Syria is where Trump needs to be cynical, unpredictable
The other incarnation I don’t get it. President studies show that nations have not achieved their is “territorial ISIS.” It still Donald Trump is offering that are free, that allow objectives, isn’t it time controls pockets in westto defeat ISIS in Syria for capitalism to operate in to try something new? ern Iraq and larger sectors free. Why? When was the their economies, are the Maybe freedom and capiof Syria. Its goal is to defeat last time Trump did anymost prosperous. talism. What do you have Bashar Assad’s regime in thing for free? When was So when I say, as I have to lose? This was Trump’s Syria — plus its Russian, Irathe last real estate deal been saying for the last point. nian and Hezbollah allies Trump did where he volun20-plus years, that lack of However with more — and to defeat the pro-Irateered to clean up a toxic freedom and capitalism is freedom and capitalnian Shiite regime in Iraq, waste dump — for free — what is holding back black ism, black politicians do replacing both with a before he negotiated with Americans, you would have something to lose. caliphate. the owner on the price of think black leaders would Power. So despite the benThe Trump foreign polChallenge No. 1: Not only the golf course next door? When President Trump want to listen. But they efits that more freedom icy team has been all over will virtual ISIS not go away This is a time for Trump recently met with the Conhave no interest. and capitalism will bring the map on what to do even if territorial ISIS is to be Trump — utterly cynigressional Black Caucus Black politicians want to black Americans, black next in Syria — topple the defeated, I believe that vircal and unpredictable. leadership, they presented us to believe that the ecopoliticians don’t want to regime, intensify aid to rebtual ISIS will become yet And while I am at it, him with their new report, nomic laws that work hear about it. els, respond to any new more virulent to disguise where is Trump’s Twitter “We Have A Lot To Lose.” for whites don’t apply to The CBC report’s introattacks on civilians. But the fact that it has lost the feed when we need it? He It’s their assessment on blacks. They want us to duction totally misses when pressed, there is one territorial caliphate to its should be tweeting every fixing the problems in believe that politics and Trump’s point that, after idea everyone on the team archenemies. day: “Russia, Iran and black America. government will make years of failure, it’s logical seems to agree on: “The Challenge No. 2: AmeriHezbollah have become The title plays off of black lives better instead. to try a new way. Rather, defeat of ISIS,” as Secretary ca’s goal in Syria is to create the protectors of a Syrian Trump’s message when he Some $22 trillion dolthe CBC twists Trump’s of State Rex Tillerson put it. enough pressure on Assad, regime that uses poison gas was seeking black support lars have been spent on words to mean, “African
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