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Trump Handed Putin a Stunning Victory

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Floridatexan

Floridatexan

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/07/trump-handed-putin-a-stunning-victory-215353

From his speech in Poland to his two-hour summit in Hamburg, the president seemed determined to promote Russia’s dark and illiberal view of the world.

By MOLLY K. MCKEW July 07, 2017

"president Donald Trump needed to accomplish two things this week during his visits to Poland and the G-20 Summit in Hamburg. First, he needed to reassure America’s allies that he was committed to collective defense and the core set of values and principles that bind us together. Second, he needed to demonstrate that he understands that the greatest threat to that alliance, those values, and our security is the Kremlin.

Trump delivered neither of these. In very concrete terms, through speech and action, the president signaled a willingness to align the United States with Vladimir Putin’s worldview, and took steps to advance this realignment. He endorsed, nearly in its totality, the narrative the Russian leader has worked so meticulously to construct.

The readout of Trump’s lengthy meeting with Putin included several key points. First, the United States will “move on” from election hacking issues with no accountability or consequences for Russia; in fact, the U.S. will form a “framework” with Russia to cooperate on cybersecurity issues, evaluating weaknesses and assessing potential responses jointly. Second, the two presidents agreed not to meddle in “each other’s” domestic affairs—equating American activities to promote democracy with Russian aggression aimed at undermining it, in an incalculable PR victory for the Kremlin. Third, the announced, limited cease-fire in Syria will be a new basis for cooperation between the U.S. and Russia; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went so far as to say that the Russian approach in Syria—yielding mass civilian casualties, catastrophic displacement, untold destruction and erased borders—may be “more right” than that of the United States.

Each of these points represents a significant victory for Putin. Each of them will weaken U.S. tools for defending its interests and security from the country that defines itself as America’s “primary adversary.” Trump has ceded the battle space—physical, virtual, moral—to the Kremlin. And the president is going to tell us this is a “win.”..."

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polecat

polecat

The master negotiator spent 40 minutes pressing Putin on election hacking, and the result was an agreement to let it slide? Mad skills Don!

When pursuing a corrupt politician, mobster or murderer on strong FBI evidence, if he "vehemently denied it," they just dropped it usually.

 Lemme get this straight, our genius president made a deal with Putin to guard OUR elections from hacking by ... Russia?

polecat

polecat

On Fox, Corey Lewandowski says Putin's firm denial ends the Russia story.

When my daughter says she didn't spill the Capri Sun on the floor, who am I to question?

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