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kpete

(71,994 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:31 PM Oct 2019

Putin realizes Trump's days are numbered

I'm pretty sure Putin realizes that Trump's days are numbered, and he's trying to f*ck up as much as he can for the West while there's still time.

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Today’s #TrumpGenocide is the single biggest foreign policy win for Putin resulting from placing his minion in the White House.

- Divides NATO
- Opens the Black Sea
- sanctions make Turkey into a new Russian market since both are sanctioned.
- Helps Assad.
- Turns ISIS loose

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Putin realizes Trump's days are numbered (Original Post) kpete Oct 2019 OP

Well Putin bdamomma Oct 2019 #1

Probably true... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #2

It's scary af. dewsgirl Oct 2019 #3

I'll take... Newest Reality Oct 2019 #4

What is 469 sarisataka Oct 2019 #6

That's the question, because of course everyone's days are numbered. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #7

That's what's troubling. Newest Reality Oct 2019 #8

And the corruption is so off-the-charts that I'm more nervous about 2020 than I ought to be. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #9

That's a pretty poor understanding by Cooper of Putin and his tactics. Iterate Oct 2019 #5

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)

1. Well Putin

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:33 PM

Oct 2019

is accomplishing his goal. To neuter us, after all he is an Ex-KGB'er. He wants it all, he is spreading his venom to the Middle East.

Wounded Bear

(58,662 posts)

2. Probably true...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:33 PM

Oct 2019

plus you can see Trump going all "Hitler in the Bunker" mode.

His whole demeanor has the bearing of a cornered animal who plans to take everything down with him.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

3. It's scary af.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:36 PM

Oct 2019

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

4. I'll take...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 08:38 PM

Oct 2019

I'll take, "Just How Numbered Are Trump's Days" for $1000, Alex.

sarisataka

(18,656 posts)

6. What is 469

Reply to Newest Reality (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:20 PM

Oct 2019

Or 1930?

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

7. That's the question, because of course everyone's days are numbered.

Reply to Newest Reality (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:22 PM

Oct 2019

I think it's unlikely Trump will be gone before January of 2021.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

8. That's what's troubling.

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:42 PM

Oct 2019

I am not an alarmist, but I think it is obvious that he should be out tomorrow.

I am not able to see any turnarounds or reduction in his malevolent behavior. My concern is that he will continue to ratchet it up, squeeze harder and do severe damage.

Can we make it that long?

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

9. And the corruption is so off-the-charts that I'm more nervous about 2020 than I ought to be.

Reply to Newest Reality (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:51 PM

Oct 2019

Someone with his numbers should lose in a landslide. But we'll see more voter suppression than ever before.

Iterate

(3,020 posts)

5. That's a pretty poor understanding by Cooper of Putin and his tactics.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2019, 09:17 PM

Oct 2019

While Grant Strern gets the immediate benefit correctly, the "while there's still time" comment seems based on a conventional American/WWII/Cold War understanding of his behavior and goals. It's not like that.

It doesn't depend upon Trump, and Putin won't stop when he's gone. His gains will be leveraged, his losses ignored.

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