peterms Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 12 hours ago, jon_c said: Are the Saudis doing the classic Trumpism of loudly accusing someone else of stuff that your doing in an attempt to deflect? Indeed. Next they will take to communicating matters of state by tweeting on the khazi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Reuters: Quote The Pentagon on Tuesday renewed praise of Qatar for hosting a vital U.S. air base and for its "enduring commitment to regional security," sticking to a message of reassurance even as President Donald Trump, via Twitter, applauded a decision by Arab powers to cut ties to the Gulf ally. It was the latest example of the tightrope that U.S. officials are walking as Trump's tweets raise questions about existing U.S. policy and the carefully scripted talking points used to explain it. In the case of Qatar, the stakes are high. More than 11,000 U.S. and coalition forces are deployed to or assigned to al Udeid Air Base, from which more than 100 aircraft operate. Of those 11,000, nearly 1,000 work in a combined air operations center that helps oversee missions for campaigns in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, the military says. U.S. officials had said on Monday that the United States would quietly try to calm the waters between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, arguing that the small Gulf state was too important to U.S. military and diplomatic interests to be isolated. But Trump, wading into the worst split between powerful Arab states in decades, said on Tuesday his trip to the Middle East was "already paying off" with leaders there taking a hard new line in accusing Qatar of funding of militant groups. The Pentagon, which seeks to steer clear of political matters, was unable to reconcile Trump's support for Qatar's isolation with its own praise for its commitment to regional security. Asked directly about the disconnect, spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis told a news briefing: "I can't help you with that." "We continue to be grateful to the Qataris for their longstanding support for our presence and their enduring commitment to regional security," Davis said, adding the United States had no plans to alter its presence in Qatar. The U.S. envoy to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith, retweeted on Monday a message from October in which she praised the U.S. partnership with Qatar, citing "real progress to counter terrorist financing." U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told a Senate committee on Tuesday she was not concerned about the U.S. air base in Qatar and added that U.S. operations continued without interruption. The Pentagon also declined to answer a question about whether Qatar supported terrorism, the accusation made by Arab states who appeared to now have the political backing of the U.S. president. Davis, sticking to U.S. military-related matters, said: "I’m not the right person to ask that. I consider them a host to our very important base at al Udeid." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 7, 2017 Author Share Posted June 7, 2017 Comey's opening statement for tomorrow's hearing- https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/os-jcomey-060817.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 23 minutes ago, maqroll said: Comey's opening statement for tomorrow's hearing- https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/os-jcomey-060817.pdf I have to admit I was hoping for more. Unless more comes out under questioning I don't think this is the statement that brings an end to the madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 comeys voice cracking with emotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 8, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 8, 2017 Watching Comey now, Trump is toast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 20 minutes ago, bickster said: Watching Comey now, Trump is toast Yup, this is proper reality TV! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 DT obviously has never heard the phrase "keep your firends close but keep your enemies closer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2017 Comey has called Trump a liar several times now. Why won't the White House staffers give Trump his phone? We need his tweets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 popcorn.gif this is great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 8, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, bickster said: Watching Comey now, Trump is toast Tell me tell me tell me. I can't watch. What's the clincher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 8, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just now, BOF said: Tell me tell me tell me. I can't watch. What's the clincher? It's kind of well I never felt the need to make memos under any other president (Bush and Obama), I didn't trust the president not to lie Or there's the, he told me on three separate occasions that I still had the job but then seemed to want me to feel "gratefuL" for it as it kept being brought up. Not the exact words but you get the impression 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, BOF said: Tell me tell me tell me. I can't watch. What's the clincher? Senators using direct quotes from Trump to the media. Comey saying straight out they are flat out lies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2017 Interesting Comey said he met Obama twice, but met Trump 9 times in 4 months. Loads of smoke, no gun so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 8, 2017 Moderator Share Posted June 8, 2017 WTF is John McCain going on about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2017 15 minutes ago, bickster said: WTF is John McCain going on about? Yeah - sounds rambling senile old git. I have no idea what point he was trying to make and obviously neither did Comey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 17 minutes ago, bickster said: WTF is John McCain going on about? I just tuned in to listen and thought "what the **** is this about?"... turned it back off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 On 6/2/2017 at 23:50, TrentVilla said: Because climate change as a result of man as a consequence of our actions is bit problematic for those who think a sky fairy got all Craig David an knock out the world before chilling on Sunday. Wasn't ready for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 10 hours ago, bickster said: WTF is John McCain going on about? Some people are speculating he was having a minor stroke. Most of those senators are stupid old farts, and he's one of them, stroke or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Total and complete vindication? I imagine that the vetting to get onto the planet Trump lives on must be so extreme there is only the one person on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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