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The giant hole in Dems’ criticism of Trump’s attack on Qassem Soleimani: Goodwin
NY Post ^ | January 7, 2020 | 10:13pm | Michael Goodwin

Posted on 01/08/2020 8:50:40 AM PST by conservative98

When it comes to Iran, the Democrats who want to be president are full of sound and fury. They are certain President Trump has brought us to the brink of war and demand answers about the imminent threat of attack the administration cited.

But if you ignore the noise and focus on their actual words, you notice a giant hole in the criticism. The leading Dems are not arguing that Trump was wrong to drone Qassem Soleimani, nor have they said flatly they would not have approved the mission.

Their sound and fury, then, amounts to empty screeching and nothing else.

Even Joe Biden, who gave a 20-minute speech in New York Tuesday, was blistering in his attacks on Trump, but stopped well short of faulting the targeting of Soleimani. The big demands of the former veep, who is running on his long experience with foreign policy, were that the president rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal — fat chance — and “explain what you’re doing.”

Similarly, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who had to be pushed in a TV interview to admit that Soleimani was a terrorist, said killing him was “incendiary” but did not claim she would have refused to do the same.

It was left to Michael Bloomberg to underscore the point his fellow candidates were slyly refusing to make. The former New York mayor said it was “outrageous” for Sen. Bernie Sanders to call the strike an “assassination,” then added:

“This is a guy who had an awful amount of American blood on his hands. Nobody that I know of would think that we did something wrong in getting the general.”

Bravo for Bloomberg for daring to say the simple truth. His opponents should be ashamed of themselves.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: biden; democrats; iran; iraq; joebiden; michaelgoodwin; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; sleepyjoe; trump
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In many ways, Trump’s decision on Soleimani and the timid reaction from the gaggle of Dem candidates highlights the difficulties of unseating a bold, activist president. Whatever you think of Trump, nobody ever said he’s an idle seat warmer.
1 posted on 01/08/2020 8:50:40 AM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Sleepy Joe Biden Falls Asleep During Obama Debt Speech? - 2011

2 posted on 01/08/2020 8:53:42 AM PST by conservative98
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3 posted on 01/08/2020 8:54:54 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: conservative98

Is there a single person in the entire Democrat field that would make us feel SAFE?

All of them frighten me and make me fear for my Country.


4 posted on 01/08/2020 8:55:30 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: conservative98

Creepy Joe doing a great impression of Justice Ginsburg at a State of the Union Speech.


5 posted on 01/08/2020 8:55:47 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: conservative98

Bloomberg is trying to be the Trump alternative he is following Trump’s script.


6 posted on 01/08/2020 8:56:39 AM PST by cnsmom
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To: Jamestown1630

I’m ready for Trump to be named president for life.

He’s not replaceable at all.

I don’t see the point in replacing a leader every 4 years, especially when your country no longer produces leaders.


7 posted on 01/08/2020 8:59:09 AM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: conservative98
Sanders, by definition, is an enemy of the American way of life. This “Socialist” spent his honeymoon in the Soviet Union! Who the hell does that? Now we have millions of DummycRATs willing to vote for this enemy of freedom.
8 posted on 01/08/2020 8:59:19 AM PST by Chgogal (Never underestimate the stupidity of a DummycRAT voter. Proof: California, New York, Illinois.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Joe Biden appears to be sleeping during Obama’s debt speech.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vHrJJH8rDY


9 posted on 01/08/2020 8:59:50 AM PST by conservative98
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The thing is Trump wouldn’t have had to kill Soleimani if B.Hussein didn’t protect Soleimani in 2015. Back then the Israelis were planning to take Soleimani out and B.Hussein warned Iran being the terrorist suck ass B.Hussein is.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/01/this-2015-tweet-from-general-flynn-about-soleimani-is-one-reason-why-the-deep-state-targeted-flynn-for-ruin/


10 posted on 01/08/2020 9:00:33 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Out of the depths of leftist hell, I cry to you oh lord!)
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To: conservative98

The problem is that not that the Democrats response is purely for political benefit. My concern is when they are faced with a similar situation, they won’t act decisively; they’ll waffle and hem and haw. And inaction and indecision is the same is no action.


11 posted on 01/08/2020 9:01:40 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: conservative98

It was high time to slice the Salami, which was full of Salmonella anyway. Amazing how they try to make a talking point out of it before the facts are in. Ready, fire! (aim?)


12 posted on 01/08/2020 9:01:47 AM PST by Eleutheria5 ("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
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To: conservative98

I don’t care what Nanny Bloomers says, he will never get a bravo from me. Well, he could say he’s decided not to run for any office. I would bravo that. He is a Napoleonic authoritarian. Go enjoy your money, Bloomie, leave us alone.


13 posted on 01/08/2020 9:02:51 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: conservative98

But can you blame him for falling asleep? :-)


14 posted on 01/08/2020 9:04:40 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: chris37

Trump is exactly right for his time, and I’m very grateful for him.

There will be other times needing other kinds of leaders; and they will come along - Nature and Human Nature seem to always fill dangerous voids, even if it takes a while.

I just don’t see any strong leaders among the current nutsy Democrats; the party should just implode, and we may be witnessing that.


15 posted on 01/08/2020 9:05:46 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: chris37

Especially after all this BS from the past 3 years where Democrats do whatever the hell they want while Republicans cower under their desks and the POTUS is thrown to the wind left to defend himself. Who the hell would want to go through that? And here we are past 3 years with 11 months to go till the election and not one Rat has been indicted.


16 posted on 01/08/2020 9:06:27 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Out of the depths of leftist hell, I cry to you oh lord!)
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To: chris37

“I’m ready for Trump to be named president for life.”
He should really get a third term for all the crap he had to put with from the Rats, Media and Rinos. IMO


17 posted on 01/08/2020 9:15:56 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: Jamestown1630

Me too - for many reasons.


18 posted on 01/08/2020 9:20:20 AM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: duckman

Yes, he should.

What should happen is he should actually be allowed his first term in 2020, and then his second in 2024.


19 posted on 01/08/2020 9:53:20 AM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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"I’m ready for Trump to be named president for life. He’s not replaceable at all."

Man! You said it!!! TRUMP 4EVER!! :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUd_AE5rVs

20 posted on 01/08/2020 9:59:13 AM PST by jackibutterfly (A vote for ANY Democrat, whether it be in a local, st or fed election, is a vote against America.)
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