CNN is circling their prey as they lie in wait for tonight’s unveiling of Trump’s Afghanistan strategy. The President has two distinct options: withdraw from Afghanistan or stay and continue the war. CNN will remain in a holding pattern all day and not offer any preference via anchors or pundits so they are free to attack whichever option Trump chooses.
If Trump chooses to withdraw they will attack. CNN, and the democratic strategists, have a few game plans to go with and likely will start with all of them and wait to see which sticks:
- Bannon influence still running the White House
- First US President to lose a war (surrender)
- Trump wasting the sacrifice of so many soldiers
- Flip flopping on promise to fight terrorism
- Not listening to generals (White House in disarray)
- Trump doesn’t have the stomach for war and he will look weak to our enemies
If Trump chooses to stay he will also be attacked. Once again CNN, and the democratic strategists, have a few game plans to go with and will likewise start with all of them and see which sticks:
- Trump letting generals run White House
- Trump will get soldiers killed for no reason
- Flip flopping on promise of a withdrawal
- Attack announced strategy of an unwinnable war
As we discussed earlier, the main goal of CNN is to chip away support of “the base.” So if we had to guess their favored outcome, we would go with stay in Afghanistan. CNN can then really focus on the betrayal of his base. If the network had any integrity this would be difficult for them. As avid Hillary supporters, CNN aligns strongly with the philosophy of retaining a military presence in Afghanistan, but if Trump chooses that option they have to go with their higher calling; shitting on Trump.