Trump: Leave Iraq ASAP

(Clips from Media Max, Fri.)

Trump is no stranger to politics – and unafraid to speak his mind on hot topics.

And the Donald has some "you're fired"-style advice for Congress and the president: the U.S. should withdraw from Iraq "as soon as practicable."

No matter what, Trump argues, a new Saddam Hussein will eventually take over the country.

U.S.involvement in Iraq tops his agenda. "I would get out of Iraq as soon as possible consistent with the practicalities of a bad situation."

Trump dismissed worries of a civil war. "The same thing that is going to happen if we leave later. They are going to govern anyway with people who would make Saddam Hussein look like a nice guy."

"I think the war was a mistake," he said. "They did not have weapons of mass destruction. Saddam was not the prettiest leader, but I never felt they were the problem in the world."

Trump is not calling for an immediate withdrawal. "We're stuck there," Trump said. "We can't just leave. But I would leave pretty quickly."

Trump believes the Bush plan won't work.

"It's being held together by sugar candy. No matter what happens, I believe Iraq will fall again. I think when we leave, the country will be in chaos, and the modern day version of Saddam Hussein will take over again. We're in a war we shouldn't be in. We have bigger fish to fry." What are those "bigger fish"?

Trump says bluntly: "We have North Korea and Iran to worry about."

"I would fight hard to reduce oil prices. There's no doubt in my mind that the right chief executive could have a substantial impact on oil prices by telling the oil-producing states that it's time to start cutting or else. They're making more money than any country has ever made in the history of the world."

You beat me to the keystrokes....

but from now on I'll call it state run TV..

But he's pretty much a glad hander with power. I guess when you're at his level of business, you have to be.