Posted on 02/22/2020 2:04:16 PM PST by Hojczyk
Over the last few days we have seen news reports alleging that members of the “intelligence community” have delivered briefings to the effect that the Russians are 1) trying to help President Trump in the 2020 election, and 2) trying to help Bernie Sanders in the same election. I don’t take seriously anything that is leaked from the “intelligence community,” but in any event, we don’t need the CIA to tell us where Vladimir Putin stands on American politics.
Donald Trump is anathema to the rulers of Russia. Not only has he armed the Ukrainians, he has re-invigorated NATO by insisting that members take an interest in their own defense; stood up to and badly wounded Russia’s key ally, Iran; overseen an expansion and strengthening of American armed forces; and, most important, encouraged fracking and other development of U.S. oil and gas resources, which has kept down the global price of oil.
This hits Russia where it hurts the most: as one pundit has noted, Russia is essentially a “heavily armed gas station.” Petroleum represents more than 50% of Russia’s total exports, and natural gas is its main geopolitical weapon against Western Europe.
It is blindingly obvious that the Russians would prefer any Democrat to President Trump. All of the Democrats have promised to limit U.S. production of oil and gas, which no doubt sounds like pure insanity to Putin but is music to his ears. Equally important, they all vow to shrink America’s armed forces and, equally important, never to use them under any foreseeable circumstances. And they all would pursue a soft line toward Iran.
If any member of the “intelligence community” tries to tell us anything to the contrary, chalk it up to the ongoing war of the Deep State against Donald Trump.
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The CIA should not be involved in any way in US elections. Period.
Trump’s approach to Russia is the same as his approach to China - he says nice things about their leaders, but squeezes their nuts until they turn blue in the face.
Because ultimately, Russia and China are two faces of the same coin - civilizations with world-conquering aspirations strangled in Europe (ex-Russia) alone by the devastation of WWII.
The entire Russia hoax is now intended to be a way to manipulate the President into “proving” he’s not favorable to the Russians. At least that’s the backup plan since they failed at removing him from office with it (or the Ukraine phone call). The whole thing is fake. It is a conspiracy theory, and too many Republicans are on record agreeing that the Russians “meddled” or whatever to actually call this thing out as the hoax that it is.
The Republic’s greatest enemies are domestic
Not quite. Parts are completely fake, but Russia really was meddling. Their goal was to divide us as much as possible. They didn't want Hillary or Trump; they just wanted decent people to hate the petty tyrants on the left and they wanted globalist sissies to fear normal Americans. The left bit hard on the bait and finished the job of dividing us for the Russians.
Except when Trump undid their job.
Takeaway: the deep state lost when Trump won.
The CIA should not be involved in any way in US elections, or anything else in domestic America.
In the last 4 years: Did the Russians meddle/spy more in our politics than? :
1. Our CIA, DOJ/FBI, DOD, IRS, DHS aka Homeland Security
2. Mexico/South America
3. The UK by itself, business, defense, MI5/MI6, ????
4. UK/Canada/New Zealand as part of the 5 eyes spy program.
5. The Euro trash countries posing as NATO.
6. Israel
7. China
8. Japan
9. Ukraine
10. Vatican
11. Soros, his sons and Thugs, and hired politicians
12. Fill in the blank __________________
“Not quite. Parts are completely fake, but Russia really was meddling. Their goal was to divide us as much as possible. They didn’t want Hillary or Trump; they just wanted decent people to hate the petty tyrants on the left and they wanted globalist sissies to fear normal Americans. The left bit hard on the bait and finished the job of dividing us for the Russians.”
What did they do to accomplish this?
Nope. It was all total BS. The divide us and sow discord meme is all for one reason. There was no rational explanation for the Russians helping Trump, and simultaneously releasing the Steele dossier.
So presto, the Russians are now just trying to sow discord and divide us.
It’s more CIA DNC Intel community retardedness.
“The entire Russia hoax is now intended to be a way to manipulate the President into “proving” he’s not favorable to the Russians.”
Exactly. The neocon agenda advances.
Like we do not meddle in other peoples election....Obama sent people to Israel ...
Ted Kennedy went to Russia or talked to someone to try and do something to Reagan before the election in 1984
Hell the Democrats steal elections all the time..
Ted Kennedy went to Russia or talked to someone to try and do something to Reagan before the election in 1984
This !
“intelligence community”
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A bunch of vipers hand picked by the Marxist muslim.
No, not the Kenyanesian Usurper, his CIA Director John Brennan.
The Republic’s greatest enemies are domestic
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True and some of them are wearing R jerseys.
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