Posted on 07/18/2018 2:35:14 PM PDT by ETL
First, the very people who have been loudest in attacking President Trump about his performance at the Helsinki summit are the people who failed to protect America from Russian meddling in 2016. ..."
Second, the Trump administration has been far tougher on Russia than President Obama ever dreamed of being. The Trump administration is taking real actions designed to weaken Russia and force Putin to change his aggressive behavior.
The Trump administration has levied tough sanctions on Russia.
Also, President Trump’s public lecture about Germany not buying natural gas from Russia was aimed at cutting Putin off from hard currency worth tens of billions of dollars and further weakening the Russian economy.
Furthermore, President Trump’s efforts to get our European allies to increase their defense spending has a direct impact on Putin. The stronger NATO is, the less maneuvering room Russia has.
Beyond pressuring our allies, consider these specific steps President Trump has taken against Russia:
Where President Obama refused to provide serious weapons to the Ukrainians to help them defend themselves (his response was weakness on a pathetic scale), President Trump has approved the sale of offensive weapons to enable the Ukrainians to increase the cost of Russian aggression. ..."
More than 100 Russian individuals and companies have been sanctioned for a variety of reasons.
Despite the hysteria of the left, it is impossible to see the Trump administration as anything but firm in its dealing with Russia. Nothing done in Helsinki made life easier for the Putin regime in its continued economic decay and diplomatic isolation due to the sanctions regime.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
“First, the very people who have been loudest in attacking President Trump about his performance at the Helsinki summit are the people who failed to protect America from Russian meddling in 2016. ...”
Does that include you Newt?
You were pretty loud in your denunciations of Trump yesterday, and completely silent on supposed Russian “meddling” in 2015/2016.
>>Sen. D’Amato Drops Bomb: Hillary Allowed Russia to Take Ownership of US Uranium to Sell to Iran<<
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And she is yet to be held accountable for that act of treason.
Shame on America where we are supposedly equal under the law.
FUNG!
F your books.
F your appearances on TV.
F your comments on talk radio.
He sickens me with his lack of consistency.
Sometimes you don’t need a weathervane to know which way the wind is blowing.
I focused here on his statements regarding Trump vs Obama/Clinton on dealing with Putin and Russia. It couldn't be more clear who was actually colluding, and who wasn't.
Right, he should’ve kept his mouth shut or talk to the President Trump privately.
His pathetic hyperbole was outrageous; he sounded like a Pelosi puppet.
And I would say to his face that he was wrong; the President Trump was right about the CIA.
The President botched nothing.
Yep!
Sounds like he’s desperately trying to walk it back......
....or hoping we will forget...
WE DON’T FORGET !!......YOU BLEW IT!
First off, you (McGruff) are the leader of the FR Putin Fan Club. Second, the article I posted mentions the fact that Newt criticized Trump for not making it more clear as to what his problems with the FBI and CIA were/are. I simply chose to focus on his statements regarding who was really helping your boy, KGB Putin, become stronger on the world stage, and US much weaker.
The vandals stole the emails.
Also from this article...
“President Trump’s summit Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki created a firestorm of controversy. President Trump seemed to be publicly siding with the Russian dictator against the American intelligence agencies.
The initial appearance was so bad that I tweeted: “President Trump must clarify his statements in Helsinki on our intelligence system and Putin. It is the most serious mistake of his presidency and must be corrected – immediately.”
After flying home from Helsinki and reviewing the tape and transcript of his press conference with Putin, President Trump said he has “full faith and support for America’s great intelligence agencies” and that he accepts “our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election took place.”
In his remarks to members of Congress Tuesday that were televised by the media, President Trump went on to admit that he realized he needed to clarify his statements in Helsinki.
The president said: “It should have been obvious – I thought it would be obvious – but I would like to clarify, just in case it wasn’t. In a key sentence in my remarks, I said the word ‘would’ instead of “wouldn’t.” The sentence should have been: I don’t see any reason why I wouldn’t – or why it wouldn’t be Russia. So just to repeat it, I said the word ‘would’ instead of ‘wouldn’t’ ...
“I have, on numerous occasions, noted our intelligence findings that Russians attempted to interfere in our elections. Unlike previous administrations, my administration has and will continue to move aggressively to repeal any efforts – and repel – we will stop it, we will repel it – any efforts to interfere in our elections. We’re doing everything in our power to prevent Russian interference in 2018.””
Nope.
The rabid left is so obsessed with just opposing Trump at every turn that they are proposing measures be taken against Russia that would essentially leave them with nothing to lose. That’s not a good spot to put a country with a large nuclear arsenal into. The left sounds like they want to essentially shut down Russia’s economy and expel them completely from the community of nations. Russia’s economic situation is already so shaky, and their distrust of the West so deep, that to do what the left wants could realistically risk a world war. Turning Russia into a wounded animal just so that the left can score political points against Trump would be a disastrous mistake.
I think Trump is fully aware of this and is trying to walk a fine line between punishing Russia and working with them. Not to mention the fact that given the sedition perpetrated by leftist partisans in the intelligence agencies, DOJ, and FBI, I wouldn’t trust them to provide a realistic assessment of anything at this moment either.
And finally, we have the fact that the Russians didn’t “hack the election.” I’m beyond sick of hearing that stupid phrase. All they appear to have done is mount an incredibly wimpy social media campaign which was the equivalent of adding one drop of water to the Pacific Ocean, and perhaps had something to do with acquiring emails from the DNC (though I still highly doubt they were involved). The hyperbolic reaction to those anemic actions is beyond absurd, particularly the pathetic way in which many so-called conservatives have joined the chorus.
Newt should make up his ****ing mind before he opens his trap again.
Old habits die hard. In his day, you had to listen to the MSM and try to make them like you. Trump has changed the game, and Newt’s still playing by the rules of the old game.
Newt has unfortunately proven himself a quisling at various critical points when we were needing patriots. Smart guy, but lacking in testicular fortitude when it really matters.
ETL
What’s your opinion of PDJT establishing a detente with Russia?
We don't forget.
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