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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswould trump start a conflict with russia to 'prove' he's not a russian stooge?
this russian / syrian conflict is scarier than hell...knowing who's in 'command'
Syria conflict: Russia issues warning after US coalition downs jet
Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after a Syrian military plane was shot down.
The coalition said it had shot down the Syrian Su-22 after it bombed US-backed fighters in Raqqa province on Sunday.
Russia, Syria's main ally, said it was also halting communications with the US aimed at preventing air incidents.
Syria condemned America's "flagrant attack", saying it would have "dangerous repercussions".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40329036
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)because Putin and Russian bankers own him. The warning means for the US to stay away.
unblock
(52,328 posts)too much to lose by crossing pooty-poot, too much to gain by helping him.
he's far more likely to sign a treaty with russia and declare victory.
perhaps giving them back alaska in the process.
hell, he might even throw in seattle.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)Shell_Seas
(3,336 posts)Narcissists will often do self-destructive things for the sake of ego. Plus, he's a really shitty business man...
unblock
(52,328 posts)first, that would mean listening and putting a value on criticism of him and doing something other than whining on twitter. that's not like him.
going up against russia would therefore be a defensive move. not a positive achievement in his own mind, but a defensive one to stop the criticism. that's not a major ego boost.
a major treaty with russia, or in any event some big deals with russia, that's something he can not only make hay of publicly, but also he can make a private profit from it. that's much more like the stuff that he gets an ego boost from.
Shell_Seas
(3,336 posts)He only cares about what he looks like and how he is perceived.
Which was proven in Come's testimony about his obsession with the Russian hooker pee-pee story.
Brother Buzz
(36,466 posts)Eliot Rosewater
(31,121 posts)I am sure they are working on a way to make this result in lifting sanctions and removing our military from here and there.
Trump does not care, at all, about our military, our soldiers etal, our credibility as a world leader and will do what he can to enrich himself.
Speaking of which, he is enriching himself tremendously now. If a democrat did it the Secret Service could not hire enough agents, nor could they find a remote enough location to protect that democrat from deplorables.
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)comments they are making about Russia meddling in our election (like we've never meddle in theirs or that of other countries). Wouldn't that suck if Trump's ratings soar because he gets aggressive with Russia.
TNLib
(1,819 posts)Trump is too busy loosing his mind over the Russian probe, tweeting nonsense and yelling at the TV.
spanone
(135,880 posts)this is crazy shit.
Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)It would be ordered and choreographed by the Kremlin. They won't let their pet prez do any real damage to them.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)...would not Putin close his contracts and licenses to do business in Russia, that were given to him after the election last year? When they shut down his business interests, then we may have a different perspective?