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DanTex

(20,709 posts)
Tue May 16, 2017, 08:41 AM May 2017

Wow, what a home run Putin hit.

Unquestionably, installing Trump as president is the greatest covert op success since WW2. The US president is now leaking classified intelligence to Russia simply because he wants to brag. Whatever tiny amount of trust our allies may have had in the US president is now gone.

This is way more than Putin could even have hoped for. He was probably thinking he would get an easing on Ukraine, more room for Assad to commit war crimes in Syria, and some general weakening of ties with Europe and NATO. But this is nuts.

And it's only been a few months.

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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
2. I think Putin is surprised at what scum all Republicans are
Tue May 16, 2017, 08:50 AM
May 2017

And are still defending him. I'm not surprised

Sancho

(9,067 posts)
4. Putin could not have done it without the help and coordination with GOPers...
Tue May 16, 2017, 08:54 AM
May 2017

and the Ruskies got lucky, too. They have been cultivating Trump for years.

Nitram

(22,791 posts)
5. Not really. Maybe a triple. If he'd gotten somebody smart and experienced in the WH we would really.
Tue May 16, 2017, 09:47 AM
May 2017

have been in trouble. Dump has totally botched the mission.

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