Of all the reasons to complain about Trump, the idea that he's too into foreign interventions is a strange one, given what we know of him & his record.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @JayCaruso
lots of stories like this one https://thinkprogress.org/trump-asked-aides-why-we-cant-just-invade-venezuela-d49701fe6dc9/ …
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Replying to @tonywolfness @JayCaruso
Leaving aside the source, which is out of business now for a reason, there's a big difference between asking about all your options (even nutty ones) and pushing for a result.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @JayCaruso
sure. But what source is out of business now? The Associated Press ? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-pressed-aides-about-venezuela-invasion-official-tells-ap-n888816 … I don't understand. Still, there are too many stories about Trump asking about crazy options & shocked aides pushing back, for my tastes.
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Replying to @tonywolfness @JayCaruso
Oh, he asks wacky things all the time. Why it's important for good people to serve him & act as an internal restraint. My point is just that it's a misunderstanding of him to think he's too into invading other countries, when his worst instincts are in the opposite direction.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @JayCaruso
but you said the source is out of business for a reason. The story was cited as being from the AP / Associated Press ... and that NBC picked it up. It's from an anon. official : "official spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions."
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Replying to @tonywolfness @JayCaruso
Also worth noting that, as with any anonymous source, we have zero way of knowing if they even exist or if the game of telephone has distorted what was actually said. This is true when we like stories & when we dislike them.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @JayCaruso
sure, but it I've seen far too many Trump supporters relentlessly attack & deny both anonymous sources AND people who DO critique Trump but take the step of using their actual names. There is a relentless attack on the coming fwd with the truth from Trump & co. either way.
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Replying to @tonywolfness @JayCaruso
The problem with anonymous-sourced news predates Trump & goes beyond Trump.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @JayCaruso
I think what you are missing here is that Trump is far crazier, more unstable, more dangerous than prior individuals discussed from anonymous sources in the past. It does not seem at all a far leap to presume a greater statistical likelihood of anon. sources being true re: Donald
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That's exactly the trap that activist-minded journalism falls into: "if this guy is bad, we should take less care to determine if things said about him are true." No, actually, you should take the same care if you think the truth is damning enough.
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Replying to @baseballcrank @JayCaruso
I'm not saying we take less care .... but common sense and prior patterns of behavior should also be applied in evaluating statements . When people do provide documents and evidence and names are named, we find a relentless attack & spin to de-value even *that* proof.
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