Trump administration looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates (1 Viewer)

[CaughtInThe]

MAGA. Just go ahead and admit you screwed us all (including the next generations/your own kids and grandkids).



"The document also recommends reducing the footprint at the US diplomatic missions in Somalia and Iraq — two countries that have been key to US counterterrorism efforts — and “resizing” other diplomatic outposts."

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/15/politics/closing-embassies-consulates-document/index.html

 

[Boots]

Thanks, Joe Biden.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Thanks, Joe Biden.

Thanks Obama.

 

[KingLeo]

American isolation is idiotic and dangerous path for Donnie to be pursuing.
You would think someone within his regime would be sounding the alarms.

 

[Tettsuo]

Anything to get those tasty tax cuts for him and his buddies.

 

[anatta]

WHY do we need an embassy in somalia?????? Iraq????

 

[HenryChinaski]

WHY do we need an embassy in somalia?????? Iraq????

For the same reasons we need embassies in every other nation. In order to maintain cultural and political relations and handle diplomatic matters, issue passports and visa's. Also to provide consular services to American citizens and promote US national interests.

 

[Jezcoe]

WHY do we need an embassy in somalia?????? Iraq????

Man.

Why would the US ever need an embassy in Iraq?

I just can’t imagine why.

 

[anatta]

For the same reasons we need embassies in every other nation. In order to maintain cultural and political relations and handle diplomatic matters, issue passports and visa's. Also to provide consular services to American citizens and promote US national interests.

The only reason for an embassy in Somalia is as a "forward footprint" to go after ISIS-S ( ISIS in Somalia) which also funds ISIS-Khorasan.
(ISIS-K) is the terrorists that did the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan..
Biden wound up droning an innocent because he used a 'signature strike' - compounding that cluster****

So the only possible reason I see is as a forward base. but we dont even need that we can drone from anywhere and have no "boots" in Somalia
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The US embassy in Iraq was that monstrosity built during the Iraq war. (Green Zone) It's regularly attacked by Islamists
I think we are down to a couple hundred workers there. The place is as big as Vatican City.. it's useless except for a target

 

[Vern]

MAGA. Just go ahead and admit you screwed us all (including the next generations/your own kids and grandkids).

"The document also recommends reducing the footprint at the US diplomatic missions in Somalia and Iraq — two countries that have been key to US counterterrorism efforts — and “resizing” other diplomatic outposts."

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/15/politics/closing-embassies-consulates-document/index.html

again my logic holds true: "just assume trump will do what putin wants"

 

[Geoist]

American isolation is idiotic and dangerous path for Donnie to be pursuing.
You would think someone within his regime would be sounding the alarms.

They would have during his first administration. This time around he made sure he surrounded himself with lackeys and sycophants.

 

[Helix]

It's obvious why this is happening. Just look at who immediately jumps up to defend it on this site.

 

[iliveonramen]

I've never seen anything like this. Trump's first 30 days is basically a laundry list of things I'd do to weaken America.

 

[HenryChinaski]

I've never seen anything like this. Trump's first 30 days is basically a laundry list of things I'd do to weaken America.

History will reveal that Trump is a Russian asset working directly with the Kremlin to seriously weaken the US. The question is why exactly is Trump doing so.

 

[ColdHardTruth]

WHY do we need an embassy in somalia?????? Iraq????

The embassy in Iraq is provides many things.

The low IQ MAGA moron in the White House and his fellow morons lack the IQ to see that.

 

[CaughtInThe]

The embassy in Iraq is provides many things.

The low IQ MAGA moron in the White House and his fellow morons lack the IQ to see that.

We're dealing with people who can't think past next week.

 

[Slartibartfast]

This is ceding more ground to China.

 

[dobieg]

Liberals and neocons with those tiny five cent heads still haven't figured out what being $36 trillion in debt and running $2 trillion deficits mean.


Perhaps they have a plan they'd like to share on how to get our Deficit to less than 6% of GDP. If they even know what that means or the ramificiations.