Is Trump doing exactly what Putin wants him to do?

[whitehall]

Lost in the craziness is the fact that the Russians run the Space Station and Americans (NASA) are partners in whatever goes on in the research. Americans have to hitch a ride on Russian junk to get to the Space Station since Hussein grounded the Shuttle program. We need to understand what propaganda means.The Russians use social media propaganda to try to impact American elections and so does the CIA. The stunning thing is that foreign agents (Russians and Chinese) didn't let up after the election but now the mainstream media and the radical left wing have become willing accomplices and partners in the foreign propaganda war designed to undermine the administration of the duly elected President of the United States because they were disappointed about the outcome of the election.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Never mind Putin, Trump is doing exactly what I want him to do. The endless stream of butthurtedness from the left is proof of that.

What is the weather like in Moscow this time of the year?

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Lost in the craziness is the fact that the Russians run the Space Station and Americans (NASA) are partners in whatever goes on in the research. Americans have to hitch a ride on Russian junk to get to the Space Station since Hussein grounded the Shuttle program. We need to understand what propaganda means.The Russians use social media propaganda to try to impact American elections and so does the CIA. The stunning thing is that foreign agents (Russians and Chinese) didn't let up after the election but now the mainstream media and the radical left wing have become willing accomplices and partners in the foreign propaganda war designed to undermine the administration of the duly elected President of the United States because they were disappointed about the outcome of the election.

Which says absolutely nothing about the information I provided. You simply ignored it.

Reality isn't going to go away simply because you want it to.

I can't believe you are talking about an election that happened nearly three years ago. That's incredible.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Is Trump doing exactly what Putin wants him to do? That is a very good question considering the fact that the White House has been shackled during the 2 1/2 years Trump has sat in the Oval Office. Despite his party having control of both the House and Senate for the first two years of his Presidency, Trump has accomplished little or nothing.

He is the least popular President in modern American history, his staff has an historical turnover rate and is now filled with sycophants, and there are even questions about his mental stability.

Trump's close ties with Netanyahu while unilaterally proclaiming Jerusalem the capital of Israel has removed the U.S. from Middle East talks because the Arab republics do not trust him. Neither do Great Britain or France because Trump is unpredictable and unreliable. The U.S. has been replaced by Russia.

Trump removed the U.S. from the Paris Accord to which there are 197 signatories. Under Trump, the U.S. joins with the major emitters led by Russia.

Because it was signed during the Obama administration, Trump removed the U.S. from the JCPOA which permanently barred Iran from making a nuke. He has been urging the Iranian leaders to agree to talks for a new agreement that permanently bars Iran from making a nuke. In the meantime, Iran has followed Trump's example and is in violation of the JCPOA. Our allies are trying desperately to save the agreement. Trump is opposing our allies' intentions.

Trump has removed the U.S. from lucrative trade agreements, TPP, NAFTA, and has not signed one major trade agreement in 2 1/2 years.

Much to Putin's delight, Trump has weakened NATO with his constant jabs at our NATO partners. The recent G-7 conference went nearly as bad as last year's G-7 conference and there was no common statement of cooperation.

Trump has threaten the vibrant American economy. Because of his trade war with China, even he is concerned about a possible recession as consumer confidence is dropping along with the manufacturing index. Trump's harsh tariffs cause inflation, and inflation causes recession. To illustrate all of this, the stock market has been treading water since January 2018. On Jan. 29, 2018, the Dow stood at 26,439. Right now the Dow is at 26,798. It has been below Jan. 2018 figure for most of August due to Trump's tweets.

Questions about Trump's mental acuity have surfaced recently. Last Sunday, using a five day old NWS in predicting Dorian's path Trump declared that Alabama "will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated." On Saturday everyone not named Trump knew Dorian was going to turn north, missing Alabama by hundreds of miles. For a solid week Trump insisted that his faulty weather forecast was accurate.

When that died out, on Saturday Trump said he cancelled a Sunday meeting at Camp David with the Taliban leaders and the Afghan president. Since the Taliban declined to meet and the Afghan president followed suit, serious doubts emerged that any such meeting was scheduled for Sunday, although the headline seeking Trump wanted such a meeting.

Is Trump doing exactly what Putin wants him to do? The reader can decide.

Show us on the doll where Putin touched you to make you change your vote

 

[Claudette]

Seems Putin wants America to be great again.

Go Putin.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

In opposition to his own advisors, his vice president, and Congressional leaders of his own party, Trump admitted that inviting terrorists who had harbored Al Qaeda to Camp David a few days before the anniversary of 9/11 was his idea and his idea alone.

"We had a meeting scheduled. It was my idea and it was my idea to terminate it. I didn't even discuss it with anyone else," Trump said on the White House lawn where he usually holds his news conferences.

Apparently, Trump's NSA, John Bolton, was vehemently opposed to Trump's screwy idea to bring terrorists to Camp David. Trump fired him today. It is not a coincidence that Trump disclosed this secret meeting on Saturday, and, by Monday, Bolton is gone. Discretion is not one of Bolton's long suits.

It isn't the first time prominent members of Trump's foreign policy team have quit or been fired. It has become a rather common occurrence, actually.

Rex Tillerson was trying to forge an agreement whereby the Korean Peninsula would be freed of nuclear weapons. Trump told him he was wasting his time. Tillerson became the shortest lived secstate in the history of the U.S.

The DNI, Dan Coats, was fired because he didn't always provide intelligence Trump liked.

Mike Flynn lasted less than a month as Trump's NSA. He is now a convicted felon facing jail time for lying to the FBI.

Flynn was replaced by General H.R. McMaster. He didn't last long, and Bolton replaced him.

General John Kelly quit as Trump's chief of staff in December 2018.

General James Mattis resigned in December in protest because Trump foolishly wanted to withdraw American troops from Syria, leaving the ground to Russia. American troops are still in Syria.

Trump fired Kirstjen Nielson, DHS secretary.

Patrick Shanahan didn't even get a chance to serve. Trump nominated him to replace Mattis, then pulled the plug on his nomination.

So, working for Trump in the areas of foreign policy or our national security can create problems in terms of one's employment longevity.

As a candidate for President, Trump had no foreign policy experience and no military experience.

Putin loves it.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Putin loves it.

If Putin had planted a Russian agent in the Oval Office, he couldn't be doing any better than Trump. It is interesting that Trump's fans agree with my analysis.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Da, Comrade.

 

[deanrd]

Is Trump doing exactly what Putin wants him to do? That is a very good question considering the fact that the White House has been shackled during the 2 1/2 years Trump has sat in the Oval Office. Despite his party having control of both the House and Senate for the first two years of his Presidency, Trump has accomplished little or nothing.

He is the least popular President in modern American history, his staff has an historical turnover rate and is now filled with sycophants, and there are even questions about his mental stability.

Trump's close ties with Netanyahu while unilaterally proclaiming Jerusalem the capital of Israel has removed the U.S. from Middle East talks because the Arab republics do not trust him. Neither do Great Britain or France because Trump is unpredictable and unreliable. The U.S. has been replaced by Russia.

Trump removed the U.S. from the Paris Accord to which there are 197 signatories. Under Trump, the U.S. joins with the major emitters led by Russia.

Because it was signed during the Obama administration, Trump removed the U.S. from the JCPOA which permanently barred Iran from making a nuke. He has been urging the Iranian leaders to agree to talks for a new agreement that permanently bars Iran from making a nuke. In the meantime, Iran has followed Trump's example and is in violation of the JCPOA. Our allies are trying desperately to save the agreement. Trump is opposing our allies' intentions.

Trump has removed the U.S. from lucrative trade agreements, TPP, NAFTA, and has not signed one major trade agreement in 2 1/2 years.

Much to Putin's delight, Trump has weakened NATO with his constant jabs at our NATO partners. The recent G-7 conference went nearly as bad as last year's G-7 conference and there was no common statement of cooperation.

Trump has threaten the vibrant American economy. Because of his trade war with China, even he is concerned about a possible recession as consumer confidence is dropping along with the manufacturing index. Trump's harsh tariffs cause inflation, and inflation causes recession. To illustrate all of this, the stock market has been treading water since January 2018. On Jan. 29, 2018, the Dow stood at 26,439. Right now the Dow is at 26,798. It has been below Jan. 2018 figure for most of August due to Trump's tweets.

Questions about Trump's mental acuity have surfaced recently. Last Sunday, using a five day old NWS in predicting Dorian's path Trump declared that Alabama "will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated." On Saturday everyone not named Trump knew Dorian was going to turn north, missing Alabama by hundreds of miles. For a solid week Trump insisted that his faulty weather forecast was accurate.

When that died out, on Saturday Trump said he cancelled a Sunday meeting at Camp David with the Taliban leaders and the Afghan president. Since the Taliban declined to meet and the Afghan president followed suit, serious doubts emerged that any such meeting was scheduled for Sunday, although the headline seeking Trump wanted such a meeting.

Is Trump doing exactly what Putin wants him to do? The reader can decide.

Russia has the same size economy as Italy. And yet Trump works for Vladimir Putin. So the US has gone from the world leader to the follower of the New World leader, Vladimir Putin.

Thanks Republicans. You did it to us again. And again. And again. And again......... and again.........

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Just how bright is President Trump? The reader can be the judge.

Trump repeatedly condemned Bolton's suggestion (more than a year ago) that the U.S. pursue the "Libya model" for the denuclearization of North Korea.

Trump had no idea what Bolton was talking about. The Libyan deal as a model for North Korea’s own denuclearization was first mentioned by Trump’s national security adviser, John R. Bolton, and then by Vice President Mike Pence. How the ‘Libya Model’ Became a Sticking Point in North Korea Nuclear Talks

Then after revealing he had no idea what Bolton was referring to, the President then sided with the enemy. "What a disaster using that to make a deal with North Korea," Trump said. "I don't blame Kim Jong-un. ... He wanted nothing to do with John Bolton."

In-freaking-credible!!! Any other President who had a National Security Advisor who was disliked by the communist dictator of North Korea would have lauded the guy. Maybe even given him a raise. What does Trump do? He fires him. Kim and Trump have exchanged love letters.

But we all know why Trump fired Bolton and it has nothing to do with the Libyan model, North Korea, or Kim. Trump wanted to invite terrorists partly responsible for 9/11 days before the anniversary to Camp David to meet with him personally. Bolton knew what it was -- another photo op to glorify Trump and grab some headlines. Bolton wasn't alone. Several Republican lawmakers considered it a horrible idea and not one supported Trump's scheme.

Trump revealed his idea for the photo op late Saturday. By Monday morning Bolton was gone.

Trump couldn't fire the members of Congress, but he sure could fire Bolton.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Until I could stand it no longer I was listening to Trump's speech today on Fox News. Some call it a news conference because reporters are present and on rare occasions they actually get to ask a softball question.

Typically, a reporter allowed by Trump asks an innocuous question allowed by Trump, and Trump launches himself into a litany of lies, leaping from one subject to the next.

It is almost psychotic as he distorts one issue after another. Hence my inability to listen to him as he drones on.

Here is what is interesting. As is illustrated by this thread, from time to time I have been known to initiate threads critical of Trump. For the most part his fans are unable to defend Trump. Therein lies the interesting part. Even Trump's supporters are smart enough not to use statements made by Trump to defend Trump.

As of August 12, Trump has made over 12,000 lies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...as-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/

Americans can't trust a damn thing he says, and even his supporters know this.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Trump forced Iran into a corner and Iran has struck back. The communist dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, was pleased with Trump's decision.

Signed during the Obama administration, the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) permanently barred Iran from making a nuclear bomb. In May 2018, Trump removed the U.S. from the JCPOA and reimposed the harsh sanctions that stuck a dagger into the heart of the Iranian economy. Iran’s economy came under unprecedented pressure thanks to the reimposed sanctions, especially oil sanctions, with negative 1.5 percent growth in 2018 and an expected negative 3.6 percent growth in 2019.

Iran has bombed and seized oil tankers. While technically a member of the JCPOA, she has resumed her nuclear research in earnest. She has exceeded the amount of processed uranium. She has exceeded the level of uranium enrichment. She has shot down a very expensive American UAV that was spying on Iranian military bases.

"ANKARA (Reuters) - The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran meeting in Ankara on Monday agreed to try to ease tensions in northwest Syria’s Idlib region."

 

[Sandy Shanks]

Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018, Trump, in a stunning rebuke of the US intelligence community, declined to endorse the US government's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 Presidential election, saying he doesn't "see any reason why" Russia would be responsible.

Instead, Trump -- standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin -- touted Putin's vigorous denial and pivoted to complaining about the Democratic National Committee's server and missing emails from Hillary Clinton's personal account.

"I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today," Trump said during a joint news conference after he spent about two hours in a room alone with Putin.

We still have no idea what was said during those two hours. Why?

Meeting alone with the Russia leader was unprecedented, unwise, and totally unexplained.

Putin knows what they talked about and so do Putin's closest advisors. American intelligence and National Security Council do not know.

 

[Sandy Shanks]

CNN reports, "Saudi Arabia recovered fully intact circuit boards from one of the weapons used in the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, according to a US official with direct knowledge of the latest information.

"Both drones and cruise missiles were used in the attack. The official added that the Saudis and the US expect to be able to trace to Iran for the point of origin of those boards and possible flight data.

"The official told CNN that the weapon recovered was one of the missiles that missed its target completely and landed in the desert intact. That is where circuit board was retrieved.

"The official pointed out the attack was sophisticated, specifically designed for plausible deniability by virtue of the route the missiles took. It also was a route that avoided the areas where the US has highest concentration of US intel assets that might have detected the flight."

The bottom line: The serious risks of a heightened military standoff with Iran call for a well-developed strategy from a White House not known for its orderly policymaking.

Joel Rubin is the president of the Washington Strategy Group and a former deputy assistant secretary of state.

A war with Iran will make the Iraq war seem like a walk in the park. Nearly 5,000 Americans were killed in Iraq, nearly 25,000 wounded, an estimated one million Iraqis were killed, and the war lasted eight years at a cost of $2.4trillion. Sixteen years later, our troops are still in Iraq fighting the enemy.

Where is our President? Out west, campaigning for reelection.

Putin is loving it!