Trump Thread

[HopAlongBunny]

Rumor or "trial balloon?"
It's not unusual to release a possibly controversial idea as a rumor just to see what reaction it gets.
Is that the case in this instance? No idea.
Fact is though, some commentators are looking at the consequences if the rumor were to become reality.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/11/...tional-crisis/

That it has to be considered is mind boggling; no this not Chile, Nicaragua, Egypt or Syria we are talking about, this is the U.S.

Taking a different tack:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/1...094237525.html

I think this is well on the way to: just throw as much crap as you can at the wall, run with anything that sticks.