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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo the White House releases a four sentence written statement on the Syrian gas attack.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/04/trumps-puzzlingly-political-statement-on-the-syria-tragedy/?utm_term=.32ef73e287fc1. One mention of Assad.
2. One mention of President Obama.
3. No mentions of Putin or Russia.
That all is fucked up in so many, many different ways.
And the Madman himself is silent.
Contrast it to this:
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So the White House releases a four sentence written statement on the Syrian gas attack. (Original Post)
Tommy_Carcetti
Apr 2017
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Tanuki
(14,920 posts)1. Hell, they had stronger condemnations of Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin!
Docreed2003
(16,869 posts)3. And not a shred of humanity, or empathy, or sadness in their statement...
It's disgusting how twisted and amoral this administration really is. They essentially issued one huge "meh" to the death of freaking children and civilians to sarin gas. I can only guess that this is a part of the Trump philosophy of "take out their families". I'm so disgusted by this.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)5. +1000 Their response showed the endless depth of their hollow souls.
CousinIT
(9,253 posts)4. About that...
Rhiannon12866
(205,731 posts)6. Found on Twitter:
bdamomma
(63,913 posts)7. don the con
shows his allegiance not to the US but to Russia.