Trump cancels secret meeting with Taliban leaders, Afghan president after attack

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

President Trump announced Saturday he had canceled a planned secret meeting with leaders of the Taliban and Afghanistan's president at Camp David after Taliban leadership claimed credit for a deadly attack in Kabul.

In a series of tweets, the president condemned Taliban commanders for an attack in the Afghan capital that killed 11 civilians and a U.S. service member and questioned whether the leaders of the terrorist group had control over its own members.

"Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday. They were coming to the United States tonight. Unfortunately, in order to build false leverage, they admitted to an attack in Kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers, and 11 other people," Trump tweeted.

"I immediately cancelled the meeting and called off peace negotiations. What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position?" he asked.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/460396-trump-cancels-secret-meeting-with-taliban-leaders-afghan-president

[Va Lefty]

1. Negotiating with terrorists? Would St. Ronnie approve?

[JonLP24]

20. I imagine since the CIA armed & trained funded by the Saudis the precursor

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To Al Qaeda under Reagan to fight the Soviets giving them confidence after sending a super power on the run. Same with Taliban they were allied with Saudi Arabia before 9/11. (if not after)

[dawg day]

30. Reagan talked a good game--

But sold arms to Iran, which had US hostages, in order to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.

He didn't just negotiate, he armed them.

[hlthe2b]

2. Not really convinced this is not all just "created" to suggest he's doing SOMETHING other than

tweeting, erupting, embarrassing all of us-- and himself, and fuming the past weeks.

[bitterross]

5. +10000

[dewsgirl]

7. +1000😜

[TNNurse]

25. I did not believe it for a second.

[area51]

51. +1 n/t

[Judi Lynn]

56. +1 n/t

[thegoose]

28. Exactly

Fat ass is golfing and bitching. Too stupid to do anything else.

[cstanleytech]

50. Aye it would not surprise me if he lied about such a meeting just to keep his name in the news

as Trump is extremely vain and he wants the news to keep his name out there because of that and because its also free PR which is helpful.

[dchill]

67. You know it!

[left-of-center2012]

3. Hey ! Now he can go golfing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I don't believe for a minute that Taliban leaders

and the president of Afghanistan were coming to a meeting at Camp David. He's making it up, trying to pretend he was like Carter doing the deal with Anwar Sadat and Menachim Begin after secret meetings at Camp David in '78.

[dawg day]

31. Well, he said they're arriving in the US tonight--

Unless their plane turned around in the air.

Does it sound like he wrote this tweet?

[crazytown]

34. They were late leaving Turnberry

some silly argument about paying for food

[Thomas Hurt]

6. fn lies...

never happened

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Camp David? Was Make-a-Lunger booked solid?

n/t

[Grokenstein]

9. "They were coming to the United States tonight."

This just in: Not-President Donald J. Trump, AKA God Emperor Puppet Boy, secretly invited the leaders of the Taliban into America, then loudly announced it after a change of...heart? No. Mind? Ha ha ha no. ...Diapers! After a change of diapers!!

"And not because you have to! They're just more convenient!" -- Dr. Peanut, MST3K

What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position?" he asked.

Wow. Just...WOW.

[erronis]

27. I enjoyed your comments but not so much the video. I must be old.

[Vinca]

10. Truth or fantasy? Nobody knows.

[irisblue]

11. Days before 9/11?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. Suuuuuuuuure..... nt

[dalton99a]

13. Trump to host radical Islamic terrorists at Camp David

[Roy Rolling]

14. "Secret Meeting"

The Pope and Jesus Christ himself had planned to be there, too. Trump told them he cancelled the meeting with terrorist leaders because they committed terrorism.

It’s just fuckin’ Looney Toons.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. It's not as if the attack that killed the American soldier was the only one

(that was on Thursday, not Monday as the AP said: https://www.france24.com/en/20190905-afghanistan-taliban-suicide-attack-kabul-ghani )

One on Monday killed at least 16: https://time.com/5668157/taliban-afghanistan-kabul-suicide-bombing/

and over last weekend they launched a large attack in Kunduz: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/31/taliban-launch-new-attack-kunduz-northern-afghanistan

and one in Baghlan province: https://apnews.com/5cdab207749f4092849f213692fa96cd

They had just killed lots of people when Trump arranged their visit. The point is that now an American died, and that made him think he'd look bad with his base.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

16. Hmmmm...

Seems like they’d all be on the “no fly” list

[crazytown]

35. TSA turned them around at Turnberry

muslim ban and non payment for food and lodgings

[Igel]

61. No more no fly list.

It was tossed by a judge.

[Mr.Bill]

17. Don't ever believe a single thing he says. n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. Are they already on their way?

Afghanistan is a long way away and it takes about a day or so to get here.

Not buying his blather.

[pangaia]

19. Taliban reply to his claim---- هراء. ترامب هو كاذب سخيف!

[JudyM]

49. Translation...?

[pangaia]

53. Trump is a fucking liar.

Really. That's what it says.
Google translate

[JudyM]

54. 😆

Love it.

[Judi Lynn]

57. Good one. n/t

[PSPS]

21. LOL. Sure. Just like that "phone call with China" that never happened.

[bringthePaine]

22. lying liar lies some more

c'mon, change the damn channel...

[kimbutgar]

23. I call bs this meeting

It is all in made up in mf45’s head.

[AKing]

24. No "beautiful letter" from Taliban leader either?

[ffr]

26. Because they refused to stay to a tRump World hotel.

I don't blame them. You can get bed bugs that way.

[Brainfodder]

29. Is the hallucinating phase right before death of whatever?

Such a believable story too with all that name dropping!



He is vague? Always calling BS... it's a tell?

[sakabatou]

32. As if he was going to meet them anyway

[Raven]

33. This is complete bullshit. No way a Taliban leader is going to come to the US. Makes no sense.

This may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. This is vintage Trump and he may have gone too far.

[brewens]

38. If any of that is true, there has to be proof. If they were on their way here, and they would have

been, there is at least security camera footage of it. The Afghani president can confirm his role as well. I'll use my considerable psychic powers here to predict we won't ever see any proof.

[RobinA]

65. I Find It Hard

to believe that they’d bring the Taliban to Camp David. I mean it IS Trump and all, but others would have to be involved. Do any regular people know exactly where it even is? I’m assuming there aren’t any highway signs with arrows. Why would they bring the Taliban there?

[yaesu]

36. fake news from the fake president. nt

[dflprincess]

37. "Unbeknownst to almost everyone"

Translates to "No one told me about this until the meeting was canceled because they knew I'd give all away in a tweet."

[brewens]

39. No way any of those Taliban leaders would come here to be pushed around by that idiot.

The asshole would probably try and serve them McRib's.

[keithbvadu2]

47. Pork McRibs

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

40. Maybe he canceled because they wouldn't sell him Afghanistan.

[yardwork]

41. I don't believe Trump. I think he's lying.

[Brainfodder]

42. HEY NOW! We just avoided another Bowling Green Massacre!

Give the man his due!

[paleotn]

43. I thought they were meeting in Alabama.

Cancelled due to the hurricane?

Sorry, Boris, but you've got a hell of a long way to go to match this shit stain in complete stupidity.

[C_U_L8R]

44. Double knot super secret

Yeah, no one knows. What a flim flam farce.

[GulfCoast66]

45. He totally believes it. Not kidding.

He want a Noble peace prize more than anything else.

Just wait. He will tout this as a reason he should have one.

[Talitha]

46. BS

This guy is SO full of it !!!!

[keithbvadu2]

48. Learning curve. They don't realize the need yet to write love letters like Kim.

[Nasruddin]

52. Non compos mentis

Unbeknownst to whom?

That doesn't sound like Mr Trump's usual delivery. Written totally by someone else.

My swag:
The Boss is, unfortunately, all out of marbles right now, and the staff has had to
do something to make this meeting go away without giving up the reality of
the president's current state.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

55. It wasn't just a secret trip -- it was a *double secret* trip.

Only Fat Donnie and his imaginary friend knew about it.

[TomVilmer]

58. There is also this aspect...

- The CIA's Army: A Threat to Human Rights and an Obstacle to Peace in Afghanistan.
https://www.cmi.no/publications/6916
https://theintercept.com/2019/08/21/taliban-peace-talks-afghanistan-militias/

[muriel_volestrangler]

59. FWIW, the Taliban are behaving as if this was true

A source from the Taliban's political office in Doha told the BBC that the group was set to hold an "urgent internal meeting" to discuss Mr Trump's decision.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-49624132

[Maeve]

62. So is the Afghan government

President Ghani was scheduled to fly over here, but cancelled the trip. Or at least, that is one interpretation. I'm not sure the meeting was really set up the way the Twit tweeted it--but he does seem to be cancelling negotiations and that is concerning.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghans-welcome-trumps-cancellation-of-taliban-talks/2019/09/08/65c70910-d20b-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855_story.html

It is also noted that the excuse of "they killed one of our soldiers" is rather offensive--

“American life matters for the U.S., but it is not important for them if Afghans are dying like lambs,” said Ahmad Shah Aria, 23, an economics student at a university in Kabul. In any case, he said, Trump’s decision will not stop the insurgent attacks. “Violence has been intense during the talks, and it will intensify if the talks stop.”

[imavoter]

68. it may be something the president wasn't supposed to talk about

he only knows how to run his mouth

[Maxheader]

60. Was this meeting via e-mail?

You won't catch stumpy going to the middle east..for any reason..

[left-of-center2012]

63. As said in the opening post ...

Camp David, which is in Maryland.

[CrispyQ]

64. Liar.

Go eat a Big Mac.

[dchill]

66. NOW we can talk about fake news!