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customerserviceguy

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1. You know why Trump did that

Reply to dustyscamp (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:31 PM

Dec 2019

First, it's a distraction from impeachment, second, he was trying to goad a Democratic presidential candidate into using the term "war criminal" to describe the subjects of his meddling.

Didn't work in either case.

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"This Week" three veterans discuss President Trump's recent intervention in three military war crime [View all] dustyscamp Dec 2019 OP

You know why Trump did that customerserviceguy Dec 2019 #1

Yeah that is probably why he did this dustyscamp Dec 2019 #2

Agreed. It was an appeal to the rank and file AND a favor. bitterross Dec 2019 #3