Trump vows ‘serious retaliation’ after ISIS attack kills three Americans in Syria
  • 222 points Interesting-Risk6446

    Trump et al. said ISIS was completely eliminated.

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    90 points VibrantGypsyDildo

    He also stopped the war between Thailand and Cambodia. Twice.

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    24 points Fluffy-Drop5750

    He stops it every day.

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    39 points LurkenMcGuirken420

    If this were any other presidency, everyone would remember that. But in the years of trump that was several lifetimes of news cycles ago

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    15 points Yvaelle

    Hell with the pace of news lifetimes, I was just a baby when Trump blew either Bill Clinton, or a horse - and that was only two weeks ago!

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    6 points 128-NotePolyVA

    He also said he’d bring an end to costly forever wars. 😂

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  • 1229 points dlo_2503

    You're the one who pulled out the troops and abandoned the Kurds who were most effective against them you f***tard

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    339 points Mac62961

    Kurds deserve respect and truly a free Kurdistan but turks would flip

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    152 points TheTeflonDude

    Doubt trump knows who the kurds even are

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    63 points Khaldara

    “Is that what’s in the cheese on my fishy de-lite?”

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    3 points bestestopinion

    Was gonna say

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    3 points czs5056

    He's feeling a bit bleu about it.

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    20 points Tacocats_wrath

    Trump thinks kurds are just a part of a putine.

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    7 points Vier_Scar

    Of course Dear Leader knows! He said he brokered peace for Turduckistan!

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    14 points Obvious_wombat

    No whey

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    6 points zebeastmaster

    Man of culture I see..

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    5 points JamesTheJerk

    'The Kurms are causing problems, all sorts of problems. And all over the place, it's true. They cause problems high and low, and even with our electrical shark batteries, these Krubs haven't offered me one red cent. These Crudes, with their whacky English, they don't know what makes America great. They're going to try and eat you, those Crabs.'

    Fast forward to after the payout...

    'These Kurdish, they know. They know how great America is. They understand what it's like to be American.'

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    5 points tm0587

    At this point, I doubt Trump even remembered he was the one who pulled out US troops lol.

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    2 points Cynical_Classicist

    He makes Dubya look a geopolitical genius!

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    2 points bad_situation1

    Or his cabinet

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    5 points possiblyMorpheus

    From what I understand the Kurds don’t have a singular identity that would make all the different Kurdish areas want to be one country

    So with that said: they deserve multiple Kurdistans :)

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    2 points aqueezy

    There are millions of Kurds in Turkey who live in peace and find the idea of a “Kurdistan” nonsensical. Anyway historic Kurdistan was built on the backs of genocided Armenians. The Kurds were happy to participate and take over their land as the Armenians were driven out. The dynamics of this region are so complicated and words like “deserve” are meaningless because you just end up with a fantasy landscape where every wronged or oppressed group deserves their own magically coexisting sovereign territory

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    5 points Pitchfork_Party

    Maybe we should give them land in their ancestral homeland

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    38 points VoluptuousBLT

    To play devils advocate Palmyra isn't in an area the SDF controls.

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    21 points TheNewGildedAge

    It's not devil's advocate to correct basic facts that are objectively incorrect.

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    6 points CrystalWeim

    He's not smart enough to realize that little fact. It makes him look bad

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    6 points Firm-Advertising5396

    Wasn't the new president of Syria just visiting the orange buffoon?

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    2 points SpeshellED

    Ya, the pinhead in chief was spraying him with Cheeto-PEDO Juice.

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    5 points kl7aw220

    But wait. Didn't he have the new Syria leader in the WH recently?

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    1 points ExplosiveDisassembly

    Syria and ISIS were never going to get the Kurds anywhere, unfortunately. As long as Turkey is opposed (And turkey would be the main portion of Kurdistan), it'll never happen...then Iran, then Iraq. That area is deeply political due to control of water and routes to transport oil. No one's giving up anything, Russia and China may even decide to get involved (Russia already causes strife in the region to prevent cheap oil from the caucuses from easily b[eing] transported.)

    Do you want another Israel issue? This is how you get another Israel issue.

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  • 443 points vonGlick

    I am sure he will end ISIS in one day. Also they will never attack again cause they respect him, or something.

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    126 points supercyberlurker

    He'll drop some bombs, claim 'total obliteration' and gaslight the nation that he ended ISIS.

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    27 points Cynical_Classicist

    And Fox will repeat the lies and it will be considered fact. When ISIS attacks again we will forget that it was already ended forever.

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    33 points Anteater776

    And avoided another war and made another peace deal.

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    18 points JadedArgument1114

    He may even win the prestigious NFL peace prize

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    10 points ViolettaQueso

    Tariffs!!!

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    4 points Cynical_Classicist

    Fifa going to give it to him next year?

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    4 points SeismicFrog

    It’s a quarterly award.

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    2 points RpiesSPIES

    What's going to be the civilian count on that one?

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    40 points PeaTasty9184

    I was told during his first term that ISIS had been eliminated, hmmmm

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    24 points FutureBBetter

    Yeah, I thought ISIS became WASWAS?

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    13 points Cynical_Classicist

    No doubt he'll blame Biden and say everything would be fine if the election hadn't been stolen or something, from the guy who was simultaneously completely senile and a criminal mastermind.

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    7 points Vyntarus

    He said it a lot. What, you think he like, lied or something?

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    3 points PeaTasty9184

    Surely not? A president just wouldn’t lie like that!

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    16 points WileyCoyote7

    And he’ll finish “The Wall” in the same day. Remember the wall he was gonna build but never finished? His cousin-fucking supporters sure as hell don’t. This latest distraction from the Epstein files though, surely, he’ll follow through on.

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    9 points vonGlick

    The one that Mexico will pay for? Maybe he is waiting for wire transfer confirmation /s

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    4 points CFCYYZ

    I heard the US is ending remittances. Is that true?

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    2 points Cynical_Classicist

    Is he going to start a war with Mexico next, in the spirit of Polk?

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    5 points QueasyKaleidoscope99

    And he will finally release his Obamacare replacement.

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    3 points Right_Ostrich4015

    He’ll blow them up, and in six months they’ll pay him to build them an AFB

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    3 points FutureBBetter

    This never would have happened if Trump was president!

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    3 points rdldr1

    I’m sure Trump will invite the ISIS leadership over to Camp David for negotiations. Just like what he did with the Taliban leadership.

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    6 points patatjepindapedis

    Nah, he'll just promise them that he'll give them free reign over Syria by the end of his term. Just like with the Taliban in Afghanistan

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    2 points notyogrannysgrandkid

    Two weeks.

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    2 points spookydookie

    He already claimed he did in his first term.

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    2 points Successful-Bobcat701

    I'm sure that's what he'll claim.

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    2 points United-General-7777

    He will claim he is best friend with their leader and that he is a great guy!

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    2 points pabodie

    He already destroyed ISIS. This is ISIS. GET IT?  /s 

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  • 187 points 1877KlownsForKids

    Today, the ISIS caliphate is destroyed. 

    White House, October 30, 2020

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    79 points DataDude00

    Somehow, ISIS has returned 

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    11 points itsavibe-

    When it’s convenient

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    9 points TrueSithMastermind

    Calling ISIS a caliphate (a false designation they promoted for themselves) gave them more legitimacy than every Muslim majority nation did. Pathetic.

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  • 107 points WittyInvestigator779

    "When Biden was president they killed 4"  or some other pathetic quote 

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    15 points foghillgal

    Remember the Lybia attack that they railed  sbout for 5 years … Benghazi from dusk til dawn … I’m sure they don’t 

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    13 points TylerHyena

    “Biden didn’t stop ISIS so this falls all on him.” -Trump

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    24 points No_Method5989

    "Those were soldiers hired under Biden" King Narcissist.

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    3 points wilson_rawls

    I'm looking forward to endless hearings in the House about this attack and how it's Trump's fault. Republicans will surely be consistent, no?

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  • 67 points McMacHack

    What is he going to do, invite the leader of ISIS to the White House for a Big Mac and a bribe?

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    8 points foghillgal

    He will invite them to his Venezuela murder parties since they’re so good at it 

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  • 21 points Legendarybbc15

    I thought the president told me he defeated isis?

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  • 8 points Prestigious_Oil5794

    What's he going to do, Give them 40 billion

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  • 15 points hoooourie

    ISIS could give trump some made up award and he would literally endorse them

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    2 points punkfunkymonkey

    World's biggliest piss award

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  • 14 points True_Dog_4098

    ISIS had better pay the bribe fast,and Donald will forget everything. He will even give them citizenship.

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    2 points ccReptilelord

    ISIS presents the president with the Super-Incredible Mega-Peace Award.

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  • 7 points Gentleman_Nosferatu

    Attack Isis with tariffs! That’ll show them!

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  • 6 points donkeykong64123

    Americans have held a base in syria to prevent direct shipments and support to Lebanon from Iran to support its proxies.

    Americans also support the Kurds on and off along insurgencies that benefit western interest.

    No matter what party, there should be consequences for Americans' casualties

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  • 6 points RLewis8888

    Why don't you negotiate one of your famous peace treaties? Gotta earn the FIFA award.

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  • 6 points IKillZombies4Cash

    He is gonna take this out on some fishing boats in the Caribbean isn’t he

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  • 12 points kainharo

    Remember 2016 when he said he'll defeat ISIS in 100 days? How many days ago was that?

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  • 14 points Sabiancym

    98% chance innocent people pay the price.

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    2 points letitglowbig

    2% margin of error

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  • 9 points 1800_DOCTOR_B

    Incoming tariff on ISIS goods.

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  • 22 points EnvironmentalClue218

    Be a good place to send ICE. See if they’re up to some real enforcement against people that can fight back.

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    3 points beekeeper1981

    Well apparently the USA is a hell scape where Trump wants to train the military. ICE should already have plenty of experience to fight ISIS.

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    3 points bdbr

    So long as ISIS dances around in silly costumes, the training in Portland will have been extremely helpful.

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  • 4 points throwAway9a8b7c111

    Er what does that even mean? Aren't we trying to kill them whenever we find them? what are we gonna kill them with a grim expression expressing serious levels of seriousness now?

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  • 5 points foghillgal

     Mah blah blah blah blah , oh and blah .  I hear him like Charlie Brown hears the teacher … just stream of sad Oboe iit makes it more tolerable  to hear him ramble endlessly 

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  • 4 points posthuman04

    He will do what he’s told

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  • 4 points punarob

    But they were defeated on day 1 of his first term in 2017 so this can't be true

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  • 3 points riedhenry

    As opposed to what? Non serious retaliation? Tell them dad jokes?

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  • 3 points SourcePrevious3095

    He's going to abandon another American military base for them?

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  • 3 points Saul_T_Bauls

    He said he demolished ISIS in his first term, damnit!

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  • 3 points Aggravating-Day-2864

    Be checking his son's profit margin first.....

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  • 3 points 128-NotePolyVA

    That’s exactly what they want - boots on the ground to take a shot at. Is your dumbass Hegseth smart enough to pass on the bait?

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    2 points jsnxander

    And when the more US soldiers are killed, it'll be Biden's fault.

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  • 4 points GreyBeardEng

    He will have completely forgotten by Monday.

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    4 points foghillgal

    He’s forgotten now since they’re so good won’t bribe him. 

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  • 5 points nobackswing

    “Today, the ISIS caliphate is destroyed.”

    -Donald Trump, Oct 30, 2020

    https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/terrorists-are-losing-and-peace-is-breaking-out/

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  • 2 points MK5

    In two weeks..

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  • 2 points pitshands

    No way. He isn't blaming Biden????

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    3 points indica_bones

    Give it time

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  • 2 points CaptainCacheTV

    This never would have happened if Trump was president.

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  • 2 points Remote-Ad-2686

    The ghost of George Bush junior emerges once again !!

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  • 2 points PurplePartyFounder

    iSIS ???? wait didn’t trump already destroy them? He said he did. Don’t tell me he lied…..

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  • 2 points kiwi_spawn

    Let me guess. He's going to hit IS with sanctions and tarrifs. So hard they won't do that again.

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  • 2 points filmguy36

    For a guy who supposedly wants peace he certainly may seems to like war

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  • 2 points Professional-Story43

    Bomb them with dollars. Get me 40 billion and let's drop on em. Yeah.

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  • 2 points Smart-Classroom1832

    They have to learn, move to America and you can do the same thing but with people caring much less as it’s expected here, and can be called gun violence. We will add their score to the other homegrown mass killers kill counts. No war but class war

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  • 3 points postusa2

    Oh man, this is worse than Benghazi /s

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  • 8 points UpVoteForKarma

    Didnt he have the Syrian leader of Isis in the white house a few weeks ago?

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    14 points Mopman43

    He was the head of al-Nustra, which was a different group. Both al-Qaeda offshoots, I think.

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    9 points cuolong

    Sharaa broke from AQ. He declared independence a while ago and has been supposedly moderating the entire time. The whole reason why the West is welcoming him back into the fold is why.

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    9 points Khamvom

    Yes, they’re both offshoots.

    ISIS broke off from Al-Qaeda b/c they didn’t think they were radical enough (I know).

    Al-Nusra stayed loyal to Al-Qaeda but eventually “rebranded” to gain more political + military support (which worked out very well).

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  • 4 points rdtusrname

    Serious retaliation where and how? This is ISIS, they use tunnels etc, they won't meet you in a field of battle and duke it out.

    Guess Trump intends to level entire mountain chains. Not to mention random buildings and parts of terrain.

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    3 points take_care_a_ya_shooz

    He’s gonna put ISIS on double secret probation.

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    2 points ConsciousFractals

    Probably attack a neighboring country with brown people and call it a day

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  • 3 points goatonastik

    Wonder how Trump would react to ISIS if they took over 20% of American soil. Surely agreeing to disarm ourselves and to let them keep the land sounds reasonable to everyone here, right?

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  • 3 points Doublebosco

    Peace President Strikes Again!

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    5 points donkeykong64123

    If Americans are killed no matter what party is president there needs to be consequences

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    3 points Slo20

    Needs another war he can claim he ended.

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  • 3 points Raspberries-Are-Evil

    What are Americans doing in Syria?

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    31 points Plead_thy_fifth

    Been in Syria since 2014 dude. Where have you been.

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  • 2 points Successful_Lynx2762

    Syria and Venezuela would like to nominate him for a peace prize

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  • 2 points nomoreusernamersleft

    Well we all know how tough he is. Just look at his official photo

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  • 2 points PretendFly8491

    Like no one's ever seen before.

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  • 2 points No-Celebration3097

    Start with the president of Syria

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  • 2 points Bebopdavidson

    Send ICE to Syria. ICE VS ISIS

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  • 2 points Mundane_Opening3831

    'We've discovered that ISIS is now headquartered in Venezuela'

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  • 1 points ailish

    Hey, look over here! Stop looking at the Epstein files!

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  • 3 points Disastrous_Award_789

    Which in practical terms means giving terrorists a very stern talking to before dropping some bombs.

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  • 1 points jsar16

    Does this mean he’ll take all of the forces from the Caribbean and go attack a real threat?

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  • 1 points NotaJelly

    ISIS still exists?!

    Thought they got cerbed a few years ago, doubt they're int any real position to fight with the USA. 

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  • 1 points PigFarmer1

    What will the FIFA Peace Prize committee have to say about this?

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  • 1 points Nihvs

    Yeah, he’s gonna take it out on us Americans like a bad father coming home from work mad.

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  • 1 points Bigstar976

    And by retaliation he means invite them to the White House.

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  • 1 points Grampishdgreat

    I thought Drowsy Donny said he defeated ISIS

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  • 1 points squidvett

    Super serial!

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  • 1 points woodworkerdan

    During the election race, the only thing he was serious about with middle east extremists was holding our end of contracts with them. So...prepare for a strongly worded contract for a golf course?

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  • 1 points NameLips

    Man he wants a war sooooo bad. But only against a small nation he can pound into the dirt and declare victory.

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  • 1 points Not_Sure__Camacho

    Serious retaliation being the next time he has their leader over he'll have them sleep in one of his bedbug ridden buildings other than the White House?

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  • 1 points Beerberry-Me-Bucko

    So, he's gonna do nothing while Turkey invades Syria and then claim credit for 'avenging the troops?'

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  • 1 points royalmarine

    Trump is responsible for countless death’s both American and non American.

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  • 1 points I_might_be_weasel

    From the guy who said nothing about Russia putting bounties on Americans.

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  • 1 points gimmesomespace

    RFK Jr kills more children than that every hour. How about some retaliation against him?

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  • 1 points 2Dumb4GalacticEmpire

    ISIS kill Americans = bad…

    ICE kill Americans = good.

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  • 1 points MyFirstCarWasA_Vega

    Will there also be serious retaliation and a biggly response to another mass shooting here Taco Don?

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  • 1 points Agile-Assist-4662

    Uh-huh.....old man yells threats at entire world.

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  • 1 points Visible_Animal7217

    Great. Now release the EPSTEIN FILES.

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  • 1 points floris0302

    WAIT I FINALLY GET IT NOW

    He's making The US a shithole because Americans kill Americans so much! He's just retaliating, guys!

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  • 1 points Most-Artichoke6184

    He’s gonna bomb Venezuela.

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  • 1 points More-Jellyfish-60

    Doesn’t help that a former al qaeda guy is in charge of the country.

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  • 1 points Jimcus

    That doesn’t sound like something a FIFA Peace Prize winner would say

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  • 1 points le-quack

    I hear the ISIS peace prize will.be handed to Trump soon.

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  • 1 points Snooworlddevourer69

    Oh so now he's worried about his citizens

    When Israel killed an american citizen, nothing but crickets

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  • 1 points Tomdoerr88

    I wonder how long before he claims ISIS are in Venezuela

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  • 1 points ChickenChaser5

    How does he know they were americans? I thought we weren't checking that anymore.

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  • 1 points sir_bumble

    What about the American deaths in Ukraine?

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  • 1 points jsnxander

    Weird. Trump considers soldiers that get themselves killed to be suckers and losers. He must be after something...

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  • 1 points Really-ChillDude

    He caused this

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  • 1 points espectro11

    Ahhh yes I see the so called most peaceful president is at it again

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