What fuck did he just say?

[gopiscrap]

sounded like repeated word salad to me

[bearsfootball516]

1. He basically said...nothing

Didn't explicitly say a troop increase, didn't say there wouldn't be a troop increase. It was just all really vague.

[struggle4progress]

2. He has a secret plan for ending the war. It requires more loyalty at home and more money

[Skidmore]

14. More dollars for military, pissing off another nuclear power,

trust him with secrecy, and, oh yes, trade. He wants something with trade with India?...

[chelsea0011]

3. I listened and I have no fucking idea what he said that was different about anything.

I was amused about his comment how many months he has studied Afghanistan since taking office, What a fucking liar.

[bdamomma]

6. Studied???

that's a lie, all he does is watch Fox news that is his source for getting his fake news.

[Grammy23]

11. I almost created a knot in my neck

When I looked up from iPad (playing Solitaire) while listening to tRumpolini blather. At the mention of the word "studied"---I was sure I was hearing things. But nope. He said that. Studied. Now isn't that rich?

[oberliner]

4. He doesn't know either

Clearly.

[IADEMO2004]

5. Large amount of Trump self love.

[bullwinkle428]

7. "I'm throwing a bunch of troops into a wood chipper to boost my sagging polls!"

[Dem2]

8. Does it even matter

Most people even in government ignore what he says now

[jpak]

9. Jack shit

yup

[gopiscrap]

10. that's the best summary yet

[nolabear]

12. It was more skillful than usual (not him) and nothing much useful.

My brief foray to Fox revealed many an orgasm.

[LesleyMoTN]

13. I will remain steadfast

in protecting American l i v e s ... a n d .... zzzzzzz

meaningless platitudes delivered in a deliberately subdued tone of voice. Ugh, I can't stand these programmed speeches.

[Generic Brad]

15. It wasn't what he said - it was how he said it

He actually portrayed a president tonight. Don't get me wrong. I do not for one second buy into the idea that he was "presidential" tonight. He is still the same person he always was, but he has finally resigned himself that he can't do whatever he wants 24/7.

What I got out of it that his Chief of Staff and Pence held an intervention and told him that if he didn't act exactly as ordered, they would cut him loose and let him rot in a big old cup of his self made fail. I think they may have finally made an impression on him.

[atreides1]

31. Uh huh!

One speech doesn't mean he's resigned to squat!! And no one knows what happened at Camp David...we can all have fantasies about Pence being a stand up guy and Kelly actually getting through to him...but it didn't happen!

The speech was written for him and he'll be saying something completely different, either on twitter or at his Hitler rally in Phoenix, tomorrow!

Nothing has changed about this man, nothing!!!

[Leith]

16. Here Is What It Sounded Like to Me

1. We're not leaving Afghanistan until we are satisfied.
2. We are going to bomb the fuck out of Afghanistan and Pakistan until they straighten up.
3. He called on India to handle Pakistan.
4. Whatever ally who wants to help us is welcome.
5. He is going to end terrorism.

These words sound tough and decisive, but the devil is in the details. There wasn't a word on what exactly the US is going to do or how we are going to pay for it. There wasn't a word on innocent lives we will be responsible for destroying and ending.

Eric Prince may have been disinvited to the meeting, but there is no promise that the war won't be privatized.

It sounds like he decided to be the ultimate tough guy. The problem is that there may be no way in the world to get these things done. There is no guarantee that the US will not turn into a fighting machine worse than anything than ever before.

[RKP5637]

22. Yep, all I heard was another endless stream of dribble. n/t

[Leith]

23. That Dribble Is Our Military-Industrial Overlords Telling Us

how it's gonna be.

[RKP5637]

24. MIC equals

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s to a handful of people. War is a profit machine.
FFS, peace loving country, yeah, right. When we win? What have we won?
Sickening.

[Leith]

25. shitgibbon Was Probably Promised a Cut

of the profits.

[underpants]

26. This thread is my first info on the speech. India handle Pakistan???

They hate each other with a passion.

[Leith]

32. I Just Looked at a Transcript and It Looks Like I Misunderstood

I would have sworn that shitgibbon called on India to keep Pakistan in check (paraphrasing), but he just called on them to help out with Afghanistan.

My apologies.

[AmandaRuth]

17. 1. war with Pakistan

2. invited alt R to sign up
3. it will cost a shit load of money, but they will pay for our war

Thats what I got out of it

[bearsfootball516]

21. I got less of a "we're going to war with Pakistan" vibe and more of a "we're stopping aid to them"

[ChubbyStar]

18. He pulled a Bannon

Sucked his own cock and said nothing.

[procon]

19. He's so breathless he's almost panting. Either he's about to collapse or he's quite aroused. nt

[RKP5637]

20. That's what I was wondering. WTF is the strategy. Did it fall off the teleprompter.

[UTUSN]

27. That's *EXACTLY* what I was going to say!1 1stWHOwrote it ANDhe didn't even know what he was reading

[BigmanPigman]

28. He said, "This is a distraction, thank you for listening".

[C_U_L8R]

29. He's apparently graduated to word cole slaw

Left out for hours on a hot summer's day

[IronLionZion]

30. Did he tell us to stop whining and toe the line?

be more loyal? some nonsense about victory comes when we all march in lock step and trust him vaguely?

He called the enemy losers and promised to defeat them handily but can't tell us how because it's a secret.

And mentioned South Asia strategy as opposed to just Afghanistan, so that means Pakistan is involved somehow.

[Ilsa]

33. He's saying he doesn't give a shit about the details of

conducting war, so he's going to delegate that. We are going to win by winning, and that is because we deserve to win.

[Motley13]

34. he probably caused more problems between India & Pakistan

he is going to prolong the war in Afghanistan & let the military run it, even though he knows more than the generals.

[Polly Hennessey]

35. Drone on oh simpleton.

A speech made for nodding off. Nothing presidential about a monotone TelePrompTer speech. Oh, and by the way, do any of the clowns in the administration know that Pakistan and India really, really dislike each other. Good grief, someone help us.

[panader0]

36. I didn't watch. Is there a wall involved?

Bring our soldiers home.

[Skittles]

37. the Generals made him give a speech to correct his Charlottesville disaster

disguised as a speech about Afghanistan