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posted by martyb on Monday December 31 2018, @05:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-a-wicked-web-we-weave dept.

"Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation, which shocked Washington’s national security establishment and rattled America’s allies, was sealed in a fateful 18-hour period that saw President Trump resolve to withdraw troops from Syria – alarming Pentagon officials who see America’s role in the region as crucial." foxnews.com/politics/behind-the-scenes-of-the-mattis-bombshell-more-resignations-expected-after-protest-exit


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday January 01 2019, @05:16AM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 01 2019, @05:16AM (#780551) Journal

    Awwww, a difficult Christmas, he says. Just click the link, and scroll down to see the photo near the bottom of the page. https://www.gofundme.com/TheTrumpWall [gofundme.com]

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday January 01 2019, @06:43AM (1 child)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday January 01 2019, @06:43AM (#780563) Homepage Journal

    It has the pictures of the folks that are donating to pay for our beautiful Wall -- many of whom are Mexican. You gave $100. And that's magnificent of you. Absolutely magnificent. I thanked you. And I thank you, I'm very grateful for that one. But we need more than the $18.5 million. We need $5 billion to complete the Southern Border Wall. But Brian is only asking for $1 billion. So he's very close to his goal. But, not so close to mine. Don't worry, we'll finish the Wall. And Mexico will pay for it, eventually. And actually, if every one of my 150 million Friends & Followers on Social Media -- Twitter, Facebook, Soylent News, Instagram, Snapchat -- would give $100, we could get that Southern Wall built very quickly. Although some of those wonderful Snapchat ladies, I would say are doing a tremendous service just by sending in their snaps. The booty snaps and the everything else. Maybe they're not getting the Wall built. But they're Making America Great Again!

    And maybe we'll do Concrete Wall. South Korea built what they call Concrete Wall. They closed up their Border with the North. And I know some guys in New York City that are very big in the Concrete business. Some of our great Italian Americans. They're the best. You hire them, your project gets built on time. Every time. Because, no strikes. They keep their Workers very happy. So nobody goes on strike against them. Big reason why I'm the most successful Builder in New York. Winning!

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday January 01 2019, @08:38AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday January 01 2019, @08:38AM (#780580) Journal

      HINT: Don't take any New Yorkers to the border. There is a helluva lot of cheap labor right there. You hire them, have them put up the wall, then you lock them on the other side of the wall as they finish the job. Few if any people know concrete better than Mexicans. If you have a couple billion left over at the end of the project, you can hire those same Mexicans to put a nice adobe finish on the wall. Adobe weathers better than naked concrete.