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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts) Tue Feb 7, 2017, 10:28 AM Feb 2017

Muslim Ban. Are there any other reasons other than banning Muslims for pushing this?

That whole bit about "must act now"...harkens back to how we had to rush to get Saddam.

I don't trust anyone who wants to rush for no apparent reason. Trying to think of something other than bigotry - something money related that could be behind this?

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Muslim Ban. Are there any other reasons other than banning Muslims for pushing this? (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2017 OP

I have wondered if he is trying to get a reaction so he has an excuse to invade. Especially Iraq. appleannie1943 Feb 2017 #1

So everyone says, hey wait a minute - these countries aren't bad - and then they invade? Or, just Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2017 #2

appleannie1943

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1. I have wondered if he is trying to get a reaction so he has an excuse to invade. Especially Iraq.

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Tue Feb 7, 2017, 10:30 AM

Feb 2017

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

2. So everyone says, hey wait a minute - these countries aren't bad - and then they invade? Or, just

Reply to appleannie1943 (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 7, 2017, 12:03 PM

Feb 2017

so he can say LOOK I was right? (after some orchestrated event). That kind of defies logic? Seems he would want everyone to think they are horrible now if some future invasion plan

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