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D.C., via Karachi & New Haven.
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    Akbar Shahid Ahmed‏Verified account @AkbarSAhmed 8 Sep 2020

    Before Trump said generals hate him because they want wars, he used Facebook to tell voters he's the peace candidate. He has: cheered arms sales, fantasized about killing millions of civilians (& made it easier to do so) & made diplomacy near-impossible.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-endless-war-afghanistan_n_5f2da9acc5b6e96a22b260ec …

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      1. omi fresh‏ @omi_fresh 8 Sep 2020
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        Weren’t they ramping up and calling him a war time president... like 2 months ago🤷‍♂️

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      2. Isaac Evans-Frantz  🍎‏ @iefrantz 9 Sep 2020
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        Oh right! 🤔

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      1. Kevin Chouinard‏Verified account @KLChouinard 9 Sep 2020
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        Trump appointed Bolton. How much more peace do you want than that?

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      1. My Three Sons‏ @MyThreeSons132 9 Sep 2020
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        "made diplomacy near-impossible." He says about the next Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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      1. BobDiethrich‏ @DiethrichBob 9 Sep 2020
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        Yeah pulling Our troops of these endless Middle Eastern quagmires while at the same time not starting any new ones. What color is the sky in your world?

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