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Devil Child

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26. Putin called Obama's bluff

Reply to heaven05 (Reply #24)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 01:25 PM

Dec 2016

Putin knew he could act with impunity and any US response would be tepid at best. Considering how easily Putin has outmaneuvered Obama he will have no problem playing Trump for the fool he is.

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What Obama Said to Putin on the Red Phone About the Election Hack [View all] .99center Dec 2016 OP

Handled like a true Proffessional. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #1

I'm not so sure about that Captain1way Dec 2016 #2

not a bluff, you steal our shit we're going to fight back. Sunlei Dec 2016 #5

President Obama warned Putin about directly manipulating voting results. .99center Dec 2016 #7

So there may be no retaliation by the US eom Kolesar Dec 2016 #9

Are we CERTAIN Russia didn't manipulate voting totals??? groundloop Dec 2016 #13

Based on President Obama's past use of Stuxnet against Iran .99center Dec 2016 #14

I agree, and I bet Ilsa Dec 2016 #18

There's no reason for them to conceal any operation from Trump. .99center Dec 2016 #19

I think the paper by Ron Baiman triron Dec 2016 #15

something would have happened. mopinko Dec 2016 #17

may have already happened triron Dec 2016 #21

i wonder, tho. mopinko Dec 2016 #22

Republicans are far more likely to manipulate voting totals, but for some reasons, it's easier yurbud Dec 2016 #25

Watch and see. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #8

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #10

Sorry Captain1way Dec 2016 #11

How's the Russian ambassador to Turkey doing these days? nt Xipe Totec Dec 2016 #12

Why would we target him? triron Dec 2016 #16

Ignoring that's it includes but is not limited to armed conflict is the flaw in your premise LanternWaste Dec 2016 #27

How is he holding Russia to those standards now that we have agreement from both the FBI and CIA? JudyM Dec 2016 #3

should have sent the blue screen of death attached to any files they took Sunlei Dec 2016 #4

!!! BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #20

So bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #6

Russian cyber attacks and interference in our elections is an attack on the nation. Nitram Dec 2016 #23

well, it didn't help heaven05 Dec 2016 #24

Putin called Obama's bluff Devil Child Dec 2016 #26