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ISIS’ IDEOLOGY NOT DEFEATED


Originally published January 18, 2019 at 4:01 pm Updated January 22, 2019 at
8:52 am




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By
Letters editor
The Seattle Times

Re: “Americans among 19 dead in Syria suicide bombing”:

Innocents were no doubt killed by a malignant ideology that’s far from defeated.
Our forces can be effective enablers of peace and stability, but they need to be
properly used and then backed up by stable leadership, and a coherent diplomatic
and military strategy.



Sadly, during the Trump presidency we can’t be assured our troops are
appropriately deployed and supported.





The status of our current presidential leadership is highly uncertain. Virtually
no evidence supports the premise that President Donald Trump is thoughtful or
informed, or that he has a competent team integrated into his decision making.


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Trump goes out of his way to parrot Kremlin talking points and hide his
interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Whether Trump is just incompetent or a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia is the
real national-security crisis, not some stupid border wall.

Jeremy Watte, Seattle



Correction: This letter has been corrected. When it was first published Jan. 18,
it had an incorrect spelling of the author’s last name.



Letters editor: letters@seattletimes.com.

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