Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Lemme see here, president Trump told Erdogan to not be a fool, a tough guy, told him he would be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and would be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy if he invaded Syria. Sounds like a reasonable request to me given the extremely fragile situation over there. There is no country in ME that holds a stacked deck, the ME is a house of cards.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Thanks for defending my honor, young IceBack. But, WoodGuru meant no harm in an honest mistake. BB used to misspell my name all the time...I think it was on purpose.

BTW, my last post before this one contains a link with the entire letter in its original form.

archie bunker Loc: Texas

You post the accusation, then rely on others to back it up.........I'll leave it there California.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

A following post/link by me contains the letter in its original, official form...

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/yes-this-completely-unhinged-letter-from-trump-to-erdogan-is-real

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

I realize it was an honest mistake .. Thought a little humor might diffuse the situation...

And I appreciate the links...

My point is that too often we have threads that only contain parts of the whole... If the entire letter were posted then we could pick it apart like the reasonable crows we are.....

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

After following this to Trish Regan, I am doubting the authenticity of the "letter." See attached from her page and zoom in on the post script...."Does Putin like me? Like you know, "like" like me?" Also, notice that there is a reference to an enclosure, but it is not listed as an enc, as all government letters show that encloses a document. I wonder, if we will awaken tomorrow to learn this came from the Babyloon Bee?

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

This does appear to be a joke

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

That about sums it up

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

For whatever reason, that postscript does not appear in the link(s) I provided.

If it indeed turns out to be a hoax/joke, we'll soon enough find out. By all accounts, it is not a hoax.

However, time will tell.

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

The date is not in the right place.... Who knows, it may be fake... like CNN video of Turkey attacking Syria.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

I was shocked at that...

They used to be much better at not getting caught

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

To be honest, I see nothing wrong with the letter... It appears hastily written...But content wise I would object..

I can't recall anyone (ever) accusing Trump of being diplomatic with his phrasing... He shoots from the hip...IMO

Boo_Boo Loc: Jellystone

I found it typical of modern day media. There used to be a saying "Trust, but verify." I no longer trust, I ask for verification and original documents.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

While Woodguru appears to take umbrage at such a lack of trust....

I agree with you... I can't remember if I sent a PM or not, but thanks again for providing those files concerning CAIR and the FBI investigation... I reviewed them this summer and I can certainly see where the concern with CAIR comes from... Indeed, it's not a matter of infiltration, the organization seems to have been a front from the start...

A decade or so ago I purchased an apartment in a new complex...It was on the top floor and I loved the view... But when we went in to renovate it there was water damage to the ceiling.... Turns out that in an effort to make the complex more "western" in appearance the construction company had attached shingles to the roof...With twelve inch steel spikes.. Every top floor apartment in the complex leaked... The company told me that they would fix it... But I opted for a refund and told them "it's not a matter of something being broken, it's a matter of being built wrong"..

CAIR appears to be a similar case... No matter who is running or affiliated to it now, I would never trust their motives....


Apologies for the long tangent...