Posted on 02/24/2022 5:49:47 PM PST by karpov
On the cusp of Vladimir Putin’s act of naked aggression against the sovereign country of Ukraine, the most important Republican in the country praised the Russian autocrat for his “genius.”
Former President Donald Trump’s comments were another instance of his shockingly favorable and morally bankrupt statements about Vladimir Putin over the years.
Asked in a radio interview what had gone wrong that Putin recognized the independence of two Ukrainian breakaway regions on President Biden’s watch, Trump couldn’t muster one remotely appropriate sentiment.
He immediately cited “the rigged election” of 2020, an obsession of his that is so all-consuming, it makes Ahab look uninterested in the White Whale by comparison.
He characterized the recognition of the regions that Russian separatists claim as “wonderful” and “smart,” never mind that it was a transparently cynical step to create a pretext for war.
He said the so-called peacekeepers Putin had ordered into the regions were “the strongest peace force” and we could use it on our southern border.
He called Putin “a very savvy” guy — which is one way to put it — and bragged of knowing him “very, very well.”
It would have been a shoddy performance from a backbench congressman or a commentator, but Trump is the former leader of the free world. He’s never going to feel constrained by that role the way, say, George H.W. Bush did, but he shouldn’t sound like he could be an anchor on RT, either.
Putin is a brutal killer whose cynicism has been on blatant display the last few weeks. He seeks to reverse the West’s victory in the Cold War and drastically diminish US influence in Europe, toward the ultimate end of tag-teaming with China to end the American-created international order.
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Ah, you are arrogant enough to redefine words to fit your narrative. I have more important stuff to do than debate people who redefine words. Thanks for tipping me off before I invested more time.
PS. I stand behind my words. if you can’t figure it out or want to bash me, I am fine with that. Have a nice day.
I was complaining about your sentence structure-
-but I guess you don’t really want to be clear.
OK, that’s different. I misunderstood you. I am sorry.
I appreciate your apology.
But would you like to rewrite your post 64?
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