Pompeo defends Trump's invitation of Taliban to Camp David, citing 'obligation to do everything we
Source: the hill.
By Rebecca Klar - 09/08/19 10:10 AM EDT
Pompeo defends Trump's invitation of Taliban to Camp David, citing 'obligation to do everything we can'
© Aaron Schwartz
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Trump's decision to invite a Taliban representative to Camp David for peace talks with Afghanistan's president.
Pompeo told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union that the administration has "an obligation to do everything we can."
"The president believed we could further that, further American national interest, with people that have the capacity to actually deliver," Pompeo added.
Tapper asked Pompeo if he personally had any issue with inviting the Taliban to Camp David.
I cant help but think that if a Democratic president had talked about having the Taliban come to Camp David to negotiate a peace process that was not already a done deal, that you as a congressman, as a soldier, as a veteran, as a West Point graduate, that you would be rather upset, the CNN host said.
"I've been fully supportive of this effort [and] the direction we've taken," Pompeo responded. ............................
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/460414-pompeo-defends-trumps-cancelled-meeting-with-taliban-at-camp-david
I was watch Joy earlier. She had a quest on saying Camp David the home of the Peace Accords is reserved for signing of Peace deals once completed --which this was not!!
And the idea of inviting a Taliban leader to Camp David is beyond insulting.
riversedge
(69,718 posts)Panel on Joy right on!!
riversedge
(69,718 posts)riversedge
(69,718 posts)riversedge
(69,718 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,880 posts)Were living in an alternative universe where reality becomes whatever distraction Trump and his sycophants need to turn attention away from news Trump doesnt likeperhaps the huge destruction that Hurricane Dorian left behind in Alabama. 😱
riversedge
(69,718 posts)corrected spelling
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)OnDoutside
(19,906 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,276 posts)The GOP would be calling for his head.
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)FM123
(10,050 posts)Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)SMC22307
(8,088 posts)They would have attacked Clinton, Gore, Dean, Kerry, Hillary, etc... all of them.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)riversedge
(69,718 posts)asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)it, and pompeo backs him up, then it must be true...but, then, not all of us are suckers...does pompeo even know how stupid he looks..no credibility now, not that he has had any for some time, and he is the head of what?????
Zoonart
(11,749 posts)WTAF? Residential tweet begins with the word"unbeknownst"? Pretty certain that MF45 does not know the word unbeknownst.. let alone spell it and use it in a sentence...the Taliban at Camp David on 9/11? WAPO has it that The Russians were also invited to be signatories on this "deal".
This has GOT to stop.
riversedge
(69,718 posts)efhmc
(14,709 posts)Or does he have another scam in "mind"?
riversedge
(69,718 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)lark
(23,003 posts)Either that or it's his worst deliberate slap at everything America is to reward the Taliban, cohorts of the people who killed 3000 of us on 9/11 to "peace talks" on that date? Deliberately making fun and light of all the deaths these asses helped cause 8 years ago or deliberate lie - either would fit dotard donnie, the orange traitor tot.
SocialMediaInfluenza
(22 posts)Fucking wingnut hypocrites!
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)CHAOS!
That is what Putin wants, and that is what Putin is getting.
Our democracy will be so shredded by the time the turd is gone, with all norms eliminated, it may well be beyond salvaging.
But hell, let's play this game...
Soon after the Taliban meeting, let's have a meet and greet sit down love fest with those FINE people, the Nazis and the KKK.
After all, we must do EVERYTHING WE CAN to bring this country to its knees...
nwduke
(341 posts)Trump has surrounded himself with boot licking sycophants who are afraid to disagree with him and only are there to slather praise on the imbecile! Frightening times for our country!
Vinca
(50,170 posts)DallasNE
(7,392 posts)Pompeo said he had an agreement in principle so what was there to negotiate? And for the first time he is saying that the Kabul government leader was to also be part of the meeting. That doesn't sound like an agreement in principle had been reached.
And why did this Taliban strike in Kabul cause any bigger ruckus than all of the earlier Taliban strikes. Sounds like Trump had another brain fart.
liberalmuse
(18,670 posts)Giving them millions of dollars. This was a few months before 9/11.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)I've been fully supportive of this effort [and] the direction we've taken = yes I am a cowardly hypocrite.
SpankMe
(2,937 posts)It's desecration of sacred ground.
no_hypocrisy
(45,771 posts)Maxheader
(4,366 posts)if stumpy agrees to a little get together in his cave, in Afghanistan..
along with ole 10 hut...after all they are "obliged to do everything they can"
duforsure
(11,882 posts)Because its not known if this is true or not, and more claims from a serial liar. It could be all PR to distract, again. It shouldn't be accepted as being true from this guy ever unless checked out and verified by many sources because so much they say are lies, and intentional lies , and false claims just to mislead and redirect attention away from other more damaging things .