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irisblue

(32,980 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 06:07 PM Oct 2019

Open Skies Treaty, help explain this to me

Michael McFaul (@McFaul) Tweeted:
We are now pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty? Really? Please tell me this can't be true. https://t.co/2KfZoYA8ep

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Jason Haddix (@doctor_eon) Tweeted:
@Sker4Lyfe @McFaul We’re giving up a way to gather intelligence on the Russian military.

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lewoo #SafeAct #HandMarkedPaperBallots (@FL_lewoo) Tweeted:
@McFaul "American withdrawal would hurt our allies...and only benefit Russia."

GET THIS RUSSIAN TRAITOR OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. NOW. https://t.co/SD7mqyBMkg

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This allows the treaty members to fly over each others country to look around, like trust but verify?

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Open Skies Treaty, help explain this to me (Original Post) irisblue Oct 2019 OP

He is getting Putins wishlist together irisblue Oct 2019 #1

It's Putin's birthday today htuttle Oct 2019 #3

Putin failed to get all sanctions removed lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #2

Happy Birthday, Vlad! Newest Reality Oct 2019 #4

Seems like a double edged sword. Aaron Pereira Oct 2019 #5

Welcome to DU irisblue Oct 2019 #6

It's Putin's birthday underpants Oct 2019 #7

irisblue

(32,980 posts)

1. He is getting Putins wishlist together

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 06:07 PM

Oct 2019

htuttle

(23,738 posts)

3. It's Putin's birthday today

Reply to irisblue (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 06:14 PM

Oct 2019

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

2. Putin failed to get all sanctions removed

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 06:11 PM

Oct 2019

so he is collecting on every thing else he can before Trump resigns / impeached and convicted / not re-elected

Open Skies
The Kurds
Ukraine
Hollowing out our intelligence and making us not trusted
Brexit support and weakening the EU and the UK.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

4. Happy Birthday, Vlad!

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 06:15 PM

Oct 2019

With love: Donald J. Trump.

Some very special gifts there.

Aaron Pereira

(383 posts)

5. Seems like a double edged sword.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 06:33 PM

Oct 2019

The treaty allows the Russians to make the exact same kind of overflights over US bases. The US from, from what I've read, has better satellite reconnaissance and I would like to think he was advised we don't really need the treaty at this point. If this is just another move he decided to make on his own he'll need to explain.

irisblue

(32,980 posts)

6. Welcome to DU

Reply to Aaron Pereira (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 06:53 PM

Oct 2019

McFaul is the former Ambassador to Putin under Obama. I'm going to trust his opinion on this.

The Russians flew over Dayton Ohio-Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Great Lakes Naval Base is near Chicago, both have a lot of long distance command & control capabilities

Source--https://time.com/5654461/russian-spy-plane-midwest/

underpants

(182,829 posts)

7. It's Putin's birthday

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 07:11 PM

Oct 2019

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212556721

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