Posted on 09/23/2016 5:28:41 PM PDT by John Semmens
Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial page editor of the Washington Post, issued a stern warning to voters that "the election of Donald Trump would risk undermining our opportunity to blunt Russian imperialism in Syria. The United States is far stronger than Putin's Russia. We must not let them succeed."
"In contrast," the Diehl pointed out, "Secretary Clinton understands the importance of maintaining a balance of power between the Assad regime and the Islamic State in the region and can be counted on to reject Putin's plea that the United States and Russia forge a common front against Islamic terrorism."
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway called the Post editorial "as clear a proof of the need for change in this country's leadership as we could have hoped to see. Mr. Diehl and Hillary Clinton are mired in the last generation's cold war ideology. Russia is no longer the Soviet Union. While we may have our differences with Putin it should be obvious that the main threat to peace and civilization in our current era is Islamic terrorism."
Conway's remarks on behalf of Trump were labeled "ignorant" by Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook. "They illustrate why the steady hand of a person like Secretary Clinton is needed at the helm. Her experience in government as First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State have prepared her for making the hard choices regarding international affairs. She has participated in decisions to kill our enemies—experience Trump can only imagine. She has worked side-by-side with President Obama to craft the nuanced policy that has served this nation so well during the current Administration. Voters would be daft to throw that away."
In related news, Presidential Press Secretary Josh Earnest complained that "Trump's repeated use of the term 'Islamic terrorism' undermines our battle to win the narrative. It's the Islamic State that is touting the conflict as a jihad inspired by the Quran. Our goal has to be to short-circuit their bid to define what is happening. Use of neutral terms like 'man caused disaster' are essential if we are to control the narrative."
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton seconded Earnest's interpretation and went one step further by contending that "Trump's words give aid and comfort to this nation's enemies. That's treason. He must be held accountable for that and he will have to face the consequences of his actions after I'm elected president."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/204231-2016-09-23-semi-news-semi-satire-september-25-2016-edition.htm
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I have been laughing at these articles all day, my sides are so sore...and now this one...ROFL...OH MY GOSH...ROFL!!!
The Compost has full blown TDS!
And the "reporters" at the Post have been demoted to "bloggers". :)
Hillary's new campaign poster...
Let Russia deal with Syria. They seem to know what they are doing. We are drifting aimlessly, wasting lives and money.
Crimea river.
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