“Why the HELL would Putin want Trump?!? Please.”
We can no longer afford to be stuck on stupid here. The Russians and the Chinese are our natural allies against the islamics. Remember you don’t have to love your neighbor, you just have to leave him the hell alone.
The Russians and the Chinese are predictable and reliable. They will Always do whats in their own best interest. We can work with that. Obama on the other hand, is a moron and he cannot be counted on for anything. He does whatever is necessary to afford him an on time arrival at the next tee time. That’s why they slap him around diplomatically every time the opportunity arises.
The Chinese and the Russians know that trump is predictable and reliable and will always do whats in Americas best interest. Or at the very least whats in Trumps best interest. The Europeans are being overrun by ‘immigrants’ invading over their borders who are roting in the streets, overturning cars and rolling burning dumpsters into the storefronts every time they get an excuse. The Europeans have demonstrated over and over again that they’re in it for themselves and whatever kind of buck they can swindle. It’s clear to me based on their behavior over the past few decades that NATO no longer respects that alliance. Every time the americans have tried to intervene on their behalf the attitude from NATO is that they cannot be bothered. Or they send token troop donations to the effort leaving the americans to do the heavy lifting. Then the claim credit or assign blame depending on the outcome. To pretend like they’re still our best buddies is an act of ‘Stuck on Stupid’ in my opinion.
We need a serious reevaluation of our foreign policy. Especially after the Hillary Kerry era of resets and peevishness, and the bush era of ‘compassionate’ conservatism.
“The Russians and the Chinese are our natural allies against the islamics. “
These are excellent points. Thanks for your thoughtful replies. For my money, I’m thinking they all have more and bigger problems than just the islamics. That’s why we see them both trying to “run the table” now, before the US transition of power. If US power “transitions” to Pantsuits, they’ll return to business as usual, because they’ll know we have NO decent strategy behind our foreign policy. They can continue to act unilaterally. If they get Trump, they’ll have to consider the repercussions of dealing with another superpower.
The US election is an inflection point. BO’s last day in office is THE WEAKEST the US will be in 8 years. If Hillary wins, we’ll continue to get weaker and more ineffective. If Trump wins, we will gradually regain our strength.