing too many in the media accepting this as a bona fide policy dispute rather than Trump using some garbage he's spouted in the past as cover to do Putin's bidding, which is of course what is going on. Mattis didn't pull a noisy withdrawal because Trump is finally executing on a foreign policy objective he's been talking about for years and "got him elected." He's doing so because, as his letter implies, Trump is just serving it all up for the Boss.
You may be right. You may be wrong. I don't dismiss either possibility. Mueller's going to have to deliver the evidence, so the voters, or the Congress, can reach an informed verdict. If Mueller does not deliver the evidence, we have to recognize that Trump's seemingly impulsive behavior is consistent with what he's said for decades & what he campaigned on.
In addition to being unqualified, Trump was completely unprepared to assume the Presidency. He hired whatever competent experienced people he could find, who had not publicly trashed him & were willing to sacrifice their reputation to work for such an erratic individual, for the good of the country. We're fortunate that Mattis, Kelly & McMaster stepped forward & lasted as long as they did. They didn't quit, they were asked to leave. We owe them a debt of gratitude. Trump's been in office for 2 years now. He knows what he wants to do. He thinks he can now find people to carry out his policies without pushback, slow walking, or side tracking.
Trump may have corrupt intent. Or, he may just be incompetent, selfserving & bascically dishonest.
His corrupt intent may be small time, cashing in on his position & not a preplanned international conspiracy.
He did not expect him to win & neither did Putin (according to our IC).
He may be just a grifter & con man, not a saboteur with an elaborate scheme to sell out his country.
Do not mischaracterize my attempts to understand his policies, & celebrate them when I agree, as patting Trump on the back.
I've tended to give the credit to Mattis, which is why his departure distresses me so much.