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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Wed Jan 1, 2020, 01:57 PM Jan 2020

Pompeo cancels trip to Ukraine citing crisis in Iraq

...except the crisis in Iraq has already de-escalated:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212829579 Supporters of Iranian-backed militia end siege of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

What's the REAL reason for the cancellation, Mikey the Pomp???

Link to tweet

Is it because Zelinsky refuses to give a full-throated "Trump's extortion of me was innocent - perfect call!"

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Pompeo cancels trip to Ukraine citing crisis in Iraq (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP

So Pompeo is about to walk the plank for Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #1

So, he's not getting any support for their BS. bitterross Jan 2020 #2

Ukraine is not cooperating with shithole and his Iliyah Jan 2020 #3

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. So Pompeo is about to walk the plank for

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 02:07 PM

Jan 2020

his bosses Putin and the Orange Anus.

bitterross

(4,066 posts)

2. So, he's not getting any support for their BS.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 02:21 PM

Jan 2020

Obviously, he's failing at his mission. Zelensky doesn't have to kowtow to him any longer because everyone knows the BS he and Trump pulled with the funding. No actual world leaders like Trump and they're not going to go to bat for him. Doing so would only tarnish their reputations.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

3. Ukraine is not cooperating with shithole and his

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jan 1, 2020, 02:26 PM

Jan 2020

F up cronies. . .

Iraq overall is not a happy camper (Cheney - they will greet us as liberators) crap.

Iraqis Kurds sure do not trust us anymore after what the Republicans did to the Kurds in Syria.

Pompeo is got to be in the top list of idiots.

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