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Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« on: April 09, 2017, 12:40:11 am »
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First Daughter Ivanka Trump’s intervention may have tipped the balance in her father’s decision to ­order Friday’s strike on a Syrian air base.

A memo from Britain’s ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darroch, to Prime Minister Theresa May made the point that Ivanka’s concern was a “significant influence in the Oval Office,” according to The Sunday Times of London....

http://nypost.com/2017/04/08/ivanka-may-have-convinced-her-dad-to-bomb-syria/

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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2017, 12:45:19 am »
So....I'm wondering if this was before or after Hillary's words of wisdom on Syria?   :silly:
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2017, 10:28:52 pm »
I sincerely doubt this.  Trump makes his own decisions, but I'm still not convinced we had any real national interests in doing it.
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2017, 10:45:53 pm »
Quote from: edpc on April 10, 2017, 10:28:52 pm
I sincerely doubt this.  Trump makes his own decisions, but I'm still not convinced we had any real national interests in doing it.

Trump is malleable and easily influenced
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2017, 10:47:39 pm »
A dozen monkeys may have worked long and hard to right this article. Since when did half-baked conjecture become news?
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2017, 11:02:54 pm »
Quote from: geronl on April 10, 2017, 10:45:53 pm
Trump is malleable and easily influenced

I think he's petulant and reactionary, as demonstrated by his tweeting habits, but nobody makes him do anything.
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2017, 11:04:08 pm »
Quote from: Idaho_Cowboy on April 10, 2017, 10:47:39 pm
A dozen monkeys may have worked long and hard to right this article. Since when did half-baked conjecture become news?

All depends on whether a story with unnamed sources makes Trump look good or bad as to whether those monkeys are deemed credible or not.
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2017, 12:09:24 am »
Quote from: txradioguy on April 10, 2017, 11:04:08 pm
All depends on whether a story with unnamed sources makes Trump look good or bad as to whether those monkeys are deemed credible or not.

Unfortunately, this seems to be the case.
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2017, 12:13:13 am »
Quote from: edpc on April 10, 2017, 11:02:54 pm
I think he's petulant and reactionary, as demonstrated by his tweeting habits, but nobody makes him do anything.

Nobody says he was made to do anything.  But I think it has been pretty well established that Ivanka has sway with convincing him...which is what the story claims. 
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2017, 01:56:05 am »
Quote from: Suppressed on April 11, 2017, 12:13:13 am
Nobody says he was made to do anything.  But I think it has been pretty well established that Ivanka has sway with convincing him...which is what the story claims.

Yes, but I was responding directly to another member who considers him malleable and my interpretation of the word is not particularly nuanced.
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2017, 02:15:58 am »
Quote from: Suppressed on April 11, 2017, 12:13:13 am
Nobody says he was made to do anything.  But I think it has been pretty well established that Ivanka has sway with convincing him...which is what the story claims.

He did exactly what Hillary Clinton suggested just hours before.  They are like minded, he, Hillary and his family.  Liberal all of them.

Isn't it funny but nobody is talking about Trumps Russian connections anymore.  And he sure didn't do enough damage to close the runways.  What if Trump and Putin conspired to stop the talk?
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2017, 03:38:01 am »
Reminds me of the time when Obama backtracked and said his daughter changed his views regarding gay marriage. 
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2017, 02:58:00 pm »
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Donald Trump's decision to bomb Syria was influenced by his daughter, Ivanka, being "heartbroken and outraged" at the country's alleged chemical weapons attack, one of the president's sons told a British newspaper.

The president launched 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian government air base he alleged was involved in a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians last week.

Trump's 33-year-old son, Eric, told The Daily Telegraph on Monday that the strike was influenced in part by Ivanka, who he said was "heartbroken and outraged" by the chemical attack.....

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/eric-trump-says-syria-strike-was-swayed-heartbroken-ivanka-n745021?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma


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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2017, 03:24:15 pm »
Quote from: edpc on April 10, 2017, 10:28:52 pm
I sincerely doubt this.  Trump makes his own decisions, but I'm still not convinced we had any real national interests in doing it.

In this case, it isn't an unnamed source or conjecture from someone outside the circle. Eric Trump confirmed it.
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,258069.0.html
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2017, 05:26:06 pm »
This is awful. Ivanka needs to stay the hell out of the White House
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2017, 05:28:12 pm »
Why?
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2017, 05:34:32 pm »
This is just a sad statement on this country
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2017, 05:46:08 pm »
Oy.
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2017, 09:09:51 pm »
Wow - on another thread, I had dismissed the idea and I was dead wrong.   :facepalm2: :facepalm2: :facepalm2:
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #20 on: April 11, 2017, 09:14:04 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on April 11, 2017, 03:24:15 pm
In this case, it isn't an unnamed source or conjecture from someone outside the circle. Eric Trump confirmed it.
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,258069.0.html

Yep.  Saw that on the other thread and admitted I was wrong.  I'm sure all of his advisors are bemused and frustrated.
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Re: Ivanka may have convinced her dad to bomb Syria
« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2017, 01:02:59 pm »
This isn't surprising.  Kellyanne Conway already said that Ivanka helped Trump choose his VP.
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