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struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 08:51 PM Apr 2017

Spicer says Trump trying to 'destabilize' the Middle East

BY NIKITA VLADIMIROV - 04/11/17 07:30 PM EDT

... while Spicer was apologizing for his earlier, incorrect claim that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons ... Spicer said he did not want his comments on Hitler to distract from Trump's attempts "to destabilize the region."

"I came out to make sure we stay focused on what the president is doing and his decisive action. I needed to make sure that I clarified, and not was in any shape or form any more of a distraction from the president's decisive action in Syria and the attempts that he is making to destabilize the region and root out ISIS out of Syria," Spicer said.
Later in the interview, however, Spicer clarified that the U.S. wants to "bring stability" to the region.

"Our number one priority is to make sure we bring stability to the region and root out ISIS," he said ...


http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/328397-spicer-accidentally-says-trump-trying-to-destabilize-the-middle-east

One problem, with not having a coherent policy, is that policy can no longer be distinguished by mis-statement

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Spicer says Trump trying to 'destabilize' the Middle East (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 2017 OP
What an incompetent fool. GP6971 Apr 2017 #1
i'd take him at his word on that account 0rganism Apr 2017 #2
Goodness, not The Onion? EarthFirst Apr 2017 #3
calling Dr. Freud.... dhill926 Apr 2017 #4
an incompetent spokesperson for an incompetent administration. spanone Apr 2017 #5
And he's succeeding! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #6

0rganism

(23,945 posts)
2. i'd take him at his word on that account
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 09:06 PM
Apr 2017

for once, he speaketh the truth -- oh wait, he retracted. no surprise there. back to your regular diet of alternative facts, proles.

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