US abandoning Kurds in Syria

[Admiral Yi]

What does this tweet mean?

It means Donald is scared of the GOP Senators who are pissed about abandoning the Kurds.

[Sheilbh]

It's the last bit that particularly confuses me. "Pehaps it is time for the Kurds to start heading to the Oil Region!"

Wut?

[HisMajestyBOB]

If the Kurds don't want to be abandoned and genocided, they should produce oil for us.

[HisMajestyBOB]

What does this tweet mean?

It means Donald is scared of the GOP Senators who are pissed about abandoning the Kurds.

Dunno why he would be, though. They've long shown themselves to be little bark and no bite. The GOP Senators fear Trump's base and the base doesn't care about Kurds.

[Tonitrus]

It's the last bit that particularly confuses me. "Pehaps it is time for the Kurds to start heading to the Oil Region!"

Wut?

Because we're keeping the oil.

https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-us-has-plan-send-tanks-troops-secure-syria-oil-fields-amid-withdrawal-1467350

[Admiral Yi]

Dunno why he would be, though. They've long shown themselves to be little bark and no bite. The GOP Senators fear Trump's base and the base doesn't care about Kurds.

Tell that to the 2/3 of House Republicans who voted for the resolution condemning Turkey's invasion.

[crazy canuck]

It's the last bit that particularly confuses me. "Pehaps it is time for the Kurds to start heading to the Oil Region!"

Wut?

He wants them to immigrate to Texas

[crazy canuck]

Dunno why he would be, though. They've long shown themselves to be little bark and no bite. The GOP Senators fear Trump's base and the base doesn't care about Kurds.

Tell that to the 2/3 of House Republicans who voted for the resolution condemning Turkey's invasion.

A good example of little bark and no bite.

[The Larch]

I really pity future historians that will research this presidency.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Dunno why he would be, though. They've long shown themselves to be little bark and no bite. The GOP Senators fear Trump's base and the base doesn't care about Kurds.

Tell that to the 2/3 of House Republicans who voted for the resolution condemning Turkey's invasion.

And that resolution does what, exactly?

[Admiral Yi]

And that resolution does what, exactly?

It demonstrates that there are in fact issues on which elected Republicans will be willing to cross Trump.

[Sheilbh]

And that resolution does what, exactly?

It demonstrates that there are in fact issues on which elected Republicans will be willing to cross Trump.

Have they crossed him on something which has effects/consequences?

Off the top of my head there's some military funding issue (maybe the national emergency?) where they basically overruled him?

[Admiral Yi]

Have they crossed him on something which has effects/consequences?

Off the top of my head there's some military funding issue (maybe the national emergency?) where they basically overruled him?

Off the top of my head they didn't fund Teh Wall, and there was something passed about Russia very early on that I can't remember the details of.

But how is that relevant?  Unless the claim is that Trump voters will vote them out of office only on funding issues.

[Sheilbh]

No. I just think without consequences, this is just the Access Hollywood tape with a bodycount.

There may be more going on in the Senate.

[HisMajestyBOB]

It's a meaningless vote. It does nothing, and is no different from a tweet or op-ed. They'll continue to vote with him 99% of the time and will not take any substantive action.