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babylonsister

(171,035 posts)
Sun Apr 2, 2017, 10:31 PM Apr 2017

Jared Kushner is in Iraq

Just let that sink in, and then ponder why? WTF kind of experience does he have for anything except real estate? And then a rep for China?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/02/politics/jared-kushner-iraq/index.html

Jared Kushner is in Iraq

By Jim Acosta and Jeff Zeleny, CNN

Updated 10:16 PM ET, Sun April 2, 2017


(CNN)White House senior adviser Jared Kushner traveled to Iraq this weekend and is expected back in the United States early this week, a senior administration official told CNN.

Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, was invited by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, and is traveling with him, sources told CNN.

A senior administration official declined to say Sunday evening what was on Kushner's itinerary in Iraq, his first visit to the country since assuming a broad portfolio of foreign affairs in the Trump presidency.

The New York Times first reported Kushner's trip.

Kushner is expected to have a major role in the meetings later this week between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Jared Kushner is in Iraq (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2017 OP
So How Many Pseudo Presidents Me. Apr 2017 #1
OMG Jane Austin Apr 2017 #2
Holy crap. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #3
Say what? Did Dunford really invite him? Glimmer of Hope Apr 2017 #4
Will imigration hold him up for a while? rickford66 Apr 2017 #5
WTF Solly Mack Apr 2017 #6
I guess maybe they wanted to talk to him about those 200 civilians killed in the bombings? kentuck Apr 2017 #7
Prolly meeting with some Russians who are coincidentally staying in the same hotel. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #8
So Jared is now acting SoS too? Boldine Apr 2017 #9
Trump wants the oil. JI7 Apr 2017 #10
Just gonna say that. Kittycow Apr 2017 #11
This twitter feed says it's really Kushner that some countries wanted in the WH rainbow4321 Apr 2017 #12

kentuck

(111,052 posts)
7. I guess maybe they wanted to talk to him about those 200 civilians killed in the bombings?
Sun Apr 2, 2017, 11:14 PM
Apr 2017

They wanted to make sure the word got back to Donald?

Snarkoleptic

(5,997 posts)
8. Prolly meeting with some Russians who are coincidentally staying in the same hotel.
Sun Apr 2, 2017, 11:29 PM
Apr 2017

Best avoid having tea with them though....

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)
11. Just gonna say that.
Mon Apr 3, 2017, 01:14 AM
Apr 2017

A couple weeks ago he and some very enthusiastic Iraq leader said that to fight ISIS Iraq had to be developed economically with US help. Not just military help.

And here we are.

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