re: #7 Charles Johnson

Charles, may I suggest adding this article to the top of the thread as an update? It’s a pretty good CNN takedown of Trump:

Military analysts: Donald Trump’s plan to bomb Iraq’s oil fields not a good one

A sample:

Trump also said that “there is no Iraq” because of longstanding Sunni vs. Shia divides in the country that have come to the fore amid ISIS’ advance.

Hertling said that’s just not true and that “there most definitely is an Iraq” despite political and ethnic divisions.

Hertling points out that he’s remained apolitical throughout his military career but said Trump’s comments are “just troubling.”

“You have to understand the issues a little bit better than just bombing things,” Hertling said. “This is very complex and there are hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who believe they do have a country.”

Bolding mine.