New US Defense Bill 'Direct Threat,' Says Russia

[Zorro]

Serving as the latest figurative jab in the two countries’ ongoing publicity war, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the United States' newest defense spending authorization a “hostile” act Tuesday, Politico reported.

President Barack Obama, following Congress’ passage of the $618.7 billion National Defense Authorization Act earlier this month, signed the spending bill into law Friday and Russian spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the intended funding for Syrian anti-government rebels, who she called “bloody thugs,” was a “direct threat” to Russian aircraft, soldiers and its embassy in Syria.

Zakharova also addressed the timing of the bill, as Obama transitions out and President-elect Donald Trump in, could create further issues for the oft-at-odds nations.

“The passing of this law in the last days of team Obama is an indication the administration is planting a landmine for the future administration of Donald Trump, in an attempt to complicate affairs in the international arena,” Zakharova said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-defense-bill-direct-threat-150352293.html

[underpants]

1. They could have just told their boy Trump this in his regular weekly phone call

F Russia

[ffr]

2. Misguided tRump will want to please his masters.

Expect America to back down starting in 2017. Stand down all the hardware we have in place to maintain peace in the World, so tRump can appease those who helped trick enough simpleton voters to get him elected.

[gratuitous]

3. Remember how jacked Republicans got about the Obama apology tours?

Every time President Obama met with another head of state, Republicans would get all wee-wee'd up about Obama "apologizing" or "bowing down" to foreign potentates. What do you expect we'll hear from them about Trump's craven obeisances to Russia?

[world wide wally]

4. Obama didn't get the memo...

Putin now calls the shots for the American military.
An army can only have one commander.
It will be interesting to see how Putin wrests complete control away from Trump. I imagine he'll give him some shiny coins to play with.