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In reply to the discussion: Overview of the Trump/Russia collusion and timeline PLEASE READ! [View all]GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)That is a masterful yet concise summary of the game that is afoot. I think you've hit the nail precisely on the head. I saw Surkov's fingerprints all over the the events of the first ten days or so following the inauguration. As you point out, his techniques were also instrumental during the campaign. Russia has been "setting up the board" to their advantage for over a decade, putting the pieces in position within the USA, so that when an opportunity arose they would immediately be able to exploit it. Trump's candidacy was their opportunity.
Whether the free world gets out of this with just bumps and bruises, or the outcome is far worse (read that as the dismemberment and death of the Republic and a complete re-organization of the world's power structure) probably depends in large measure on how intact or penetrated the FBI is. If a functional un-subverted group can be found within the Bureau, we might be able to hope for a speedy resolution with minimal damage through the arrest of the nest of vipers. But if the Bureau is already too strategically compromised, and Jeff Sessions stands with them, I fear for your Republic. Does any other organization besides the FBI has the arrest powers required for a situation like this? Could the Secret Service do it?
Again, congratulations on a first class job of weaving the fuller story. Nice work. Colour me impressed!