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Lets be honest, if Mueller knew anything he would have leaked it by now

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I'm saving this quote, it'll be useful in the coming months.

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I can't wait for Hillary to continue Obama's aggressive drone campaign.... she's going to be a hawk.

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Same, but i'm going to save this one as well

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Triggered.

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In Brussels, Pompeo pressed allies to meet a NATO target of spending 2 percent of economic output, as well as 20 percent of that on military equipment, saying it would be a central part of an alliance summit on July 11-12 that Trump is set to attend.

At a NATO summit in Wales in 2014, months after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, allies agreed to end years of defense cuts that left Europeans without vital capabilities, such as refueling airborne fighter bombers.

But Trump has gone further, scolding European leaders in Brussels last year at NATO that certain allies owed “massive amounts of money” to the United States and NATO — even though allied contributions are voluntary, with multiple budgets.

NATO Europe’s spending is rising again and Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has been increasing its defense budget, which will see its spending quota rise to 1.3 percent next year.

Asked if Germany was doing enough to reach the NATO 2 percent spending target, Pompeo said: “No ... (Germany) should meet the goals that they agreed to ... that’s the expectation, not only for Germany but for everyone.”

“We’re hopeful that at the NATO summit that every NATO partner will deliver a credible plan to achieve that goal.”

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“I don’t talk about whether or not I would use military force,” Trump told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “But I can tell you this, they will not be doing nuclear weapons. That I can tell you. OK? They are not going to be doing nuclear weapons. You can bank on it. “

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Looks like Trump just keeps on choosing good people to fill certain positions. But I'm sure the anti US president fanatics will find a way to diminish even this.

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On first day, Pompeo charms NATO but warns on Iran, defense spending

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-foreign-pompeo/on-first-day-pompeo-charms-nato-but-warns-on-iran-defense-spending-idUSKBN1HY0CA


Looks like Trump just keeps on choosing good people to fill certain positions. But I'm sure the anti US president fanatics will find a way to diminish even this.


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Trump says 'Iran will not be doing nuclear weapons'

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-usa-trump/trump-says-iran-will-not-be-doing-nuclear-weapons-idUSKBN1HY2PC

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pompeo-makes-debut-as-secretary-of-state/2018/04/26/719b9efd-190e-42cd-be06-2a4533cdacc7_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f21996df2123

Looks like Pompeo is hitting the ground running. I'm cautiously optimistic about him... maybe now that he has real power he'll reconsider his hardline position on the Iran deal.