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Johnny2X2X

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3. Exxon

Reply to shockey80 (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2018, 10:40 AM

Mar 2018

That's part of it.

Tillerson and Putin had a $500 Billion oil deal in place that Obama and Hillary (as SoS) killed. That gave Putin the will to do it, although he'd been setting it up well before that happened.

Also, do not underestimate the Russian Olympic doping scandal's role in this. Putin was directly involved in that program and athletics are near and dear to his heart. This was a humiliation for him on the global stage and the US played a the hand in that, giving doping program's director asylum and helping him expose the program.

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I knew it had to be something simple/stupid that created this hell we are living through. Obsession. [View all] shockey80 Mar 2018 OP

Toss Stormy Daniels on the pile of people who have the goods on Trump. Afromania Mar 2018 #1

And wouldn't it be ironic if this is what gets him? Texin Mar 2018 #10

That's what I've been saying to folks. Of all the serious junk this guy and his flunkies are getting Afromania Mar 2018 #11

Plus, most of the world literally hates tRump. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #2

They have seen fascists way more upfront and personal than we have. lark Mar 2018 #4

Exxon Johnny2X2X Mar 2018 #3

Interesting. Is this your own theory or RandomAccess Mar 2018 #5

Mother Jones has a good article about this. shockey80 Mar 2018 #6

tRumps special blend of narcissism and other psychological issues probably made him ripe for Grammy23 Mar 2018 #7

I asked about how we can punish Putin BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #8

I'm more afraid this isn't going to "end well" for the citizens of this country. Texin Mar 2018 #9