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Originally Posted by zeek
WASHINGTON — President Trump defied the nation’s intelligence agencies and a growing body of evidence on Tuesday to declare his unswerving loyalty to Saudi Arabia, asserting that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s culpability for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi might never be known.
In a remarkable statement that appeared calculated to end the debate over the American response to the killing of Mr. Khashoggi, the president said, “It could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event — maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/w...d=165251391121
I condemn Trump's amoral statement, his values, his judgment and his conclusion, his contempt for the US intelligence and his love of murdering tyrants. I spit on his so-called "America First" policy which values money over human life.
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I think it would be wonderful if this causes and equal and opposite reaction within our political theater.
I don't buy the idea that we need to fear the Saudis will stop buying our guns. Instead, I do buy the idea that kowtowing to dictators, like the appeasement of Neville Chamberlain is cowardly.