Posted on 03/03/2018 11:03:34 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I am frustrated to still hear the silliness about how President Donald Trump is soft on Russia. It continues to be a mainstream talking point, repeated by congresspeople pushing impeachment and pundits like Max "I would rather vote for Stalin than Trump" Boot. Our friends the Germans even made this disgusting parade float of a Russian bear sodomizing Trump.
Their argument is insane. Not tethered to reality. A supreme attempt to gaslight normal people.
Below is a list of all the ways that Trump's policies are anathema to Moscow. They are coordinated and deliberate, to help America and undermine Russia. Trump may not be saying as many mean things about Putin as the media say about Trump, but he has taken the concrete actions of a dead serious man.
As a point of contrast, please keep in mind that ex-president Barack Obama's pro-Russian policies included granting Russia permanent normal trade relations, ushering the Russians into the WTO, and a "reset button." It would be easy to go on at length about how Obama helped Russia.
Without further ado, the list:
1. Trump is unleashing the American energy industry: more fracking, more offshore drilling, and approval for the Keystone Pipeline. This is important because 52% of the Russian government budget comes from sales of oil and gas. Increased American supplies of fossil fuels will push global prices down, costing Putin many billions of dollars on a recurring basis.
2. Trump took the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement (PCA).
Putin was a strong backer of the PCA. He said, "[C]limate change has become one of the gravest challenges that humanity is facing" and called for a legally binding treaty. He has a few motivations for this. .
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Fact-filled article. IOW, libtard repellent.
why is christian conservative russia even considered a enemy ?
Top 3 items all related to the PDJT Energy Policy.
The problem with all of the above is Trump isn’t running foreign policy. Obama didn’t too, just pretended.
Current foreign policy including Russian is shaped by Bill Clinton at the time and also adjusted by Bushes for their needs.
It hasn’t changed a little bit in principle.
Just keep cheering on the failed BS that's been going on since Clinton and see where we are in another decade. Then the same people cheering for the scam now will be thrashing around for who to blame for the mess and pointing fingers at one another.
For all the talk about loving Reagan, it sure looks like most people didn't learn a damn thing from him.
the Left has to have a bogeyman. They are playing a dangerous game
Habit.
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