It's been about 9 months since HIllary spouted her accusations about 17 agencies agreeing that Russia hacked the election. — Thanatos Sand
...within hours of the latest story breaking, Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer, at its heart was on U.S. television taunting the younger Trump and his colleagues for seeming to be “longing” for damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
This behavior reminds us yet again that Russia’s primary goal was not to get Trump elected. It was to weaken the United States. Now with Trump in office, the best way to weaken our country is to fan the flames of the scandal enveloping the president. Putin and Russia benefit from the paralysis that a protracted series of investigations into Trump will cause. Trump, or at least some of those close to him, must be starting to see what happens to useful idiots when they are no longer seen to be useful.
We really need more than that before we can say Russia interfered with the election or Putin's "got" Trump. — Thanatos Sand
That was a nothing comeback that didn't address anything I said. — Thanatos Sand
Which is exactly what others from around the world want, have wished for and is now their temporary reality. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
And that is the rub. It's only in a crisis when the USA is viewed as the leader and depended upon. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
Some yes, some no. Both the British and the French repeatedly pressed the US to take a leading role in the Cold War. I don't agree with Trump on much, but to the extent that he sent out isolationist fumes during his campaign, I'm with him. I also agree with Merkel that Europe should not think of the US as a reliable ally. That's simply the emergence of the truth into the light of day. Or a re-emergence. — Mongrel
To the extent that this is true, it has the potential to be a horrific mistake (the recent demolition of Syria wants to testify.) I've made a 180 in recent years. I do not support the emergence of a global government. I think it's every country for itself. Dog eat dog. The little countries already know that. It's time for the bigger ones to put aside sentimental pipe dreams. — Mongrel
When it came down to it, there were only two countries that could possibly lead the way we had and that was either Russia or China. Is it possible that they got their wish? Is Russia now the world leader? And does it matter to us, the USA? — ArguingWAristotleTiff
The other countries have never lost sight of taking care of themselves first. It is only the USA that has been the fool here. It is said that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions". I have great disdain for that idea and refuse to let it shape my choices in life all the same. — ArguingWAristotleTiff
The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of Qatari government news and social media sites in order to post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, in late May that sparked the ongoing upheaval between Qatar and its neighbors, according to U.S. intelligence officials.
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