Interesting (and telling) language in the Madman's tweet about Syria this morning. [View all]

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Link to tweet

Donald J. Trump?Verified account @realDonaldTrump · 32m32 minutes ago

We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency.

6:29 AM - 19 Dec 2018

Regardless of one's take on US involvement in Syria, it's interesting that Trump claims fighting ISIS was his only reason for being there.

It's interesting because on two occasions you did send cruise missiles to bomb (empty) Syrian government airbases after the Syrian government unleashed chemical attacks on civilian populations in rebel held areas. Supposedly after Ivanka cried big gulping tears, or so the story goes.

Never mind the fact that the airbases were empty in good part because we had notified Russia in advance about the strikes, who we knew full would turn around and tell Assad about the pending attacks.

But the optics were good--Donald Trump was a human being who actually cares about other people and their suffering! And he disagreed with Putin and took a stand against him, so that clearly blows that collusion nonsense completely out of the water.

Of course it was all blatant kabuki theater. Of course Donald Trump doesn't give a shit about what Assad does to his people. Of course Donald Trump isn't actually interested in being anything but a slobbering puppet to Vladimir Putin and his global games.

And credit be given, he's actually being honest and coming out and admitting that fact now.