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To: Sdgla who wrote (1161864)	9/5/2019 12:21:49 AM
From: Conrad Murphy	Respond to of 1576160

Not surprising. “Obama made “catastrophic decisions” in Iraq, Mattis concludes. And he did so because he ignored the advice coming from multiple military and civilian advisers, thinking he knew better than all of them.”

To: Sdgla who wrote (1161864)	9/5/2019 12:25:35 AM
From: Conrad Murphy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1576160

Obama on Islam "Islam has always been part of America" "we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities" "These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings." "America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings." "So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed" "Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality" "As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith." "I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month." "That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. And I consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear." "I also know that Islam has always been a part of America's story."

To: Sdgla who wrote (1161864)	9/5/2019 3:01:29 AM
From: puborectalis	2 Recommendations Recommended By bentway rdkflorida2 Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1576160

Gates savages the Republican nominee over several paragraphs, saying Trump is “in a league of his own” when it comes to demonstrating his credibility on foreign affairs. Gates rips Trump for his famous wall, his vocal support of torture, his embrace of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, and his skepticism of NATO. He also attacks Trump as “cavalier about the use of nuclear weapons,” with “a record of insults to servicemen, their families and the military.” He criticizes the GOP standard-bearer as “willfully ignorant about the rest of the world, about our military and its capabilities, and about government itself.” “He has no clue about the difference between negotiating a business deal and negotiating with sovereign nations,” Gates writes. “A thin-skinned, temperamental, shoot-from-the-hip and lip, uninformed commander-in-chief is too great a risk for America.”