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Dread Pirate Roberts

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4. It's Putin and Erdogan

Reply to Raven (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 10:36 AM

Dec 2018

Why did Russia and Turkey put so much effort into influencing Trump and Flynn? For a day like this. Throw in the lifting of sanctions on Deripaska this week and it all makes sense regarding just what those influence efforts were all about. Trump was the perfect target. He's an idiot who thinks he's smarter than everyone else who is also greedy. What more can a foreign power looking to gain influence ask for?

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Who advised Trump to withdraw from Syria? Mattis didn't, Bolton didn't, [View all] Raven Dec 2018 OP

Erdogan EleanorR Dec 2018 #1

OK, but who in this country advised him to do this? Raven Dec 2018 #3

Rand Paul? spinbaby Dec 2018 #5

Secretary of State Kushner? brooklynite Dec 2018 #2

It's Putin and Erdogan Dread Pirate Roberts Dec 2018 #4

Winner winner chicken dinner! lark Dec 2018 #7

You nailed it Achilleaze Dec 2018 #8

His Gut? D_Master81 Dec 2018 #6

If he is still thinking about winning the next election then it makes sense. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #9

Definitely not Bolton Polybius Dec 2018 #10