Your move Mr. Laz
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I take everything the WaPest writes, invert it 180 degrees, and realize THAT is the truth.
I normally would agree with you 100%, however take at look at the author...He’s no WaPo stooge.
And I believe he could kick your a$$ in chess...
The U.S. doesn’t have a problem with Russia, nor does it have a problem with Vladimir Putin.
The elites who profit from war have the problem, and it is entirely their creation.
The attempted manipulation of public opinion, in this age of interwebs, is laughable.
Wasn’t written by the WaPest - it was written by Garry Kasparov
While you are generally correct. This isn't WP article or editorial (which are generally interchangeable these days). Instead this is an opinion piece by chess Grandmaster and Putin opponent Garry Kasparov.
He argues that Putin is playing the US for a fool and that Trump, like Obama before him, does not understand (for very different reasons) the kleptocratic nature of the Putin regime.
Kasparov lets his animosity for Putin get in the way of sober analysis, however there are some valid points and concerns in here. I disagree that Putin is a pure kleptocrat, but he is a partial kleptocrat, partial nationalist deeply interested in growing Russian (and by extension his own) power and international stature.
The US can work with him in selective areas of common interest, but we cannot trust him. Putin has allied itself with Iran in Syria, and opposes ISIS only to the extent it threatens Russian interests.
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