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Originally posted by: alanleroyII
Originally posted by: alanleroyII
QuoteRight. They were co-founders of ISIS.
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Originally posted by: pjstroh
Can one of our Trump translators tell me the rational interpretation of his comments last night?
"Obama is the founder of ISIS."
I want to make sure I understand what he really meant before I discuss it further. Also, I'll do some fact checking on that statement too. I'm sure the "Liarry" folks will want to be clear on the facts being told by their candidate
I'm pretty sure he's blaming Obama's Iraq and Syria policies for allowing ISIS to grow from crisis and defeat in 2009 to World Wide Terrorist organization with tens of thousands of fighters and control over millions of people in 2016. Saying Obama 'founded ISIS' is a metaphor for ignoring ISIS when they really were the JV team.
But Trump very publicly blamed George Bush for founding ISIS during the Republican primary. Does that mean that George Bush and Obama were working together to bring George Bush Sr.'s promised new world order to fruition?
DONALD TRUMP (in 2007): Now it's [Iraq] a breeding ground for terrorists. So, look, the war is a total catastrophe.
WOLF BLITZER: Who do you blame?
TRUMP:: And they have a civil war going over there.
BLITZER: Who do you blame?
TRUMP:: Well, there's only one person you can blame, and that's our current president [Bush]. I mean, obviously Rumsfeld was a disaster, and other people that are giving him advice have been a disaster.
Later in that same interview:
BLITZER: Thank you very much. Let's talk politics. All right? A lot of people thinking about politics right now. I'm going to mention some names: give me your thoughts right away. Hillary Clinton.
TRUMP: Very talented, very smart. She's a friend of mine, so I'm a little bit prejudiced. She's a very, very capable person and I think she'll probably be the nominee. We'll see, but I think she'll probably be the nominee.
BLITZER: Is she ready to be commander-in-chief?
TRUMP: I think she is. I think she's a very, very brilliant person, and as a senator in New York, she has done a great job. Everybody loves her. She just won an election with a tremendous majority and she really -- she's become very, very popular in New York. And it wasn't easy.
WOLF BLITZER: Who do you blame?
TRUMP:: And they have a civil war going over there.
BLITZER: Who do you blame?
TRUMP:: Well, there's only one person you can blame, and that's our current president [Bush]. I mean, obviously Rumsfeld was a disaster, and other people that are giving him advice have been a disaster.
Later in that same interview:
BLITZER: Thank you very much. Let's talk politics. All right? A lot of people thinking about politics right now. I'm going to mention some names: give me your thoughts right away. Hillary Clinton.
TRUMP: Very talented, very smart. She's a friend of mine, so I'm a little bit prejudiced. She's a very, very capable person and I think she'll probably be the nominee. We'll see, but I think she'll probably be the nominee.
BLITZER: Is she ready to be commander-in-chief?
TRUMP: I think she is. I think she's a very, very brilliant person, and as a senator in New York, she has done a great job. Everybody loves her. She just won an election with a tremendous majority and she really -- she's become very, very popular in New York. And it wasn't easy.
