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lagomorph777

(30,613 posts) Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:38 PM Feb 2022

Ukraine is the single, exact reason that Putin installed Trump. [View all]

It's no coincidence that Trump selected Ukraine as the target of his cockamamie blackmail/"investigation" scheme.

He was acting on direct orders from Putin. The goal had nothing to do with the fake investigation (though Trump might possibly have believed that). It was all about leaving Ukraine defenseless.

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Ukraine is the single, exact reason that Putin installed Trump. [View all] lagomorph777 Feb 2022 OP

yup... lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #1

I think you may be right. Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #2

Probably right...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2022 #3

Then Putin erred because Trump sold anti-tank weapons to Ukraine something even Obama didn't do. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #4

$39 million, after witholding $400 million, and only under threat of impeachment. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #5

What would a straightened NATO do about an invasion of Ukraine? Biden is President... PoliticAverse Feb 2022 #8

You underestimate NATO - don't make the same mistake as Putin. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #9

President Zelensky doesn't want NATO or US boots on the ground in Ukraine. PortTack Feb 2022 #11

He was supposed to sink NATO so putty could put the soviet union back together. NightWatcher Feb 2022 #6

But he did try really hard. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #7

Yup, Trump and Brexit obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #10