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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Arms Race Has The Appearance Of Being Politically Coordinated.
Trump and Putin talk tough and act aggressive fully knowing neither will benefit from any kind of arms race. Shortly after taking office a plan already being worked on takes place where both back down completely from the arms race rhetoric. It gives the appearance of great negotiating by Trump, avoiding a possible crisis. Putin will then be allowed to continue his land expansion with no interference from Trump.
Neither benefits from any kind of arms race. There is more to this. It's more than just posturing.
flamingdem
(39,304 posts)nefarious goals.
They are coordinating and it's been going on a long time
Snarkoleptic
(5,995 posts)The whole thing seemed too tidily packaged for easy consumption.
ymetca
(1,182 posts)Putin wants his pipeline to Europe. As Obama stated, Russia is basically an oil company now. Old World atavism.
It will be interesting to watch as Trump lifts the sanctions, so Rex "Exxon" Tillerson can complete his deal. Then watch as Putin kicks Exxon out and hands over all the new oil infrastructure to his cronies.
Meanwhile, China sees an opportunity to keep siphoning Silicon Valley technology to do an end run around the dying global oil empire.
The nexus of human intelligence moves ever westward, following the sun. It started leap-frogging to Japan from the U.S. West Coast back in the Nineties. Now it is starting to come home to where it all began for humanity --the Far East.
DNA intelligence now encapsulates the planet, and is seeking escape velocity from our womb planet. Why? In the words of Monty Python, "'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth!"
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)They are colluding to dropping a nuke on an Arab country & agreeing not to retaliate.