Putin was flattering Trump in Helsinki. Putin DESPISES weakness. He SMELLS it like a shark and had nothing but contempt for Obama *and* Hillary, who were ANTI-US energy production and PACIFIST. For Putin's purposes, the WORST POSSIBLE outcome was Trump.
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He didn't see strength in Trump in Helsinki. His beef with Hillary was that he accused her of meddling in his re-elect to "prez" after he was serving as PM. No beef w/ Obama assessment.
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He didn't have to see it in Helsinki. Putin got the message. Several times. He bombed the sh*t out of 200 Russians in Syria, bitch-slapped Merkel on the pipeline, opened up Anwar & all of domestic energy production, armed the Ukrainians... on & on. Trump's greatest strength 1 /
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is also his weakness-he's unpredictable. If only for Trump's rational policy to domestic energy production, Putin knows he's screwed, as Russia is basically a gas station w/an army. It's all he's got. The paradigm has changed. The power dynamic has shifted. Trump wins. 2/2
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We just disagree, especially on the value of Trump's unpredictability. But I prefer that you be right and I be wrong.
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Fair enuf, but I know I wouldn't want to be his enemy. He has a very vengeful streak and if I'm Putin or Xi or Rocket Man, his "word" to stop "war games" or make nice on this or that won't mean much if I insult his hair or something. Not saying it's good or bad - just that it is.
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Specially after Putin said he wanted Donald to win!
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