Posted on 02/03/2017 9:50:59 AM PST by Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
President Trump says he wants the US to have better relations with Russia and to halt military operations against Muslim countries. But he is being undermined by the Pentagon.
The commander of US forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges, has lined up tanks on Polands border with Russia and fired salvos that the general says are a message to Russia, not a training exercise.
How is Trump going to normalize relations with Russia when the commander of US forces in Europe is threatening Russia with words and deeds?
The Pentagon has also sent armored vehicles to moderate rebels in Syria, according to Penagon spokesman Col. John Dorrian. Unable to prevent Russia and Syria from winning the war against ISIS, the Pentagon is busy at work derailing the peace negotiations.
The military/security complex is using its puppets-on-a-string in the House and Senate to generate renewed conflict with Iran and to continue threats against China. Clearly, Trump is not in control of the most important part of his agendapeace with the thermo-nuclear powers and cessation of interference in the affairs of other countries.
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
“They were ordered there by 0bama way back in 2015. You cant turn around a Brigade and send them home within 2 weeks.”
Trump can begin the process to de-escalate the tension through negotiation with Putin,.....i.e, Putin backs away from Russia’s ties with Iran & US begins bringing tanks home.....?
He’s not alone in his crack-pot nuttery. I argued last week with a FReeper who made the same claim. But not jus the CIA, but GHWB specifically.
~Hoo Boy~
Ignoring his actions is simply foolish, although I find it increasingly irritated that the Europeans (especially Germany) refuse to pull their weight in NATO.
We should come up with a reasonable defense response and its cost, and if the Europeans don't pony up the forces, we send them the bill. Or we reform NATO with countries that take their responsibilities seriously.
>Poland does not share a border with Russia.
They do at Kalinsgrad.
I stood corrected in #29.
It’s still an absurd bit of breathless alarmist nonsense for reasons pointed out by me, colorado tanker, and others in other posts in the thread.
Trump will change Obama’s cluster-F-—s in due time....
“Trump needs to flush out all the top brass Obama put in place when he engineered his purge of America loving military men.”
I agree 100% and have been telling all my ex military family members he needs to retire the top brass and deep select warriors to replace them.
Zero Hedge
Zero Credibility
Kaliningrad Oblast is a portion of former East Prussia and borders with Poland. It’s a part of the Russian Federation that is separated geographically from the rest of the Russian Federation.
(/s)
Totally. Makes sense.
Folks just ought not get caught up as if Trump is “Being Sabotaged by the Pentagon” because of some leftover actions of 0bama’s.
0bama wanted a confrontation with Russia .... until 2 weeks ago.
Give Trump a few weeks, and then we’ll have a better idea of what he intends.
I know of no indication that that Pentagon is unwilling to execute Presidential Orders. So, we’ll see.
This is the narrative these days-Trump isn’t in control or doesn’t know what he’s doing.
YAWN!!
Paul Craig Roberts supported Trump in the columns that I read
Off your psych meds again? Dr Kevorkian warned you about that.
I could be mistaken, but I seem to remember a very anti Trump article that he wrote and was posted in here last year...
Modern so-called libertarians are unworthy of the name: hedonists and hypocrites.
More fake news.
Now that we are sensitive to it, it is amazing how much bullshit the media has been shoveling at us for years!
“Trump needs to flush out all the top brass Obama put in place when he engineered his purge of America loving military men. And he needs to do it soon.”
ABSOLUTELY!......Obama’s globalists appointments will do everything in their power to continue O’Traitor’s policies....
and a real noob at that
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