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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
1. countdown, until he says "hey, it's harder/more complicated than I thought! Who knew?"
Thu May 4, 2017, 07:23 AM
May 2017

"Nobody knew it was so complicated!"

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
7. At this point it would probably be a proposal that makes no sesnse, written in gibberish
Thu May 4, 2017, 08:26 AM
May 2017

On a cocktail napkin.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
2. Yes, he ALONE will be able to solve the conflict that has been going on for decades
Thu May 4, 2017, 07:44 AM
May 2017

where some of the greatest world leaders and diplomats have failed. I am sure he is just the solution we have been looking for all along.

Will someone please throw this whackjob in a padded cell already?

 

Foamfollower

(1,097 posts)
3. Sooooo many administration foreign policy efforts died on that hill.
Thu May 4, 2017, 07:48 AM
May 2017

Obama wisely never attempted to go down that road because it has never worked. The closest ever was Carter's Camp David accords and it resulted in the assassination of one leader involved.

It's a Hail Mary pass from a failed administration to attempt a major success as a last effort.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
4. "not as hard as people have thought"?
Thu May 4, 2017, 07:50 AM
May 2017

yeah you know if people had just tried over the past 70 yrs maybe they could've brought about peace. haha. Does he really believe what he just said? If only we had brought about someone with the negotiating ability of the Donald, world peace would've been achieved years ago!

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)
6. This from someone who thought being in the...
Thu May 4, 2017, 07:56 AM
May 2017

...Oval Office would be easier than his old job.

I won't hold my breath.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,431 posts)
8. There's no alternate perspective anymore. Trumpy is pure BS.
Thu May 4, 2017, 09:06 AM
May 2017

He can't negotiate his way out of his Depends.

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