nat4900
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I have much disagreement with several of Obama's directives.......but the very worst of his mistakes was his reluctance to impose much harsher rebuttals to Putin's various attempts to meddle in our electoral system, and Putin's railroading of Clinton.....thereby helping to install a stooge such as Trump in the oval office.
A TRULY fascinating Washington Post article on what was going on in late summer in 2016 should be read by everyone.
Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault
The above article outlines several options that Obama could (and SHOULD) have taken against Russia's meddling, and the only "excuses" that the Obama administration has since relied upon are these:
1. Obama did NOT want for his administration to appear as favoring one side above the other by revealing Russia's penchant to favor Trump....and
2. Obama, witnessing the same polls as the rest of the country, thought that Trump's chances of winning were slim.....thereby showing Russia that their meddling was unproductive......OBAMA WAS WRONG!!!
Sure, Obama did expel Russian diplomats and oligarchs,closed down Russian spy centers, and imposed several economic sanction......but these actions were too meager.
Russia violated our sovereignty, meddling in one of our most sacred acts as a democracy — electing our president. The Kremlin should have paid a much higher price for that attack.
Read the article and DO wonder why Putin wanted an inept Trump in the WH, why he hated Clinton so much....and, most important WHY our current government is still reluctant to show a low-life, ex-KGB thug that we're more powerful than his vile attempts to divide us and screw us over.
A TRULY fascinating Washington Post article on what was going on in late summer in 2016 should be read by everyone.
Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault
The above article outlines several options that Obama could (and SHOULD) have taken against Russia's meddling, and the only "excuses" that the Obama administration has since relied upon are these:
1. Obama did NOT want for his administration to appear as favoring one side above the other by revealing Russia's penchant to favor Trump....and
2. Obama, witnessing the same polls as the rest of the country, thought that Trump's chances of winning were slim.....thereby showing Russia that their meddling was unproductive......OBAMA WAS WRONG!!!
Sure, Obama did expel Russian diplomats and oligarchs,closed down Russian spy centers, and imposed several economic sanction......but these actions were too meager.
Russia violated our sovereignty, meddling in one of our most sacred acts as a democracy — electing our president. The Kremlin should have paid a much higher price for that attack.
Read the article and DO wonder why Putin wanted an inept Trump in the WH, why he hated Clinton so much....and, most important WHY our current government is still reluctant to show a low-life, ex-KGB thug that we're more powerful than his vile attempts to divide us and screw us over.
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