2016 Postmortem

BayouBengal07

(1,486 posts) Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:42 PM Sep 2016

Why won't anyone ask Trump any follow-ups about "taking the oil?"

Like, "Mr. Trump, when you say that we would would simply "take" parts of Iraq to extract their oil, do you mean we indefinitely occupy parts of Iraq, and what good do you think it would do to bankrupt the state of Iraq by illegally plundering their primary natural resource?"

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Why won't anyone ask Trump any follow-ups about "taking the oil?" (Original Post) BayouBengal07 Sep 2016 OP

More blood for oil!! BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #1

Laurer did ask about that. MoonRiver Sep 2016 #2

Yeah, but he didn't ask how it could be done without violating international law. n/t pnwmom Sep 2016 #5

Yeah Matt, how about a little follow up C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #3

I mean, it's obvious, right? BayouBengal07 Sep 2016 #4

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

1. More blood for oil!!

Reply to BayouBengal07 (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:43 PM

Sep 2016

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

2. Laurer did ask about that.

Reply to BayouBengal07 (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:44 PM

Sep 2016

Rump said, paraphrasing, well, you leave some people there.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

5. Yeah, but he didn't ask how it could be done without violating international law. n/t

Reply to MoonRiver (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:59 PM

Sep 2016

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

3. Yeah Matt, how about a little follow up

Reply to BayouBengal07 (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:45 PM

Sep 2016

Trump intends to steal another sovereign countries resources and treasure?

BayouBengal07

(1,486 posts)

4. I mean, it's obvious, right?

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:48 PM

Sep 2016

What does he think would happen if you take away the only source of revenue from the only legitimate state actor on the scene?

Ask him what he thinks!

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