06-22-2016, 12:39 PM
It's no secret that I think Trump is a scammer and wholly unqualified to lead this country.
But, I don't disagree with everything he says just because it's coming from the mouth of Trump.
I do not support U.S. intervention, especially taking out other countries' leaders (even the terrible ones), without a solid plan for filling that vacuum with something better and without a plan to manage the short and long-term impacts of forced regime change.
I've always disagreed with the timing and execution of our intervention in Libya; we made the same mistakes there as we've made in other countries. I also agreed disagreed with Clinton's apparent desire to overthrow Assad and arm the 'rebels' in Syria early on, for several reasons.
I'm not gonna pretend like I agreed with her positions on those issues now just because Trump says he doesn't agree with her positions on those issues either. THAT would be simpleminded and dishonest, Donovan.
But, I don't disagree with everything he says just because it's coming from the mouth of Trump.
I do not support U.S. intervention, especially taking out other countries' leaders (even the terrible ones), without a solid plan for filling that vacuum with something better and without a plan to manage the short and long-term impacts of forced regime change.
I've always disagreed with the timing and execution of our intervention in Libya; we made the same mistakes there as we've made in other countries. I also agreed disagreed with Clinton's apparent desire to overthrow Assad and arm the 'rebels' in Syria early on, for several reasons.
I'm not gonna pretend like I agreed with her positions on those issues now just because Trump says he doesn't agree with her positions on those issues either. THAT would be simpleminded and dishonest, Donovan.