ClearwaterVol
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Wut???????????????:loco:
I know all of our best evidence says Bush was our president. But you can't deny that it's possible it was all a ruse and that someone else was our president. I mean there are lots of other people out there, right?
Pssst, in case you're not getting it, I'm making fun of Trump's statement on the hacking from yesterday.
Just Like Obama, Trumps Russia Policy Speaks Louder Than His Words
The Outrage Seems Selective
On the first point, I consider it unfair that Trumps performance in Helsinki has garnered harsher criticism than other incidents in recent memory. In 2012, for example, a hot microphone at a global nuclear security summit picked up then-President Barack Obama assuring Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more flexibility to negotiate with Putin after the presidential election.
During a debate with GOP opponent Mitt Romney the same year, Obama casually dismissed the Russian threat, quipping: The 1980s called; they want their foreign policy back. Although Trump could certainly have been more forceful by condemning Putins crimes, his statements at the Helsinki press conference were nowhere near as concerning as his predecessors remarks about Russia.
This brings me to my second point: Trumps actions toward Russia speak louder than wordsand so did his predecessors. Indeed, the Obama administrations foreign policy undermined Americas credibility in my region, which Putin considers Russias backyard. There are many opinions about Trumps rhetoric on Crimea, but it is a fact that the Russian land grab in Ukraine happened on Obamas watch.
How, exactly, did this happen? During and after Ukraines revolution of 2014, which ousted a Kremlin-backed dictator, on a daily basis the United States cautioned Ukraine not to escalate in response to Russian aggression. Thus, Putin saw an opportunity to annex Crimea without risking a direct confrontation with the Westand he seized it. Putin is a bully, but not a fool.
Just Like Obama, Trumps Russia Policy Speaks Louder Than His Words
The Outrage Seems Selective
On the first point, I consider it unfair that Trumps performance in Helsinki has garnered harsher criticism than other incidents in recent memory. In 2012, for example, a hot microphone at a global nuclear security summit picked up then-President Barack Obama assuring Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he would have more flexibility to negotiate with Putin after the presidential election.
During a debate with GOP opponent Mitt Romney the same year, Obama casually dismissed the Russian threat, quipping: The 1980s called; they want their foreign policy back. Although Trump could certainly have been more forceful by condemning Putins crimes, his statements at the Helsinki press conference were nowhere near as concerning as his predecessors remarks about Russia.
This brings me to my second point: Trumps actions toward Russia speak louder than wordsand so did his predecessors. Indeed, the Obama administrations foreign policy undermined Americas credibility in my region, which Putin considers Russias backyard. There are many opinions about Trumps rhetoric on Crimea, but it is a fact that the Russian land grab in Ukraine happened on Obamas watch.
How, exactly, did this happen? During and after Ukraines revolution of 2014, which ousted a Kremlin-backed dictator, on a daily basis the United States cautioned Ukraine not to escalate in response to Russian aggression. Thus, Putin saw an opportunity to annex Crimea without risking a direct confrontation with the Westand he seized it. Putin is a bully, but not a fool.
TIFWIW
Dear God; They Caught Them ALL! Putin Gives Trump 160 Terabytes of Communication Intercepts; ALL people behind fake "Russia Collusion" - False Flag Chemical Attacks in Syria, Sabotage of Brexit, Nefarious Clinton activities & More
Dear God; They Caught Them ALL! Putin Gives Trump 160 Terabytes of Communication Intercepts; ALL people behind fake "Russia Collusion" - False Flag Chemical Attacks in Syria, Sabotage of Brexit, Nefarious Clinton activities & More
Intelligence agency assessments are not a substitute for proof. Especially as they have proven to be horribly wrong in the past. Based on the apparent gravity this issue has with the public, they should provide the proof.
It's past being comical at this point... When asked moments ago by an ABC reporter if he thought that Russia would try to interfere in a future US election, Donald Trump replied "No". That, yet again, contradicts what Dan Coats (his own Director of National Intelligence) said just a few days ago. Trump doesn't trust his intelligence leader. He trusts Putin.
It's past being comical at this point... When asked moments ago by an ABC reporter if he thought that Russia would try to interfere in a future US election, Donald Trump replied "No". That, yet again, contradicts what Dan Coats (his own Director of National Intelligence) said just a few days ago. Trump doesn't trust his intelligence leader. He trusts Putin.
It's past being comical at this point... When asked moments ago by an ABC reporter if he thought that Russia would try to interfere in a future US election, Donald Trump replied "No". That, yet again, contradicts what Dan Coats (his own Director of National Intelligence) said just a few days ago. Trump doesn't trust his intelligence leader. He trusts Putin.