Posted on 01/01/2018 6:31:23 AM PST by davikkm
President Donald Trump lashed out at Pakistan on Twitter just a few minutes past 7:00 a.m. Eastern time on New Year’s Day, expressing frustration at Islamabad’s inadequate efforts against terrorism and implying that U.S. foreign aid will be terminated as a result.
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more! 7:12 AM - Jan 1, 2018 15,636 15,636 Replies 29,359 29,359 Retweets 76,925 76,925 likes Twitter Ads info and privacy It is not yet clear whether the “no more” exclamation means the complete or partial termination, or temporary suspension, of American aid to Pakistan.
If the complete termination of U.S. foreign aid does indeed become official policy, it would be a far more dramatic step than withholding all or part of America’s $255 million in military assistance to Pakistan, a measure reportedly under consideration by the administration over the past few days after Pakistan refused to allow U.S. interrogators access to a captured terrorist from the hostage-taking Haqqani network.
In August, President Trump said the “next pillar” of his strategy for battling terrorism would involve a “change in our approach to Pakistan.”
Trump accused Pakistan of giving “safe haven to agents of chaos, violence, and terror.”
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About time. Thank you, President Trump!
About time we cut off aid to our enemies and THOSE WHO PRETEND TO BE OUR FRIENDS.
Happy New Year at All!
Trump is showing th difference in having an Alpha Male as President and the cuckolds like Bush, Obozzo and Clinton
How can anyone disagree or criticize this? The time has long past when these folks were allies and merited our support financially.
If we can’t afford to finance our enemies, let our other enemies do it.
No more aid to Pohk-eee-stan
President Trump needs to pinch every last dime we send abroad. I can not believe we are still flushing billions down an obsolete NATO. What are our troop going to do in Germany, put down Islamic uprisings?
Major league boom!
Foreign aid is one of the many ways politicians have funneled money for decades. Trump is threatening that. I can’t wait to see the long knives come out and hit his 6 inch thick steel armor.
Really us surfs cannot understand much of the game that is being played since we can’t fathom the amount of money politicians have stole from us.
MAGA
What is the downside? The won’t like us anymore? They won’t send refugees?
How will we pay for the tax cut? One bad investment at a time.
Oh no!
Now the Pakis will open more call centers to monitor home computers for viruses and selling Canadian Pharmacy ED pills.
I wonder if he is trying to force cooperation from them on some front—such as with DWS, the DNC, and the brothers.
Har
ABOUT TIME
It’s a great start for a great New Year!
The Paki’s are noting but welfare liars to us. About time we stopped giving them money, we should also stop immigration from there too.
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