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Irish_Dem

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13. Both Xi and Putin want to shift global power to themselves.

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #12)

Tue Aug 9, 2022, 01:56 PM

Aug 2022

That is their connection.

Putin wants a legacy of reuniting the former USSR and grabbing world power.
He might not want to literally blow it up by starting a nuclear war.

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The Purged Secret Service, DHS, Pentagon, Phones. [View all] gab13by13 Aug 2022 OP

Of course they are guilty. Of course Trump is guilty. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #1

You say how I feel, in a nice way. gab13by13 Aug 2022 #2

We have to face facts. The reality is difficult to digest. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #3

I did some dot-connecting. Basically reposting some material here. usonian Aug 2022 #4

Most excellent work. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #5

China indeed. One crisis at a time. I am sure that the administration is on top of this. usonian Aug 2022 #6

All the current crises are absolutely linked together. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #7

I wonder what Xi is thinking, with his neighbor looking so weak. usonian Aug 2022 #8

Probably not too hard to guess. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #9

Thanks for the analysis. I am not in a world politics frame of mind today. usonian Aug 2022 #10

The world power struggle is what is driving the politics in the US right now. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #11

I've had many of the same thoughts cross my mind. Frustratedlady Aug 2022 #12

Both Xi and Putin want to shift global power to themselves. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #13

"He might not want to literally blow it up by starting a nuclear war." Frustratedlady Aug 2022 #14