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Cognitive_Resonance

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10. Yes, if it becomes apparent Comrade Trump is no longer useful (e.g. lifting sanctions) Pootie will

Reply to jeanmarc (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 15, 2017, 06:57 PM

Feb 2017

destroy him in a way that causes maximum damage and disruption to the U.S. government. The games with buzzing U.S. Navy, deploying spy ships, and violating arms treaties may be designed to stir the pot within the U.S. government. Perhaps even to smoke out anti-Russian hard-liners within the ranks of the defense and IC establishment so they can be marginalized or eliminated.

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Why did Russian military jets buzz a US destroyer in the Black Sea ... ? [View all] In_The_Wind Feb 2017 OP

Intercontinental dick-measuring. Aristus Feb 2017 #1

A pissing contest! Is 45 down wind? In_The_Wind Feb 2017 #2

I hope so. Aristus Feb 2017 #3

I agree with you. In_The_Wind Feb 2017 #6

Nicely framed, Aristus Cha Feb 2017 #20

Because they could. nt msanthrope Feb 2017 #4

giving Trump some ez ways to "stand up to Russia" or whatever 0rganism Feb 2017 #5

That's a logical idea. toddwv Feb 2017 #15

that kind of early victory lap seems un-Vladlike to me 0rganism Feb 2017 #17

The buzzings and the spy ships are fairly routine Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #7

Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2017 #9

The missile launch worries me most of all. In_The_Wind Feb 2017 #14

Agreed. yagotme Feb 2017 #13

Piss tape release imminent jeanmarc Feb 2017 #8

Yes, if it becomes apparent Comrade Trump is no longer useful (e.g. lifting sanctions) Pootie will Cognitive_Resonance Feb 2017 #10

All of this jeanmarc Feb 2017 #12

strutting. russia's international influence has gone up bigly thanks to punking the u.s. election. unblock Feb 2017 #11

The real question is, why hasn't Trump said anything about any of this yet? herding cats Feb 2017 #16

I'm not sure he'd react even if the Russians made rude gestures pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #18

Give it time. herding cats Feb 2017 #19