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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you think Russia is trying to use America to inflame Muslims and China ?
Who benefits in such a scenario?
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Do you think Russia is trying to use America to inflame Muslims and China ? (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2017
OP
You BETCHA. It's why it was so important to invest millions of dollars in fooling the
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2017
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bravenak
(34,648 posts)1. Yes. Russia benefits because it makes us look weak and stupid
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)2. Yes...carrot Russia...stick China.
Very very unhappy right now.
Johonny
(20,895 posts)3. No, they're trying to drive up the price of oil.
Hence inflaming OPEC
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)5. Combination of Oil and
Regional dominance and influence.
Appears this new Regime is following the Heritage Foundation(Koch Brothers) talking points and ideas.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)4. You BETCHA. It's why it was so important to invest millions of dollars in fooling the
American people into hating Hillary Clinton (who saw through him and his scheme) and have them love alternative candidates so that it weakened her.
Trumputin was Putin's boy, and he'll do as Putin tells him, which bodes ill for us.
wishstar
(5,272 posts)6. Putin wants US Navy to stop China from developing South China Sea oil drilling
and would also like US to interfere in such a way to cause less flow of Mideast oil. Both actions would help Russian oil sales and raise price of oil by limiting supply