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2016 Postmortem

still_one

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2. No doubt about that, but the CNN report about Isreal asking trump to persuade President Obama

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 11:10 PM

Dec 2016

that's bullshit. Trump doesn't have any influence on President Obama, and Israel knows that. Also, a lot of unnamed officials in a lot of these stories, which always suggests intentional misdirection.

The report in one of the stories that Egypt requested a delay of the vote because Israel asked them too, is more bullshit. Israel doesn't have that kind of influence on Egypt.

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There have been several versions of the story regarding the UN vote on settlements [View all] still_one Dec 2016 OP

Seems pretty clear that Trump derailed the whole thing geek tragedy Dec 2016 #1

No doubt about that, but the CNN report about Isreal asking trump to persuade President Obama still_one Dec 2016 #2

Intent was to bypass Obama, not persuade him. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #4

Why, in fact, did Egypt request a delay when it was Egypt no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #3

Because Trump told them to nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #5

That is question. It sure wasn't because Israel asked them too. My suspicions are that it was more still_one Dec 2016 #6

Kick... SidDithers Dec 2016 #7

That is exactly what happened still_one Dec 2016 #8