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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 01:04 PM Sep 2016

Robert Gates: ‘Mr. Trump Is Beyond Repair’

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates writing in the Wall Street Journal:


Mrs. Clinton has time before the election to address forthrightly her trustworthiness, to reassure people about her judgment, to demonstrate her willingness to stake out one or more positions on national security at odds with her party’s conventional wisdom, and to speak beyond generalities about how she would deal with China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, the Middle East—and international trade. Whether and how she addresses these issues will, I believe, affect how many people vote—including me.

At least on national security, I believe Mr. Trump is beyond repair. He is stubbornly uninformed about the world and how to lead our country and government, and temperamentally unsuited to lead our men and women in uniform. He is unqualified and unfit to be commander-in-chief.


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https://politicalwire.com/2016/09/17/mr-trump-is-beyond-repair/
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Robert Gates: ‘Mr. Trump Is Beyond Repair’ (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2016 OP
Trump tweets Gates was a failure - already - asiliveandbreathe Sep 2016 #1
Anyone who's been paying attention would know that Mrs. Clinton is trustworthy, has anamandujano Sep 2016 #2
drumpf is awake and tweeting....picking on NYT now in the last 5 minutes KewlKat Sep 2016 #3

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
1. Trump tweets Gates was a failure - already -
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 01:11 PM
Sep 2016

I hope people continue to get under his thin-skin - I hope during the debates the host asks questions that require an answer with substance...and if the answer requires clarity, the host will ask a follow up question - if everyone does their JOB - trump will melt into a puddle of mud..of his own making...

wishful thinkin', I know...

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)
2. Anyone who's been paying attention would know that Mrs. Clinton is trustworthy, has
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 01:30 PM
Sep 2016

stellar judgment and knows that when she has to deal with the problems he mentioned, will be able, along with advisors, come to the best path.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
3. drumpf is awake and tweeting....picking on NYT now in the last 5 minutes
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 01:37 PM
Sep 2016

Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump 6m6 minutes ago

Crazy Maureen Dowd, the wacky columnist for the failing @nytimes, pretends she knows me well--wrong!
368 retweets 1,053 likes
Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump 7m7 minutes ago

Wacky @NYTimesDowd, who hardly knows me, makes up things that I never said for her boring interviews and column. A neurotic dope!



meanwhile the news just said he arrived 10 minutes ago in Houston.........seems like he can multitask and tweet...........such talent. Hope someone takes the phone before he goes on stage.

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