Trump's staff get him to agree to policies by saying 'Obama wouldn't have done it'

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President only agreed to botched Yemen raid because military officials said predecessor would never do it, intelligence sources say

Caroline Mortime
6 hours ago

Military officials got Donald Trump to agree to the botched Yemen raid by suggesting Barack Obama would never have had the courage to do it, it has been reported.

The raid, which had been planned for two months before Mr Trump’s arrival in the Oval Office, killed 30 civilians and one US Navy SEAL but failed to kill its alleged target, al Qaeda leader Qassim al Rimi ...

Defence Secretary, General James "Mad Dog" Mattis, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, reportedly convinced Mr Trump to go ahead with the raid by suggesting Mr Obama would never have been so bold as to actually go through with it ...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-yemen-raid-agree-to-policy-barack-obama-would-not-do-james-matthis-qassim-al-rimi-a7566861.html

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2. Maybe it's worth a try: "Obama wouldn't dance naked on the White House roof"

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3. Or...I can't say it

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