“To the U.S. Army who are leaving northeast Syria, tell your children that the children of the Kurds were killed by the Turks and you did nothing to protect them.”
— Sign held aloft to fleeing US troops in Syria, Kurds Confront Exiting U.S. Troops In Syria With Heartbreaking Signs.
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“President Erdoğan and President Trump, you know, they buried the hatchet — they buried right in the back of the Kurds.”
— Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.), Morning Joe (10/17/19)
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“I earned my spurs on the battlefield; Donald Trump earned his spurs from the doctor.”
— General James Mattis (Ret.), Jim Mattis Turns Trump’s ‘Overrated’ Insult Into An Oscar-Worthy Badge Of Honor.
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“Donald Trump was the fat line of coke conservatives snorted, thinking it would boost their energy and weight loss. Now they’re waking up in a cheap motel room, picking at their scabs and denying they have a problem.”
— Facebook meme.
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“Evil people rely on the acquiescence of naive good people to allow them to continue with their evil.”
— Stuart Aken
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“In a rational world, we would be devoting every resource to making a difference in the short amount of time we have left. Past a certain point, we won’t be able to.”
— Bill McKibben
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“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
— Charles Darwin