Since setting out his plan for Afghan escalation, President Trump has repeatedly criticized Pakistan for not doing enough to support the US war. On Monday, Trump accused Pakistan of having played the US for fools in the course of foreign aid, getting $33 billion for “nothing.”
Trump pledged to stop aid to Pakistan, pending a review of their “level of cooperation.” Absent in this, as with most cuts in funds to Pakistan, is that many of the US payments to Pakistan are intended as payments for services rendered by the Pakistani government in the course of the Afghan War.
Pakistan has been increasingly annoyed by Trump’s criticism for months, and was quick to fire back after this most recent comment, saying all the US ever offers is “invective and mistrust,” despite all of Pakistan’s intelligence cooperation and use of land and air communications.
Over the course of the Afghan War, the US has commonly scapegoated Pakistan as the reason things are going poorly, a position which has found favor with Afghan governments that have tried to improve relations with India at the expense of historical ties to Pakistan.
Pakistan hasn’t “played us for fools.”
Pakistan has been a key player ~ and has played an integral part ~ in this whole charade called the Global War On Terrorism from Day 0, on September 11, 2001 [and even before, according to some sources].
Well, this article says that the US has commonly scapegoated Pakistan for failures in Afghanistan. So what is it: Are they integral or are they the reason for our failures? If our government lies and makes a country a scapegoat for our own failures, it is bound to happen that a future admin says “enough”. Maybe the problem isn’t Trump or Pakistan. Maybe the problem is Bush and Obama and our lying government.
At least Trump despite his obvious, terrible faults, is trying to govern our massive government like a business. All business leaders scour the expense part of the balance sheet to find wasteful spending.
Trump wouldn’t think it was wasteful if Pakistan was more of a puppet. He’s more interested in thinking he got the better of the deal whether the deal itself is even worthwhile or not.
Israel plays us for fools..
Saudi Arabia plays us for fools.
Why not Pakistan?
We play everyone for fools.
Why are we in Afghanistan? Kill and drone more innocent people? Import more drugs back to the USA to kill our poor. I’m truly sorry I voted for Trump. What a waste of a human being. I promise to stay home next time.
The USA needs to buy friendship in the region and when they stop paying the friendship stops coming.
One can only hope that all the worlds governments will send our troops packing.
The world needs a break from us.
Lawmakers briefed by Yale psychiatrist on Trump’s mental health: report
Lawmakers briefed by Yale psychiatrist on Trump’s mental health: report
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Lawmakers briefed by Yale psychiatrist on Trump’s mental health: report
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More than a dozen lawmakers last month met with a Yale University psychiatry professor for two days to discuss President Trump’s fitness for office, Politico reported Wednesday.
Dr. Bandy X. Lee reportedly met with the group of lawmakers on December 5 and December 6 and warned them the president is “going to unravel.” All of the lawmakers in attendance were Democrats, except for one Republican senator.
“We feel that the rush of tweeting is an indication of his falling apart under stress. Trump is going to get worse and will become uncontainable with the pressures of the presidency,” Lee told Politico.
Lee edited “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” a collection released last October of testimonials from more than two dozen psychiatric experts assessing Trump’s mental state.
The White House has in recent weeks brushed aside questions about Trump’s physical and mental fitness.
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On Wednesday, a reporter asked Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders if Americans should be “concerned about the president’s mental fitness” after Trump tweeted that he has a “much bigger & more powerful” nuclear launch “button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Sanders said there should be concern over Kim Jong Un’s mental fitness.
Some used Trump’s tweet to renew discussion over the 25th Amendment, which allows for the vice president and the majority of the Cabinet to declare the president “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office” and remove him. It has never been invoked.
In December, Trump appeared to slur his words during a speech announcing the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The White House blamed the issue on a dry throat. Trump is scheduled for his first physical exam as president on January 12. His military physician will make the results public.
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The USG is paying to prevent Israel’s neighbors from destroying it. CUT THE MONEY !!
President Trump along with other American Traitors will pay Zionist Israel billions of dollars in aid etc., every year and will Never Care for millions of Americans without health insurance, poor with less food or homeless American citizens, WHY?
Dear Mr. president Donald Trump, Sir: you are WRONGLY complaining about Pakistan, in Fact it is The State of Israel which is Sucking Economically, Morally, Physically (Sacrificing American Soldiers) & Almost All Institutions etc., etc., of U.S.A. And, now, India is not only making Fool but Treating You as An Idiot by Trapping U.S.A.’s Institutions through YOU. Respected Sir, your last time Demonizing Pakistan totally reflected Pakistani Traitor Hussain Haqani’s article of 7 July 2017. NOW, your Crucifying Pakistan is The Same Policy of PAK Enemies within & outside of Pakistan. Mr. President, it is an Open Secret that Corrupt Criminal Economic Terrorist PAK Ruling Elite; Nawaz Sharif, Altaf Hussain, Asif Ali Zardari, their Cronies, Fazlul Rehman, Asfan Yar Wali, Ackhzai, Many Media Bosses, especially Shakeel ur Rehman, Modern Liberal Fascists, Ignorant Religious Leaders & Other Islam/Pakistan Haters’ Greedy Workers can Do Incest, but, Sir, All These Above Can also Do Incest (actually right now they are doing this). These are All Worse Than Dr. Stephen Ward, who committed suicide, Chistine Keeler & Mandy Davis Rice Davis were doing their Own Type of Work but above mentioned are Far More Worse (A Pakistani journalist wrote that These Above Incest Committing Economic Terrorists are Much Much More Worse Than two ladies having nude pictures in foreign country’s magazine). Sir, Pakistan, for the last seven decades, has done lot more than Her Share towards U.S.A., made your country sole super power but U.S.A. stabbed in Pakistan’s Back in 1990s, now, also did much much more for Coalition Forces in Afghanistan than any other country ( Musharaf, Zardari, Nawaz etc., etc., Worked Against Interests of Pakistan for Your Country). Mr. President, Sir, hope, realizing U.S.A.’s Treasons Towards Pakistan (which is almost impossible from A Person of Your Caliber, according to Majority of Americans) you will Appologize from Pakistan by Accepting That PAK has spent More Than US $120 Billion besides Sacrificing More Than 70,000 PAK MARTYERS. Sir, don’t scare Pakistan because soon these above Corrupt Mafias will Face The Deserving Severe Punishable Music, A Real PAK PEOPLE Government will Force You to be in 1970s.
True, but Trump is Israel’s bitch. And with all those rides he took on the LOLITA EXPRESS,. they have enough blackmail material to make sure he remains their bitch
100% correct and there are much more to that, Trump’s son can only be saved for Treason Charges regarding Russia Gate, by American Peoples’ Traitors, i.e., Zionist Israel’s Agents in All The U.S.A.’s Institutions etc., etc.
Russiagate is an invention of Hillary Clinton. The only difference between the Repubs and Dems is which billionaire is the face of the party. Soros for Dems Adelson for Repubs. Both answer to Rothschild.
I would be happy if Trump cuts all protection money to all of Israel’s neighbors.
This is Trump being a sock puppet for the Pentagon. The military can’t complete their mission of subduing Afghanistan for American capitalism so scape goats must be found.