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lagomorph777

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5. $39 million, after witholding $400 million, and only under threat of impeachment.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:54 PM

Feb 2022

I'd say Putin got a pretty good deal.

It's also no coincidence that Trump spent his entire term doing everything he could to weaken NATO. That was specifically intended to make the Ukraine invasion easier. Trump may not have had the mental faculties to grasp the whole plan (and likely Putin didn't share the whole plan to blabbermouth Trump). But Trump did happily follow Putin's orders.

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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