Trump blames Generals for Niger ambush

[Miles Archer]

TRUMP BLAMES GENERALS FOR NIGER AMBUSH THAT GOT FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED



http://www.newsweek.com/trump-blames-generals-niger-ambush-four-us-soldiers-killed-693227

Did President Donald Trump, the commander-in-chief, just blame U.S. generals for the deadly October 4 ambush in Niger?

When asked by reporters on Wednesday if he authorized the mission in Niger that left four U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers dead, Trump said, “No, I didn’t, not specifically.” The generals have “decision-making ability,” he added.

“I have generals that are great generals,” he said during an impromptu press conference outside of the White House before heading off to Dallas. “These are great fighters; these are warriors. I gave them authority to do what’s right so that we win. That’s the authority they have. I want to win. And we’re going to win.”

[elehhhhna]

1. Our president looks like an irradiated chipmunk

[Demit]

7. LOL! great description.

[meow2u3]

10. You just insulted irradiated chipmunks

The president acts like Beelzebub to boot.

[MadCrow]

13. My granddaughter who is eleven

Said Trump looks like constipated chipmunk.

[Beartracks]

2. Trump just runs on fumes. No ideas, no plans, no strategy.

He especially fumes on Twitter.

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[yallerdawg]

3. THIS Commander-in-Chief says:

[Sneederbunk]

4. Let the Nigerghazi hearings begin.

[HipChick]

5. Why is this a question? He never takes responsibility for anything..

[bdamomma]

11. and always blames

someone else. What a sad mental case he is. And it seems with the repigs it's business as usual, cut taxes for the very rich, deregulate everything and war.....fcuk, and screw the American people.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. His leadership kills. It kills our forces, it has killed man innocent civilians overseas and

is about to kill a shitload of us here at home.

[coolsandy]

8. Slanderer-in-Chief. Won't take responsibility for anything.

[petronius]

9. I thought this was the obvious intent of all that ballyhoo about loosening restrictions

and delegating authority: it wasn't about efficiency or national security, it was about dodging blame for negative outcomes while seizing credit for successes.

Got to assume that any non-Trump-sycophant in the military or elsewhere is aware of the credit/blame distribution with these people...

[struggle4progress]

12. "Don't blame me! I really haven't got the foggiest about what's up!"