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And that's not even getting into his naive at best understanding of complex global issues such as Russia's broader agenda in the Middle East

Russia is taking over the middle east and the oil because we let them and we will have to wait for WWIII to get it back. With any luck we can arrange WWIII to be between Russian/Iran and Turkey/SA. When it is over we'll call the whole thing Kurdistan.

Plus your obession with Russia has made you blind to China. Trump wants to start a trade war with China. That's a good start.

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Plus your obsession with Russia has made you blind to China.

Not at all true. I frequently warn about the increasingly tight military alliance between Russia and the ChiComs.

From the Sino-Russian Joint Statement of April 23, 1997:
"The two sides [China and Russia] shall, in the spirit of partnership, strive to promote the multipolarization of the world and the establishment of a new international order."

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HI29Ag01.html
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"Joint war games are a logical outcome of the Sino-Russian Friendship and Cooperation Treaty signed in 2001, and reflect the shared worldview and growing economic ties between the two Eastern Hemisphere giants."

http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2005/09/war-games-russia-china-grow-alliance

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,170287,00.html
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Sept 11, 2014

China and Russia to build major seaport: report

China and Russia will build one of the largest ports in north-east Asia on Russia's Sea of Japan coast, reports say, in a further sign of the powerhouses' growing alliance.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-11/china-and-russia-to-build-major-seaport-report/5738036
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Obama: "We Welcome China's Rise"
CBS News ^ | January 19, 2011 | Stephanie Condon
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