As far as Russia, it is just a return to the bumbling and corrupt Obama-Biden years.
Putin took control of Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine in 2014. This came after the 2012 debate when Obama said that Russia was not a threat; the cold war is over.
The military complex would love another endless-war profit center now that Afghanistan is gone. Ramping up the war in eastern Ukraine back to what it was during the Obama years is a prime candidate.
As far as China, they spent billions with Washington elites to assure compliance. Now they have succeeded in removing their common enemy, President Trump. Real opposition to China is highly unlikely.
Obama was at fault for Crimea but not because of bumbling but because Maidan was bought and paid for. Alright thatâs enough letâs go back to Russian propaganda of all this being a reason for Ukraine to invade Donbas.
Yes, the circumstances of the Euromaidan revolution are still not clear, but there is little doubt that the CIA and the successor to the KGB were both involved.
A fundamental problem in the US is that elected officials have little control over the intel agencies. They could instigate a war without the approval of the president or congress.
No where in my OP do I make such a premise. On the contrary the premise of many on the Left was that Trump was in Putinâs pocket. If so it would have been logical for Putin to make any and all aggressive moves then.
The intent of the OP is a question and without a definitive answer in MY mind. There were indeed some premises, one being who is president matters in foreign policy and global issues or events. On the campaign and in the debates, when discussing other world leaders, like Putin, did not Joe Biden emphatically state âTHEY KNOW MEâ? As a voter I assumed that all would be on their best behavior once Biden was president. The other premise was as I previously noted.
I am not the amazing Kreskin so i am not going to question whatâs in your mind.
But given you first making a point of Trump being in Putinâs pocket and then quoting a debate talking point suggests that a conclusion was already drawn and what you are looking for is a reinforcement of that conclusion
While foreign policy is obviously dependent on the political state of other countries, the idea that Russia may possibly invade Ukraine because Biden is president is silly at best. More importantly if Russia doesnât invade that has nothing to do with Biden either. If Russia just takes Donbas it has nothing to do with Biden either
I never claimed Trump was in Putinâs pocket, that was the view of many on the Left. I simply asked a question based upon certain premises that who is president matters in actions of other countries. If those premises are wrong in this situation I wouldnât debate that.
Let me ask you this. If Putin was on the verge of a military takeover of the Ukraine while Trump was president, what do you think would be the headlines? Do you not think many would claim it is because Trump is in Putinâs pocket?
There is a third one that was already gleefully brought up. If They donât invade then Putin played Biden. Played him or why is irrelevant. Only neener neener is important
