General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump is blaming Obama for not going into Syria, but earlier demanded Obama to stay OUT of Syria..
I do not know about a 1000X, but I did see an earlier tweet with an attachment that had several tweets from Don demanding Pres. Obama not go into Syria.
Also, there are several Don tweets dissing Obama on Syria at the link.
Tweet:
Ben Dreyfuss?Verified account @bendreyfuss 2h2 hours ago
Trump is blaming Obama for not going into Syriabut he sent roughly 1000 tweets urging Obama not to go into Syria http://bit.ly/2o6JbqR
Link to tweet
Trump Hypocrisy: Blaming Syrian Chemical Attack on Obama
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/trump-syria-obama-tweets-hypocrisy-chemical-attack#testa
In 2013, Trump tweetedrepeatedlythat Obama should do nothing in Syria.
David Corn and AJ VicensApr. 4, 2017 4:28 PM
Ken Cedeno/Zuma
After a grisly chemical attack left dozens of people dead in Syria on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was quick to blameof courseformer President Barack Obama.
"Today's chemical attack in Syria against innocent people including women and children is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world," Spicer told reporters. "These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution." Spicer also said: "President Obama said in 2012 he would establish a red line against the use of chemical weapons and then did nothing. The United States stands with our allies across the globe to condemn this intolerable act." (Later in the day, the White House issued a statement echoing Spicer's remarks.)
It will come as no surprise at this point that the Trump White House's position was hypocritical. First, Obama's red line at the time was a threat of US military action against Syria should it continue to use chemical weapons. When Obama asked the GOP-led Congress to authorize the potential use of force against Syria, the Republicans, not wanting to take a firm stance, declined to hold a vote. Still, Obama's move prompted Assad to agree to a Russian-brokered deal to give up his chemical weapons. To a degree, Obama's threat worked.
Whether or not Obama's policy in 2013 was successful, this much is clear: at that point, Trump had an unambiguous position regarding Syria do nothing......................
Here is a sample of Trump's tweets on the subject:
Link to tweet
MORE>>>>>
dhill926
(16,302 posts)we're the United States of Amnesia....
riversedge
(70,044 posts)dalton99a
(81,384 posts)as usual
former9thward
(31,923 posts)Unfortunately neither did.
riversedge
(70,044 posts)spanone
(135,777 posts)MrScorpio
(73,630 posts)nt.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)dissed his predecessor the way this one has!?! I think not! Never in my life has there been a president that made my "blood boil," or hated. I didn't hate Nixon. I didn't care for him, but I didn't hate him. Same for Ford, Reagan, Bush I & II. Until now, that is.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)We all know Donald Trump sent out those tweets before he had a clear understanding of politics. At the time of those tweets he was not a trained politician; he was just a celebrity who TV people kept asking his opinion regarding things he did not understand. Now that he is a seasoned politician he has a different opinion.