Demonization of Putin is one of the biggest threats to American national security,Stephen Cohen.

[rightwinger]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

 

[Meathead]

It is sad that Russia was given such an opportunity to abandon years of oppression and embrace Western Democracy

The west opened their arms and offered free trade opportunities.

But Russia could not help but revert to their old ways personified by Putin

Russia has tasted your Western "democracy" in 90-s and spit it out. The vast majority of Russians do not need your Western "values", they have their own great traditions and values they observe and respect which are over 10 ages old (Russia has been baptized in year 988, when USA has not been on the map yet). And it's just great that their leader (who seems to be a true leader, not another Deep State puppet!) has been guarding Russian sovereignty, history, values and traditions from all kinds of foreign dirty hands. And that's another thing why Deep State has been demonizing him for.

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

Kissov.

 

[Meathead]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

 

[rightwinger]

It is sad that Russia was given such an opportunity to abandon years of oppression and embrace Western Democracy

The west opened their arms and offered free trade opportunities.

But Russia could not help but revert to their old ways personified by Putin

Russia has tasted your Western "democracy" in 90-s and spit it out. The vast majority of Russians do not need your Western "values", they have their own great traditions and values they observe and respect which are over 10 ages old (Russia has been baptized in year 988, when USA has not been on the map yet). And it's just great that their leader (who seems to be a true leader, not another Deep State puppet!) has been guarding Russian sovereignty, history, values and traditions from all kinds of foreign dirty hands. And that's another thing why Deep State has been demonizing him for.

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

The US could have exploited a weakened Russia

Instead we opened up economic opportunities and free trade

You guys blew it Comrade........Blame Putin

 

[rightwinger]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

 

[Stratford57]

Russia had so many opportunities in 1990 to compete on western markets

They pissed them all away.......You chose Putin and now you have a third rate economy

In spite of all Western sanctions and info-wars (= spreading lies);
1. February 24. S&P Global Ratings has raised its credit ratings for Russia to 'BBB-' from 'BB+' with a stable outlook, the company said in a statement.
S&P raises Russia’s ratings to ‘BBB-’ with stable outlook

2. Bloomberg:
China and Russia have fully derailed the post-Cold War movement toward U.S.-led global integration.

American foreign policy has reached a historic inflection point
America's New World Order Is Officially Dead

3. As Bloomberg writes today, "the Israelis and Turks, the Egyptians and Jordanians - they’re all beating a path to the Kremlin in the hope that Vladimir Putin, the new master of the Middle East, can secure their interests and fix their problems."
"Putin Is The New Master Of The Middle East"

4. Russia's Gazprom Topples U.S.' ExxonMobil for 1st Place: S&P Global Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings
Russia's Gazprom Topples U.S.' ExxonMobil for 1st Place: S&P Global Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings®

5. Most Russians support both the internal and foreign policies of the current administration, according to a poll conducted by US company the Pew Research Center.

The report says that 87 percent of the Russian public are confident their president is making the right decisions on foreign policy, with just 12 percent believing the opposite to be true.
Russians overwhelmingly back Putin policies – US pollster

6. The US is being pushed out of the grain market as Russia's bumper wheat harvest has dragged down prices to record lows

“We literally can’t compete on the price of wheat in those markets compared to Russia,” said the trade group’s spokesman Steve Mercer, as quoted by the WSJ.
Russia squeezing US out as agricultural superpower

WSJ:
The 83 million tons of wheat Russian farmers are forecast to have reaped this season has cemented the country’s resurgence as an agricultural superpower and ratcheted up the pressure on U.S. farmers, who sowed fewer acres of wheat in 2017 than ever before.
Russia’s Resurgent Wheat Farmers Squeeze U.S.

7. India and Pakistan put aside their long-running tensions, as they were officially confirmed as members of the increasingly influential Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), during a summit in Kazakhstan capital Astana. SCO now includes almost half of the all world population.
Then there were 8: Eurasian powerhouse SCO expands after India & Pakistan join

8. Russia strikes over $15bn worth of deals despite sanctions at SPIEF 2016


And so on and on...

Outgoing US President Obama made a big mistake calling Russia a “regional power,” the European Commission chief said in an interview. Europe, instead, should treat Russia as “one big entity and a proud nation,” and there is a lot to learn about it.

“The EU occupies 5.5 million square kilometers, Russia takes up 17.5 million. Russia must be treated as one big entity, as a proud nation,” Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, the EU executive body, told Euronews .
Obama calling Russia 'regional power' was big error – EC head Juncker

 

[beagle9]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

. Well go on and try them like the Nazi's did, and lets just see how dam weak they are, and find out just how dumb you are.

 

[Meathead]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

Socialism sucks, eh? Don't kid yourself, Russia is not the weakling Obama painted it to be.

 

[Stratford57]

It is sad that Russia was given such an opportunity to abandon years of oppression and embrace Western Democracy

The west opened their arms and offered free trade opportunities.

But Russia could not help but revert to their old ways personified by Putin

Russia has tasted your Western "democracy" in 90-s and spit it out. The vast majority of Russians do not need your Western "values", they have their own great traditions and values they observe and respect which are over 10 ages old (Russia has been baptized in year 988, when USA has not been on the map yet). And it's just great that their leader (who seems to be a true leader, not another Deep State puppet!) has been guarding Russian sovereignty, history, values and traditions from all kinds of foreign dirty hands. And that's another thing why Deep State has been demonizing him for.

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

The US could have exploited a weakened Russia

Instead we opened up economic opportunities and free trade

You guys blew it Comrade........Blame Putin

Remember a parable? God to a man: "I'll give you everything you want, but your neighbor will get twice more than yourself. So, make a wish". And the man said: "Pluck my eye out."

That’s exactly what anti-Russian Americans are doing now, because a fair partnership with Russia would benefit BOTH countries. You've been robbing not only Russia, but yourselves as well.

Tamir Halperin (Poland): “They [ Dems] are using “Russia the monster” as a tool to attract as much compassion as possible. They simply need an artificial enemy to get more support inside their system.”

 

[beagle9]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

Socialism sucks, eh? Don't kid yourself, Russia is not the weakling Obama painted it to be.

.Yep, they got a button too, and by the accounts of these lefties they ought to be in great fear of that button, but they aren't ????? Hmmmm.

 

[Stratford57]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

Socialism sucks, eh? Don't kid yourself, Russia is not the weakling Obama painted it to be.

.Yep, they got a button too, and by the accounts of these lefties they ought to be in great fear of that button, but they aren't ????? Hmmmm.

Russian humorist Michail Zadornov came up with a cute joke a few years ago when Obama was a president: "Should we be afraid of a black hand in the White House pushing the Red button? "

 

[Tehon]

It is sad that Russia was given such an opportunity to abandon years of oppression and embrace Western Democracy

The west opened their arms and offered free trade opportunities.

But Russia could not help but revert to their old ways personified by Putin

Russia has tasted your Western "democracy" in 90-s and spit it out. The vast majority of Russians do not need your Western "values", they have their own great traditions and values they observe and respect which are over 10 ages old (Russia has been baptized in year 988, when USA has not been on the map yet). And it's just great that their leader (who seems to be a true leader, not another Deep State puppet!) has been guarding Russian sovereignty, history, values and traditions from all kinds of foreign dirty hands. And that's another thing why Deep State has been demonizing him for.

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

The US could have exploited a weakened Russia

Instead we opened up economic opportunities and free trade

You guys blew it Comrade........Blame Putin

Opening economic opportunities......American style.

The Looting Of Russia Was Just A Warm Up: Meet Your Future Leaders | HuffPost

Bain had plenty of company in the wholesale looting of Russia, which was abetted by major Western banks and intellectuals — some of whom wound up in jail, most of whom wound up fantastically rich. When it comes down to it, the story of Bain and its Western colleagues in post-Soviet Russia isn’t one of anomalous behavior brought about by too much vodka and the bad influence of some nasty Russian mob figures. No, what Western companies did in Russia — did to Russia — is more or less what they’ve done to the United States and Europe over the past few decades. It’s just that in Russia they did it basically in a weekend.

 

[beagle9]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

Socialism sucks, eh? Don't kid yourself, Russia is not the weakling Obama painted it to be.

.Yep, they got a button too, and by the accounts of these lefties they ought to be in great fear of that button, but they aren't ????? Hmmmm.

Russian humorist Michail Zadornov came up with a cute joke a few years ago when Obama was a president: "Should we be afraid of a black hand in the White House pushing the Red button? "

. Must have constructed that joke by listening to the leftist liberals spewing their hatred towards anything white... LOL

 

[rightwinger]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

. Well go on and try them like the Nazi's did, and lets just see how dam weak they are, and find out just how dumb you are.

We saw the vaunted Soviet military after the USSR fell

Obsolete, poorly maintained equipment. Poorly trained soldiers with poor morale. A Navy that can barely leave port

Today’s Russia has much of the same equipment

 

[rightwinger]

It is sad that Russia was given such an opportunity to abandon years of oppression and embrace Western Democracy

The west opened their arms and offered free trade opportunities.

But Russia could not help but revert to their old ways personified by Putin

Russia has tasted your Western "democracy" in 90-s and spit it out. The vast majority of Russians do not need your Western "values", they have their own great traditions and values they observe and respect which are over 10 ages old (Russia has been baptized in year 988, when USA has not been on the map yet). And it's just great that their leader (who seems to be a true leader, not another Deep State puppet!) has been guarding Russian sovereignty, history, values and traditions from all kinds of foreign dirty hands. And that's another thing why Deep State has been demonizing him for.

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

The US could have exploited a weakened Russia

Instead we opened up economic opportunities and free trade

You guys blew it Comrade........Blame Putin

Opening economic opportunities......American style.

The Looting Of Russia Was Just A Warm Up: Meet Your Future Leaders | HuffPost

Bain had plenty of company in the wholesale looting of Russia, which was abetted by major Western banks and intellectuals — some of whom wound up in jail, most of whom wound up fantastically rich. When it comes down to it, the story of Bain and its Western colleagues in post-Soviet Russia isn’t one of anomalous behavior brought about by too much vodka and the bad influence of some nasty Russian mob figures. No, what Western companies did in Russia — did to Russia — is more or less what they’ve done to the United States and Europe over the past few decades. It’s just that in Russia they did it basically in a weekend.

You guys had endless opportunities to bring yourselves into the modern world

China did it ....

Why can’t Russia

 

[rightwinger]

It is sad that the citizens of Russia are so weak that they accept the corruption and shoddy economy that Putin has given them

They had so much opportunity when the USSR fell. Rather than exploit their weakness....the west offered up trade opportunities

Russia should be a major economic player by now.......look at China

THAT is what Putin has given you

Belive it or not, Russia is a major economic player and unfortunately the world's second most powerful country militarily. Your butt hurt over the Beast losing an election is no reason to start another Cold War, much less a real war.

For its population and resources....Russia is incredibly weak both economically and militarily

Socialism sucks, eh? Don't kid yourself, Russia is not the weakling Obama painted it to be.

They are worse since Obama crippled them with sanctions and cut them off from the west

But at least they gave us Trump

 

[Meathead]

Russia has tasted your Western "democracy" in 90-s and spit it out. The vast majority of Russians do not need your Western "values", they have their own great traditions and values they observe and respect which are over 10 ages old (Russia has been baptized in year 988, when USA has not been on the map yet). And it's just great that their leader (who seems to be a true leader, not another Deep State puppet!) has been guarding Russian sovereignty, history, values and traditions from all kinds of foreign dirty hands. And that's another thing why Deep State has been demonizing him for.

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

The US could have exploited a weakened Russia

Instead we opened up economic opportunities and free trade

You guys blew it Comrade........Blame Putin

Opening economic opportunities......American style.

The Looting Of Russia Was Just A Warm Up: Meet Your Future Leaders | HuffPost

Bain had plenty of company in the wholesale looting of Russia, which was abetted by major Western banks and intellectuals — some of whom wound up in jail, most of whom wound up fantastically rich. When it comes down to it, the story of Bain and its Western colleagues in post-Soviet Russia isn’t one of anomalous behavior brought about by too much vodka and the bad influence of some nasty Russian mob figures. No, what Western companies did in Russia — did to Russia — is more or less what they’ve done to the United States and Europe over the past few decades. It’s just that in Russia they did it basically in a weekend.

You guys had endless opportunities to bring yourselves into the modern world

China did it ....

Why can’t Russia

Underestimating (and overestimating) Russia's strength is a fools errand. Reagan got it right, which is one of the reasons he is a great president, Obama got it wrong, which is one of the reasons he is not.

 

[kiwiman127]

And now that Putin is busted for hacking us you are supporting what a good man Putin is over our own media.
What the hell is wrong with you.. Putin attacked us stealing identities to change votes on a government website..pretending to be an American

You have no supporting evidence to justify such assertions.

But you have justified the OP.

Bullshit..there is no reason to support what the Russians did here in America..what Putin did was in my opinion a terrorist attack.

Putin isn't under indictment.

Because his buddy in chief Trump pretends that Puttin didn't do anything, many people in America don't even know what he did.

It's another myth which Deep State Media has been actively spreading. Trump and Putin are NOT buddies, never have been, and never met before Trump became a POTUS.
Besides, during more than a year of Trump's presidency he hasn't done even one little thing in Putin's favor.

Don't let facts get in your way of your bullshit. Just keep on spreading the word, that Putin/Russia has been doing the United States nothing but favors.
And, "Besides, during more than a year of Trump's presidency he hasn't done even one little thing in Putin's favor". Trump saying that Putin/Russian trying to influence in our election and dividing our country is a hoax, despite our intelligence agencies providing proof that it is true, isn't doing Putin any favors?
You must think people are really stupid. Sorry buddy, you are naive.

 

[rightwinger]

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

The US could have exploited a weakened Russia

Instead we opened up economic opportunities and free trade

You guys blew it Comrade........Blame Putin

Opening economic opportunities......American style.

The Looting Of Russia Was Just A Warm Up: Meet Your Future Leaders | HuffPost

Bain had plenty of company in the wholesale looting of Russia, which was abetted by major Western banks and intellectuals — some of whom wound up in jail, most of whom wound up fantastically rich. When it comes down to it, the story of Bain and its Western colleagues in post-Soviet Russia isn’t one of anomalous behavior brought about by too much vodka and the bad influence of some nasty Russian mob figures. No, what Western companies did in Russia — did to Russia — is more or less what they’ve done to the United States and Europe over the past few decades. It’s just that in Russia they did it basically in a weekend.

You guys had endless opportunities to bring yourselves into the modern world

China did it ....

Why can’t Russia

Underestimating (and overestimating) Russia's strength is a fools errand. Reagan got it right, which is one of the reasons he is a great president, Obama got it wrong, which is one of the reasons he is not.

We saw what happened when Russia was given endless opportunities

They fucked it up and embraced Putin

 

[Tehon]

It is sad that Russia was given such an opportunity to abandon years of oppression and embrace Western Democracy

The west opened their arms and offered free trade opportunities.

But Russia could not help but revert to their old ways personified by Putin

Russia has tasted your Western "democracy" in 90-s and spit it out. The vast majority of Russians do not need your Western "values", they have their own great traditions and values they observe and respect which are over 10 ages old (Russia has been baptized in year 988, when USA has not been on the map yet). And it's just great that their leader (who seems to be a true leader, not another Deep State puppet!) has been guarding Russian sovereignty, history, values and traditions from all kinds of foreign dirty hands. And that's another thing why Deep State has been demonizing him for.

I feel sorry for you guys.......you had so much opportunity and you pissed it away

Compare Russia to China in 1990. Russia had so much more offered them and settled for authoritarianism. China was destitute an$ restructured their whole economy to become dominate around the globe

Russia is stil the same shithole it was 30 years ago.

The US wasn't interested in cooperating with Russia for the labor benefits.

The US was interested in looting Russia's natural resources.

Kissov.

Kissov death