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Trump Must Own ISIS Suicide Bomber

H. Michael Harvey, JD
2 min readJan 17, 2019

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Donald J. Trump must own the Suicide bomber that killed four Americans in the first suicide bombing incident in three years in Syria. Trump must own these tragic deaths because of his abrupt decision to withdraw US troops from Syria and for his fake declaration that ISIS has been defeated.

A fake declaration that could only anger a foe, who unlike Trump’s Republican enablers, can decipher bullshit when they see it and can throw the mess back into the face of the bully who falsely proclaimed their demise.

It was only a matter of time before the inept bombastic foolery of President Trump would cause harm to innocent Americans. It was bound to happen and it happened today. This blood is on Trump's hands. It is blood that did not have to be spilled. It is blood that but for Trump’s unthinkable willingness to please Russian strong man Putin would not have flooded the streets.

Foolishness like elections has consequences. Chickens do come home to roost. Chicken Little can only claim the sky is falling for so long before the world turns their backs on him.

Just like Trump must own the partial shut down of the government, he must own the deaths of these four Americans. He alone is to blame for what happened in Syria today. Only the President of the United States could have prevented this from happening. All he had to…

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H. Michael Harvey, JD
H. Michael Harvey, JD

Written by H. Michael Harvey, JD

Harvey is Living Now Book Awards 2020 Bronze Medalist for his memoir Freaknik Lawyer: A Memoir on the Craft of Resistance. Available at haroldmichaelharvey.com

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