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To: cowboyusa

Reagan started out tough on Russia. For decades, even before he became president, he criticized Russia’s totalitarian system and its leaders at every opportunity. He countered Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan by providing significant aid to the Afghan rebels, inflicting at least 13,000 deaths on Russian troops. He moved against Russia’s toppling of Nicaragua’s government, via its Sandinista proxies, by setting up a secret funding channel for the contras, risking his presidency in the process.

Whereas Trump has slobbered over the Russians at every opportunity, even before he was elected. His golden retriever routine, all smiles and tail-wagging, in Putin’s presence is in stark contrast to his general demeanor elsewhere. You’d think Putin had made him the casino czar of all the Russias.

I don’t mind his Russia stance, because the alternative was Hillary, who would have pretended a tough stance while sucking up even more. But Trump isn’t covering himself in glory over Russia. Still, liberals are just virtue-signaling. They’re not really concerned about Russia from a national security standpoint. They’re unhappy because Trump won and are looking for someone to blame it on. Their Russia policy consists of inane one-liners like “the 80’s called; they want their foreign policy back”. So Trump who, unlike Obama, is at least supplying Javelin anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, is actually being more hawkish in deed than the Democrats.


10 posted on 07/18/2018 1:34:52 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Journalism is about covering important stories. With a pillow, until they stop moving.)
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To: Zhang Fei

You idiot studying to be a moron and failing. There not an iota or shred of hint of truth in what you just posted.


16 posted on 07/18/2018 4:17:16 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (2016: For the first time since 1984, I voted for a Rep President all other votes were anti Dem)
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