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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,128 posts)
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 06:16 PM Dec 2018

Pelosi draws link between Flynn, Trump decision on Syria

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday criticized President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, and raised concerns that the timing of the announcement coincided with new developments in the legal proceedings for former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

“It is premature for the President to declare a sweeping victory against ISIS when, just a few weeks ago, our military led more than 250 coalition-conducted airstrikes against targets in Iraq and Syria," Pelosi said in a statement.


"All Americans should be concerned that this hasty announcement was made on the day after sentencing in criminal proceedings began against the President’s former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who admitted that he was a registered foreign agent for a country with clear interests in the Syrian conflict," she added.

Flynn has admitted he failed to register as a foreign agent for the Turkish government as part of a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller. Flynn was scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, but the action was postponed.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/422156-pelosi-draws-link-between-flynn-trump-decision-on-syria

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Pelosi draws link between Flynn, Trump decision on Syria (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2018 OP
Well, being Putin's bitch may have something to do with it, also UpInArms Dec 2018 #1
is Baby Donnie making pee pee in that photo? Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #2
I'd say crap. sheshe2 Dec 2018 #3
Putin and Pence look too much alike Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #7
Yikes! sheshe2 Dec 2018 #11
Well, it looks like Putin's trying to keep from shitting his pants in this one UpInArms Dec 2018 #8
"I see right through to your shrivelled, evil soul, Poot." Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #9
I remember seeing them come out of that back room - Putin had a swagger, trump was limp.... George II Dec 2018 #10
I thought the same thing UpInArms Dec 2018 #14
So would Erdogan want Trump out of Syria? triron Dec 2018 #4
Absolutely karynnj Dec 2018 #6
Perhaps you mean Syrian Kurds nt reACTIONary Dec 2018 #17
Oops you are correct. karynnj Dec 2018 #18
She's got his number coeur_de_lion Dec 2018 #5
Turkey wants to go into Syria and wipeout the KURDS!! Duppers Dec 2018 #12
Exactly! dhol82 Dec 2018 #15
Thank Dog we won the midterms! BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #13
Spot on iluvtennis Dec 2018 #16

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,389 posts)
7. Putin and Pence look too much alike
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 07:10 PM
Dec 2018

Color Putin's hair in that photo and he'd look like Pence's brother.

Need to check that family tree.

George II

(67,782 posts)
10. I remember seeing them come out of that back room - Putin had a swagger, trump was limp....
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 07:42 PM
Dec 2018

....and looked like he'd been spanked back there.

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
14. I thought the same thing
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 08:53 PM
Dec 2018

Like a whipped puppy ...

Then he sided with Putin over our Intelligence community ...

What a worthless piece of worm shit

smh

karynnj

(59,504 posts)
6. Absolutely
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 07:04 PM
Dec 2018

The Turks have already spoken of intending to attack the Syrian Turks who were are best allies against ISIS. One problem is that in some places they are located near US troops.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
15. Exactly!
Wed Dec 19, 2018, 09:03 PM
Dec 2018

Comments are already coming out from the Kurds saying they will be destroyed if we pull out.

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