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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts) Sun Jan 15, 2017, 08:18 PM Jan 2017

If Vladimir Putin is the Deplorables' Prince Of Peace

If Vladimir Putin is the Deplorables' Prince Of Peace why hasn't he chastised his comrade Donald Trump for his saber rattling toward China and Iran ?

In that vein I have to wonder what the Chines are thinking of Russia's double game with Trump.

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If Vladimir Putin is the Deplorables' Prince Of Peace (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 OP

Is Trump upsetting China BadgerMom Jan 2017 #1

China and Russia had cordial relations because they had a common opponent -us. DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 #2

BadgerMom

(2,770 posts)

1. Is Trump upsetting China

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2017, 08:31 PM

Jan 2017

at Putin's behest? If Putin directs Trump to engage the Chinese so he benefits, would we be surprised?

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)

2. China and Russia had cordial relations because they had a common opponent -us.

Reply to BadgerMom (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 15, 2017, 08:46 PM

Jan 2017

However it doesn't take a Ph.D in International Relations to divine it's in the interest of one to neuter us at the expense of the other.

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