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Speculation from last night…
His Afghanistan speech is gonna be laced with bragging about the economy and attacks on Fake News, isn't it?
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 21, 2017
Confirmation of word from ppl close to him that he's in a bad mood https://t.co/PiWU4pMnFz
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 20, 2017
Really tired of having to see reports of the president's mood be legitimate news that could literally mean life or death for Americans.
— Erin Brr, sir (@erinscafe) August 21, 2017
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And not just Americans…
perpetual war comes at you fast pic.twitter.com/P1FJMjYUQL
— Matt Popovich (@mpopv) August 20, 2017
If it's anything other than withdrawal let's just skip ahead to the part where the Taliban still exist and AFG is still a corrupt shambles.
— Local Milk Steak (@ZeddRebel) August 20, 2017
Which is a roundabout way of saying not anytime soon. Focus on making it easier for Afghans who've helped us to find new lives.
— Local Milk Steak (@ZeddRebel) August 20, 2017
Let’s just hope Lord Smallgloves isn’t peeved enough to revert to Erik Prince’s ‘unlimited global grifting’ proposal…
Politico says McMaster blocked Bannon plan for Erik Prince to pitch privatizing Afghan war at Camp David today; w/ Bannon out so was Prince
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) August 19, 2017
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