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This from the Weekly Standard, a conservative magazine & blog:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/trump-caves-to-putin/article/2008751
Trump Caves to Putin
If Secretary of State Rex Tillersons readout of Donald Trumps meeting with Vladimir Putin is a preview of the Trump administrations approach to Russia, its going to be a rough three and a half years. In a diplomatic depantsing that will have repercussions far beyond Russia, Tillersons comments did more to further Russias interests than Russian propaganda outlets could have possibly hoped to accomplish themselves.
Tillerson told reporters that Trump and Putin acknowledged the challenges of cyber threats and interference in the democratic processes of the United States and other countries. Well then.
Vladimir Putin acknowledged generic challenges of unspecified cyber threats related to U.S. elections and those in other countries? Who cares? What Putin wouldnt acknowledge was far more important: The Russians were the source of the cyber threats.
Tillerson reported that after the two men had a robust and lengthy exchange on the subject, Putin denied such involvement, as I think he has in the past. Putins denials are false, of course, and the offenses are grave. Russias election meddling is part of a longer pattern of provocation largely ignored by the Obama administration and now tolerated by Trump. But the president apparently didnt want to let reality intrude on his desire for better relations (he began his meeting by telling Putin that he was honored to meet him) and Tillerson didnt seem to care. So, more work to be done on that regard, Tillerson said, dismissively.
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Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)for letting Pooty Pooty depants him on the world stage.
What a global embarrassment the republicans are.
Beartracks
(12,801 posts)He didn't dodge the draft! He was dodging STDs!! He volunteered for that shit!! Oh, the humanity!!!!
I sure hope this ---> <--- isn't needed....
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lindysalsagal
(20,592 posts)The whole world is screwn.
keithbvadu2
(36,669 posts)ResistantAmerican17
(3,796 posts)So his whole bullshit attitude means that never happened either?
SHRED
(28,136 posts)This is not open for "negotiation".
Fucking Republican traitors