Trump says he could win Afghan war in a week but doesn't 'want to kill 10 million people'

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

President Trump said Monday he could end the Afghanistan war “in a week,” but that doing so would cause millions of deaths.

“I could win that war in a week. I just don’t want to kill 10 million people,” Trump said during a White House meeting with Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan.

The president added that Afghanistan would be “wiped off the face of the earth” in 10 days if he chose to bring a quick end to the nation’s longest war, which he called “ridiculous” and has helped turn the U.S. into the world’s “policemen.”

“I don’t want to go that route,” Trump said.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/454158-trump-says-he-could-end-afghan-war-in-a-week-but-doesnt-want-to-kill-10

[elleng]

1. cheney thought he could too.

Nevermind history.

[erlewyne]

22. Who is Trump talking to? People wearing red hats?

It has to be someone who will listen. It damn sure has to be someone
who has never matured.

[elleng]

25. No, Trump said during a White House meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

“I could win that war in a week. I just don’t want to kill 10 million people,” Trump said during a White House meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

[exboyfil]

2. Good to know he is not a genocidal maniac

Just a racist one.

[Igel]

5. He's not into the Groznyi solution, I guess.

Unlike one of the Putin proteges that helped Make the Donbass Great Again with his public "better to kill a 1000 civilians than 1 Russian soldier." The civilians, of course, being the non-Russian enemy.

[RVN VET71]

34. Give him time.

There's still a ways to go before we reach the bottom of Individual-1's lake of steaming ugly. Anyone who willingly and defiantly steals children from their mothers and cages them in filth is certainly capable of genocide. He just needs the right situation.

[Frustratedlady]

3. I just accidentally watched most of this fiasco.

I thought his lies were bad, but he lied on nearly every subject.

He must really be getting worried about his situation, as it seems he lies more and more the deeper in doodoo he gets.

[jberryhill]

4. "wiped off the face of the earth" in 10 days

Well, I'm sure that is really helpful news to the Afghanis who are working with US troops.

[Traildogbob]

7. As Jesus would do

Yep, Cheney said, in a week, minimum US casualties. At least no casualties from Trump, Cheney and Romney children. The world is watching and saying, "Fuck America, bunch of thug criminals". Our world image may never be repaired. I am a veteran. I am completely ashamed of this country. Dem leadership, do your fucking job. Get his hands away from the damn nukes. Ya wonder why dictator countries want nukes.? "You can't have any, but we will use them on anyone we don't like or has a resource we want.

[FailureToCommunicate]

13. Excellent points!

[onetexan]

31. exactly what came to mind

the Idiot, NOR the GOP, have no qualms about the "collateral damage" of innocent civilian lives, dead, or maimed or emotionally scarred. Regardless, he doesn't know what the heck he's talking about. The guy has absolutely no understanding of making policy, as AOC has said, so he either makes personal attacks against people, or BS or lies.

[BillyBobBrilliant]

6. He is implying

that he would use nuclear weapons.

[mopinko]

9. that's how i took it. he asked his generals- why dont we just glass them?

generals- um, that would be a bad idea, sir.

[CottonBear]

10. Yeah, because the MOAB barely made a dent in the Afghan mountain terrain.

MOAB = Mother of all bombs

[Grokenstein]

21. "I don't understand why we don't just use nukes."

Nine Terrifying Things Trump Has Said PUBLICLY About Nukes

https://thinkprogress.org/9-terrifying-things-donald-trump-has-publicly-said-about-nuclear-weapons-99f6290bc32a/

[Ponietz]

8. "Drumpfuck says..." isn't news

[Adsos Letter]

11. Donald the Merciful

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. President boasts he's not genocidal; defines deaths of millions as a "win"

Just one more news item you never thought you'd see.

[LiberalFighter]

16. He would be charged and convicted as a war criminal.

[BamaRefugee]

17. ANYBODY can win a war by killing 10 million people.

[keithbvadu2]

18. After all, Dotard does know more than the generals.

After all, Dotard does know more than the generals.

[Dan]

19. Ahhh, probably not brown enough for him. ...

[NCjack]

20. I smell a Nobel Peace Prize for Occupant-#45, based

on his merciful restraint.

[sdfernando]

23. This is one of the stupidest things the orange moron has ever said!

Every President since the dawn of the nuclear age has had the ability to wipe Afghanistan off the face of the earth. This maggot thinks he is the only one that has had access to the nuclear button? Difference is no other President would even thing of doing such a thing, let alone verbalizing it. Shit-stain needs to make that 'shroom dick look bigger!

[Blue_Tires]

24. Now the Intercept will be all like:

"SEE? WE TOLD YOU HE WAS A PEACE CANDIDATE!"

[BlueIdaho]

26. They don't call Afghanistan the graveyard of nations for nothing. nt.

[AJT]

27. So, if he goes in he plans on killing 1/3 of the population?

Good lord.

[louis-t]

28. Oh I bet he really does.

And he could brag about it while eating a big, beautiful piece of chocolate cake. The most beautiful piece of chocolate cake ever. In the history of the world.

[Xolodno]

29. So he's willing to go where even the Soviets wouldn't...

...what a sick fucker.

[Doitnow]

30. I have an idea he would love to kill 10 million people, but doesn't know

how to do it.----goes with my theory that he is both stupid and evil.

[Mendocino]

32. "I could win that war in a week"

10 million dead is genocide of massively epic proportion. It's not winning, it is butchery.

[marble falls]

33. A blithering idiot sort of talk. He could end it by walking out and not killing anyone.

[keithbvadu2]

35. Trump rationalizes (validates?) terrorists who want to do the same to other countries.

Trump rationalizes (validates?) terrorists who want to do the same to other countries.

[bluestarone]

36. To even have this thought is

VERY DISTURBING in my eyes!