Tag Archives: Subject: Donald Trump Regarding National Security-Middle East

Donald Trump on the Iraq War

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2000 - 2008

2015 - 2020

"Yeah I’m for invading Iraq."
- Sept 11, 2002

"I was totally against the war in Iraq."
Sept 7, 2016 -

"I think Wall Street’s just going to go up like a rocket."
- March 21, 2003

"'Do not go into Iraq'…I said it loud and strong."
Feb 13, 2016 -

"No I was not always against the war."
- July 16, 2008

"I’m the only one on this stage that said: 'Do not go into Iraq.'"
Feb 13, 2016 -

"Yeah I’m for invading Iraq."
- Sept 11, 2002

"I was the one that said, ‘Don’t go, don’t do it.'"
Feb 6, 2016 -

"I think Wall Street’s just going to go up like a rocket."
- March 21, 2003

"I said it loud and clear, 'You’ll destabilize the Middle East.'"
Feb 13, 2016 -

"No I was not always against the war."
- July 16, 2008

"I said, don’t go in."
Dec 20, 2015 -

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Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Assassinations

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2011 - 2012

2019

Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Assassinations Then

"Obama doesn’t deserve credit for killing Bin Laden."
- Dec 9, 2011

"I don’t get any credit for killing al-Baghdadi."
Oct 27, 2019 -

"He gets all this credit? It’s a lot of crap."
- Dec 8, 2011

"I’ve been looking at this for three years."
Oct 27, 2019 -

"Obama gave vague directions."
- April 27, 2012

"I said…I want al-Baghdadi."
Oct 27, 2019 -

"Stop congratulating Obama for killing Bin Laden."
- Oct 22, 2012

"I never get credit. "
Oct 27, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on the Kurds

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2018 - June 2019

Oct 2019

"We want to protect the Kurds."
- Jan 2, 2019

"It is time for us to get out."
Oct 7, 2019 -

"We have to help them."
- Sept 26, 2018

"They'll have to figure the situation out."
Oct 7, 2019 -

"They’re wonderful, warm, intelligent allies."
- July 12, 2018

"They didn’t help us in the Second World War."
Oct 9, 2019 -

"We’ve fought side-by-side."
- Sept 26, 2018

"They didn’t help us with Normandy."
Oct 9, 2019 -

"They died for us and with us."
- Sept 26, 2018

"They have been fighting forever."
Oct 10, 2019 -

"I don’t forget."
- Sept 26, 2018

"We are out of there."
Oct 11, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on Syria Troop Withdrawal

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Dec 2018

2019

Donald Trump on Syria Troop Withdrawal Then

"It’s time for our troops to come back home."
- Dec 19, 2018

"Ultimately some troops will be coming home."
Feb 3, 2019 -

"Our troops are coming back now."
- Dec 19, 2018

"They’ll be coming back in a matter of time."
Feb 3, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on Iran

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2018 - June 2019

Sept 16, 2019

Donald Trump on Negotiating with Iran Then

"I would certainly meet with Iran…No preconditions."
- July 30, 2018

"The Fake News is saying I'll meet with Iran, ‘No Conditions.’"
Sept 16, 2019 -

"You Iran want to talk? Good…No preconditions."
- June 23, 2019

"The Fake News is saying I'll meet with Iran, ‘No Conditions.’"
Sept 16, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on the Taliban

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Jan 13, 2012

Sept 9, 2019

"Obama is…negotiating with our sworn enemy the Taliban - who facilitated 9/11."
- Jan 13, 2012

"Meeting with the Taliban…was my idea."
Sept 9, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on ISIS

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Dec 2018

2019

"We have defeated ISIS."
- Dec 19, 2018

"Caliphate will soon be destroyed."
Jan 30, 2019 -

"We have won against ISIS."
- Dec 19, 2018

"We will soon have destroyed 100% of the Caliphate."
Jan 31, 2019 -

"We have beaten them."
- Dec 19, 2018

"Now you have very little ISIS."
Feb 3, 2019 -

"We have beaten them badly."
- Dec 19, 2018

"You’re going to have pockets."
Feb 3, 2019 -

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Donald Trump on Saudi Arabia

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2015

2018

"I get along great with all of them."
- Aug 21, 2015

"I have nothing to do with Saudi Arabia."
Nov 20, 2018 -

"They buy apartments from me."
- Aug 21, 2015

"I don’t make deals with Saudi Arabia."
Nov 20, 2018 -

"They spend $40 million, $50 million."
- Aug 21, 2015

"I don’t have money from Saudi Arabia."
Nov 20, 2018 -

"I like them very much."
- Aug 21, 2015

"Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with me."
Nov 20, 2018 -

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Tag Archives: Subject: Donald Trump Regarding National Security-Middle East

Donald Trump on the Iraq War

Quotes by Donald Trump on His Support for the Iraq War

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2000 - 2008

2015 - 2020

Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Assassinations

Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Terrorist Leader Assassinations

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2011 - 2012

2019

Donald Trump on the Kurds

Quotes by Donald Trump on Protecting the Kurds

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2018 - June 2019

Oct 2019

Donald Trump on Syria Troop Withdrawal

Quotes by Donald Trump on Withdrawing US Troops from Syria

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Dec 2018

2019

Donald Trump on Iran

Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with Iran

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2018 - June 2019

Sept 16, 2019

Donald Trump on the Taliban

Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with the Taliban

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Jan 13, 2012

Sept 9, 2019

Donald Trump on ISIS

Quotes by Donald Trump on Whether ISIS has been Defeated in Syria

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Dec 2018

2019

Donald Trump on Saudi Arabia

Quotes by Donald Trump on His Business Ties with Saudi Arabia

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2015

2018

Quotes by Donald Trump on His Support for the Iraq War

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2000 - 2008 2015 - 2020

Donald Trump on Presidential Credit for Terrorist Leader Assassinations

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2011 - 2012 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Protecting the Kurds

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2018 - June 2019 Oct 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Withdrawing US Troops from Syria

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Dec 2018 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with Iran

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2018 - June 2019 Sept 16, 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Negotiating with the Taliban

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Jan 13, 2012 Sept 9, 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on Whether ISIS has been Defeated in Syria

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Dec 2018 2019

Quotes by Donald Trump on His Business Ties with Saudi Arabia

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2015 2018

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2000 - 2008

2015 - 2020

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2011 - 2012

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2018 - June 2019

Oct 2019

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Dec 2018

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2018 - June 2019

Sept 16, 2019

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Jan 13, 2012

Sept 9, 2019

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Dec 2018

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