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Jedi Guy

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19. Remember the 2012 debates?

Reply to pangaia (Reply #14)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 10:55 PM

Jul 2018

Everyone laughed at Mitt Romney when he said Russia was our greatest strategic challenge in the coming years. Eerily prescient, at least on this one issue. On the rest, he was unsurprisingly wide of the mark.

Russia is most definitely a bad actor, and we've got a guy in the White House who's practically chomping at the bit to give away the keys to the shop. I wouldn't have believed it possible, but here we are...

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Trump won't rule out ceasing military exercises if Putin asks [View all] highplainsdem Jul 2018 OP

Putin's going into Estonia. No doubt now. underpants Jul 2018 #1

SHIT. I have been saying that for over a year. pangaia Jul 2018 #14

Remember the 2012 debates? Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #19

Now that you mention it, yes. I do remember. pangaia Jul 2018 #23

And where is the "new" NATO with that, we need to find out. ancianita Jul 2018 #20

Wish we had the Estonian PM in dem leadership, he's got Putin's act DOWN. Putin's a thug who blames uponit7771 Jul 2018 #25

I despised Reagan---but Reagan was better than this. McCamy Taylor Jul 2018 #2

Trump won't rule out eating Putin's shit if Putin asks dalton99a Jul 2018 #3

Indeed. iluvtennis Jul 2018 #16

+1, his sycophant base will declare Putin's shit is the best shit ever uponit7771 Jul 2018 #26

Just like he gave away SKorean mil exercises to Kim, for nothing in return. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #4

Forget the Pee-Pee Tape Drake Notthesinger Jul 2018 #5

I want...I want... Solly Mack Jul 2018 #6

I want what you want! BigmanPigman Jul 2018 #9

I'm not exactly a nice person all the time. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #17

Taking the high road and being civil is not a realistic BigmanPigman Jul 2018 #24

I want him to contract a case of the clap from hookers provide by Putin. alfredo Jul 2018 #11

You're too nice. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #18

*GRIN* alfredo Jul 2018 #29

We all do. Codeine Jul 2018 #21

Yeah :( Solly Mack Jul 2018 #22

He wants NATO members to spend more, but not to be ready. Defense suppliers only benefit. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #7

Putin can help with the military exercises IronLionZion Jul 2018 #8

GD thread on Russian military exercise in Baltic just before NATO summit: highplainsdem Jul 2018 #10

Donald's treason with no record in a private meeting with his master, Vlad. keithbvadu2 Jul 2018 #12

It's not a meeting, it's a performance review. George II Jul 2018 #15

Reminds me of the ol' fraternity spanking routine - "thank you sir, may I have another?" George II Jul 2018 #13

Or appointing commissars down to platoon level... malthaussen Jul 2018 #27

Shouldn't that be "when Putin tells him to cancel"? marble falls Jul 2018 #28