Looky, looky

[KingBob]

Russia’s GDP is 30th on the list of US trading partners. It’s the equivalent of New York State’s output (Russia $1.6 T vs NY $1.5T). As reference, Chile’s and the UAE’s economies are much larger.

So, Russia’s economy is as big as dRump’s hands.

[HipChick]

1. Stephanie Ruhl has been doing a good job and pushing this on MSNBC this morning..

Only problem is they have Nukes..

[dalton99a]

2. Obama said it best

Responding to intelligence reports that Russia sought to disrupt the presidential election through cyberattacks, Obama was harsh in his assessment of the Kremlin: “The Russians can’t change us or significantly weaken us,” he said at his end-of-year press conference on Friday. “They are a smaller country, they are a weaker country, their economy doesn't produce anything that anybody wants to buy except oil and gas and arms. They don't innovate.”

But the president also suggested that Russia and its strongman president, Vladimir Putin, could stand to “weaken” the U.S. if it loosens its commitment to democracy.

“They can impact us if we lose track of who we are,” Obama said. “They can impact us if we abandon our values.”

He then listed them: “Mr. Putin can weaken us just like he's trying to weaken Europe if we start buying into notions that it's okay to intimidate the press. Or lock up dissidents. Or discriminate against people because of their faith or what they look like.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/obama-russia-weaker-country-232759

[ProfessorPlum]

4. well, that was a 100% accurate prediction. Sadly

[lostnfound]

3. New York State doesn't have nuclear weapons or its own army. Nt