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The Polack MSgt

(13,182 posts)
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 11:20 PM Dec 2016

Aligning our country with Russia destroys NATO

Once Europe believes that the American government favors Russia or is even just weakly opposed to Russian ambitions, our multi generational commitment to NATO is wasted.

The bulwark of security and stability that America supported and benefited from - for 70 years -dissolved

Hey Republicans, you were right all along - ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES

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LonePirate

(13,408 posts)
1. Republicans do not care about consequences. They want to win at any and all costs.
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 11:24 PM
Dec 2016

Nothing else matters to them.

RKP5637

(67,086 posts)
2. Eventually, America will be out on a limb by itself as the rest of the world turns their
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 11:25 PM
Dec 2016

back on the US, and Putin and China laugh. I suppose the Dump might try to then cozy up to North Korea as Canada builds a wall to separate itself from fleeing Americans, as well as Mexico ... and that's how Mexico built the wall for Dump.

C Moon

(12,209 posts)
8. That's the way I feel: we're going to be shunned by the world, and we'll have to watch
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 01:34 AM
Dec 2016

as they move forward, and everything we have gets antiquated and rusty—like a deserted amusement park.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
5. Yes, the same assholes that have unfairly credited Reagan alone for winning the Cold War will
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 12:12 AM
Dec 2016

now jubilantly hand all the gains back to Putin on a silver platter. Right wingers have no true convictions, just treachery.

 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
10. I can see China feeling threatened by the Trump/Putin bromance...
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 01:39 AM
Dec 2016

I also see our NATO Allies being so freaked out by the Trump/Putin bromance... There will be two shoes dropping after DT is sworn in as President.

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