Last night, while Secretary of State Pompeo was attending the dignified transfer of the body of Army Sgt. 1st Class Elis Angel Barreto Ortiz at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, President Trump was tweeting this from the White House.
— Bill Kristol @BillKristol
A U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Elis Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, past U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Ortiz was killed Sept. 5 when a vehicle-borne explosive device was detonated near his vehicle in Kabul. (Cliff Owen/The Associated Press)
Pompeo said it was now up to the Taliban to "change their behaviour." America's top diplomat isn't saying whether or when peace talks would resume.
He said he hopes the insurgents "will recommit to the things that we've been talking to them about for months."
“Pompeo acknowledged that the attack was not the first during the period in which peace talks have been held. He also said the U.S. has been attacking the Taliban throughout this period.”
Taliban Trumps Trump
http://claytoonz.com/2019/09/08/taliban-trumps-trump/
— Clay Jones @claytoonz
Donald J Trump ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Commander in Chief #TalibanTrump
Remember: just a few weeks ago, Trump, Crenshaw and other Republicans were inciting hate against Omar by (falsely) suggesting she had been disrespectful to the memory of 9/11. But it’s not as if she invited the Taliban to Minnesota on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, right?
— Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan
"Imagine if Barack Obama had invited the Taliban to Camp David just a few days before the 9/11 anniversary...Republicans in Congress would be drawing up articles of impeachment."
My full interview on @msnbc today, on Trump, the Taliban, & the Afghan war disaster. #TalibanTrump
— Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan
