Punishing an entire nation over a personal business loan...

[backtoblue]

What do we call a person who is willing to use our government to punish a foreign country because said country did not give that person a personal bank loan? I'm trying to wrap my brain around this.

Someone so evil that they would punish a nation of people for personal gain? This is disgusting and unbelievable. It is oligarchy out in the damned open without pretense. Greedy billionaires stole our executive branch and are profiting of the power given to them. I'm ignorant when it comes to most law but Kushner needs to be in prison. What are the charges he can be brought up on?

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Like I say, too bad Kushner is not a democrat in a democratic WH, he would be

indicted and imprisoned before breakfast.

Which technically isnt possible but you get the direction of my drift.

[backtoblue]

3. We knew there would be conflicts of interest

But this takes the cake. He essentially declared war on Qatar. I hate this administration. Mueller will be the hero of the century when these assholes are in prison.

[poboy2]

2. Spending all of the nations built up good will and GENERATIONAL diplomacy

for a naked smash and grab.

[backtoblue]

4. So what charges can be brought?

I watched all in last night and Chris was amazing! These bastards have got to go....soon

[sunonmars]

9. Personally Qatar could basically call this terrorism...economic and physical

Pretty Sure Kushner got Saudi to attack them. That whole visit at the time we all said reeked of nefarious means.

[backtoblue]

14. This is truly sinister shit

I wonder if he can be charged with terrorism on this. He could well be directly responsible for the military attack on another nation. Sick, just freaking sick.

[democratisphere]

5. Psychopath Criminal.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. Socio and psychopaths, all of them.

The difference between this group of psychopaths and your ordinary group like a Wall Street CEO is trump himself is a very stupid, uneducated person with no understanding of anything.

[backtoblue]

7. Yes

And willing to take the world down with him. Warmongering has taken on a whole new facet. Psychopath criminals, indeed

[meow2u3]

8. Wouldn't that amount to extortion attempts?

What Douchner did was this: Give me a loan I have no intention to repay--or else I'll punish your entire country, even innocent civilians! Extortion in my book!

[backtoblue]

10. I think you are right

Extortion (also called shakedown, outwrestling and exaction) is a criminal offense of obtaining money, property, or services from an individual or institution, through coercion. It is sometimes euphemistically referred to as a "protection racket" since the racketeers often phrase their demands as payment for "protection" from (real or hypothetical) threats from unspecified other parties; though often, and almost always, the person or organization offering "protection" is the same one willing to cause harm if the money is not paid, and such is implied in the "protection" offer. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime groups snip

[dawg day]

11. A nation with thousands of our troops....

We have thousands of military members stationed at a Qatar air base.

I'm sure Trump didn't know that, and he and Kushner wouldn't care anyway. But that was especially terrible.

[poboy2]

12. This entire story needs MASSIVE exposure, imo.

[backtoblue]

13. Holy hell!

Agree with poboy, this needs to be shouted from the roof tops! Endangering innocent civilians of a sovereign nation, as well as thousands if our own soldiers!