Trump's praise of Putin, 'America First' view tested by war

Associated Press ^ | 3/5/22 | Jill Colvin

[DallasBiff]

WASHINGTON (AP) — From the earliest days of his first presidential campaign, Donald Trump aggressively challenged the pillars of Republican foreign policy that defined the party since World War II.

He mocked John McCain's capture during the Vietnam War, validated autocrats with his platitudes, questioned longtime military and security alliances and embraced an isolationist worldview. And to the horror of many GOP leaders at the time, it worked, resonating with voters who believed, in part, that a bipartisan establishment in Washington had brokered trade deals that hurt American workers and recklessly stumbled into so-called “forever wars.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Very effective strategy, wouldn't you say?

Reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode("The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street"?)where the "aliens" got people to shoot at one another while they looked in amusement from afar.

We need an Anthony to wish them into the cornfield.

...before they do the same to us.

[SunkenCiv]

• Trump Heard Telling Golfer John Daly He'd 'Hit Moscow' If Putin Caused Trouble [03/04/2022]
• Fear Of Donald Trump Kept Putin From Invading Ukraine. Here's How Trump Pulled It Off [03/04/2022]
• Durham Seeks to Keep Sussmann Case Alive: 'The Defendant Was Disseminating Highly Explosive Allegations About a Then-Presidential Candidate' [03/04/2022]
• Townsend, not endorsed by Trump, quits House race in Arizona [03/04/2022]
• Biden's lie of the day [03/04/2022]
• Carville on Ukraine Invasion: Biden Was 'Born to Be President at this Moment' [03/04/2022]
• Old News but worth repeating: University of Pennsylvania has paid Joe Biden more than $900K. What did he do to earn the money? He claims a professorship yet he never taught a single semester. [03/04/2022]

[SunkenCiv]

Panic Porn from a Partisan Media Shill and Stooge alert. Thanks DallasBiff.

• Carville on Ukraine Invasion: Biden Was 'Born to Be President at this Moment' [03/04/2022]
• Trump Heard Telling Golfer John Daly He'd 'Hit Moscow' If Putin Caused Trouble [03/04/2022]
• Fear Of Donald Trump Kept Putin From Invading Ukraine. Here's How Trump Pulled It Off [03/04/2022]
• Durham Seeks to Keep Sussmann Case Alive: 'The Defendant Was Disseminating Highly Explosive Allegations About a Then-Presidential Candidate' [03/04/2022]
• Townsend, not endorsed by Trump, quits House race in Arizona [03/04/2022]
• Biden's lie of the day [03/04/2022]
• Old News but worth repeating: University of Pennsylvania has paid Joe Biden more than $900K. What did he do to earn the money? He claims a professorship yet he never taught a single semester. [03/04/2022]

[SunkenCiv]

Whoops, no idea how that happened.

[digger48]

I guess I’d say she’s apolitical.

Engineer at Raytheon, single, million dollar home 2 blocks from beach. ($1m ain’t that much there)

Been out there since Harvey Mudd college 20 years ago

Nerd child living the good life with her nerdy friends, despite the cost of living there

[fieldmarshaldj]

Ape Pee loves celebrating warmongers. They have no use for true peacemakers like President Trump.

[MarvinStinson]

The Associated Press is a leftwing joke.

Has been for decades.

[BillyBoy]

>> Russia the bulwark against Deep State hegemony and total control <<

President-for-Life Vlad is such an inspirational figure, fighting valiantly against the deep state and total control! And in related news, the current Ayatollah of Iran is the bulwark against Islamic extremism and Muslim aggression...

[bagster]

President-for-Life Vlad is such an inspirational figure, fighting valiantly against the deep state and total control! And in related news, the current Ayatollah of Iran is the bulwark against Islamic extremism and Muslim aggression...

Sarcasm noted. Cutting through your retarded analogy seems to be you saying that Putin is 'deep state' while at the same time fighting against the 'deep state'. And maybe you are saying there is no such thing as the 'deep state'. Hard to tell, really.

A smart man understands that Ukraine is controlled by the deep state, which is represented by George Soros and the others, who have identified themselves even to you by their robust call to war with Russia, and the RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA ruse for many years now.

A smart man also understands that the Ayatollahs of Iran are the chairman of the board of islamic extremism and moslem aggression, so your dopey analogy falls apart and illustrates that you have no basic understanding of the players in this game.

No, Putin is not deep state fighting against himself. He, like Trump, is the anti-deep state. That is what you're watching. You on the other hand, my FRiend, are fighting against yourself.

Wake the f up before you destroy us all.

[Triple]

I think the deep state thrives on wars, making it not out of the question for Putin to be goaded into war by deep state actors (in Russia and Ukraine) and for deep state actors to be in some of the many controlling networks in Ukraine.