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Ann Coulter: Lassie, Come Home
Breitbart ^ | 4.12.17 | Ann Coulter

Posted on 04/13/2017 2:20:09 AM PDT by pissant

War is like crack for presidents. It confers instant gravitas, catapulting them to respectability, bypassing all station stops. They get to make macho pronouncements on a topic where every utterance is seen as august. On the other hand, Trump’s Syrian misadventure is immoral, violates every promise he ran on, and could sink his presidency.

Left to his own devices, uncontaminated by Washington group-think, Trump gets it right.

Back in 2013, when President Obama was being egged on to attack Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack far more sweeping than this latest one, Trump tweeted:

— Aug. 29, 2013:

“What will we get for bombing Syria besides more debt and a possible long term conflict? Obama needs Congressional approval.”

— Aug. 31, 2013:

“Be prepared, there is a small chance that our horrendous leadership could unknowingly lead us into World War III.”

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coulter; globalism; maga; trump
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To: pissant

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41 posted on 04/13/2017 5:01:48 AM PDT by gattaca (Republicans believe every day is July 4, democrats believe every day is April 15. Ronald Reagan)
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To: pissant
I didn't support getting involved in Syria under Jughead and I doubt many here did either, yet now it's a good thing because the Commander-in-Chief is Pres. Trump? I can't believe so many here would agree with McCain, Lindsey, Rubio and Peloski.

I voted for Trump but I don't believe he's infallible. The truth is that no one knows who dropped the chemicals unless they were there to see it. The President had to rely on intel that was given to him and I don't know that he wasn't being set up. He mentioned viewing pictures of babies that were victims but we can't allow policy to be decided by emotional responses to pictures.

42 posted on 04/13/2017 5:13:41 AM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: yldstrk
No American interest other than halting the massive refugee crisis.
43 posted on 04/13/2017 5:14:15 AM PDT by Chgogal (I will NOT submit, therefore, Jihadists hate me.)
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To: usafa92

Pissant is not a never trumper and neither am I. We elected a president, not a god. If he screws up he will hear about it from me and every other true American. Things change for sure; just look at George W. Bush.

No sir, if Trump doesn’t live up to the promises he made and abandon those of us who prayed for him our full wrath will rise to the fore. That hasn’t happened yet but I am starting to get a bit nervous.


44 posted on 04/13/2017 5:16:38 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke)
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To: usafa92
#NeverTrump brigade on this forum.

Like Ann I've always been an enthusiastic supporter of Trump from the beginning. But I don't worship the man, I merely supported the policies he proposed. Should he start backtracking on those policies, then I start backtracking on supporting him, simple as that.

45 posted on 04/13/2017 5:19:49 AM PDT by jimwatx
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To: pissant

At the end of his speech on the bombing of Syria Trump said “God Bless America and God Bless the world.” I think he did that on purpose to send a signal that he is no long a “Nationalist” (America Firster). It was a big globalist uniparty boot to the teeth of his supporters.

Time will tell.


46 posted on 04/13/2017 5:57:46 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: pissant

People tell me what a brilliant political move it was hitting Assad, how it changes the politics here, how it pokes a thumb in the eye of all of our potential adversaries.

And all of that may be true, if Assad really did deploy sarin. But I’m not yet convinced. That he launched an air raid, yes. That he bombed them with sarin, no. Too many fake “war crimes” have been filmed by these people. No western reporters can get into the area without getting killed, so western reporters are entirely dependent on Al Qaeda to tell them what is happening in their area.

If you listen closely, our surveillance proves there was an air attack. It doesn’t and can’t prove it was sarin.

They told us an air attack on a sarin facility wouldn’t release enough sarin to hurt anyone, since its stored “binary”. But we didn’t attack the supposed sarin stores at the air base because we didn’t want a release of sarin. Did anyone else notice this?

There are lots of good reasons to get rid of Assad. But not if the replacement is Al Qaeda, or ISIS, or Muslim Brotherhood. Obama, the Turks, and the Saudis sabotaged their own policy when they hired Al Qaeda to do their dirty work. There are ways to unravel this and get rid of Assad, but we haven’t done it yet. So far, we are still on the side of people worse than Assad.


47 posted on 04/13/2017 5:58:34 AM PDT by marron
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To: usafa92

That is rich! I would say that it is Trump supporters who are getting a yoga-level limberness twisting to support his actions. I did not support Trump for obvious reasons - but I hope the best for us all and do not suffer partisan attacks against my President. Of course conservatives are going to have trouble supporting a populist (all but) democrat.


48 posted on 04/13/2017 6:01:31 AM PDT by Unassuaged (I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
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To: Beowulf9

He also said repeatedly during the campaign that the US should stay out of the mess in Syria. So which Trump do we believe...?


49 posted on 04/13/2017 6:05:17 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: pissant

Hows it going p a? Just like DJT taking off on the Freedom Caucus on Obamacare, I’m thinking that there may be some establishment neocon influence that creeps into his ear on these things. If it stops here on Syria, then I don’t have a problem—but if it doesn’t...


50 posted on 04/13/2017 7:16:25 AM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: pissant

I didn’t really agree with the attack because I think Trump got played. That being said I’m no bleeding heart for Assad. So Trump bombed an airfield. He didn’t even crater the runways. It got China’s attention and pinned Putey’s ears back. A win win. If he has gotten the ChiComs to go along with putting the Norks in a time out then even better.


51 posted on 04/13/2017 7:50:40 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: usafa92

Now that is true. She does so in dramatic fashion, where most of us normal people will blast his mis-steps w/o the drama. But criticism of policy, in of itself, is what we should do to every politician.


52 posted on 04/13/2017 8:33:59 AM PDT by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: TheStickman

anti-Trump people? Snap out of it.


53 posted on 04/13/2017 8:37:05 AM PDT by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: pissant

“anti-Trump people? Snap out of it.”

LMAO! Thanks for the comedy.


54 posted on 04/13/2017 8:39:48 AM PDT by TheStickman (And their fear tastes like sunshine puked up by unicorns.)
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To: pissant

Did you think DACA was in Syria?


55 posted on 04/13/2017 12:17:18 PM PDT by TigersEye (Make up my mind, NBC,CBS,CNN,ABC. What are the "facts" today?)
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To: pissant

The title sux: “Lassie Come Home” = ?

Some of us know that TV’s “Lassie” was actually a “Laddie,” or several Laddies, but that makes the title even worse! President Trump is no “Linda” Graham or Mrs. McCain.

POTUS is TOUGH! Want proof? Just today he okayed a MOAB drop!


56 posted on 04/13/2017 1:11:24 PM PDT by onyx (Donate Monthly ~ Join 300 Club!)
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To: pissant

100% on point perfection. The rah-rah crowd won’t face up to it though, they will continue to try and make excuses.


57 posted on 04/13/2017 1:17:06 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: Old Teufel Hunden

ISIS’s headquarters is not in Raqqa, it’s in Riyadh.


58 posted on 04/13/2017 1:22:41 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: Zakeet

You’re not supposed to give out clues like that to the crew who think that Trump is playing checkers. Not that they’ll get it anyway.


59 posted on 04/13/2017 1:22:49 PM PDT by Pelham (Liberate California. Deport Mexico Now)
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To: Chgogal

and that’s at the root of Trump training Assad not to kill civilians. The only way that Syrian safe zones will work is if Assad isn’t killing civilians. Otherwise they will refuse to leave Europe.


60 posted on 04/13/2017 1:29:53 PM PDT by Pelham (Liberate California. Deport Mexico Now)
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