2. For at least a year, Trump administration has had two separate, incompatible Russia policies. Trump's personal indulgence to Russia & everyone else's desire to push back against Russia (through sanctions, tougher words, military displays & proxy wars).
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3. Think of America as a country that says one thing & does another. Trump famously reluctant to condemn Putin (and still hedges) while his government is anti-Russia in action.
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4. I've long thought the mixed messaging was dangerous and could blunder us into war. Putin/Russia has no clear sense of what USA's boundaries are, so could overstep (and vice versa!).
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5. So I think we're in a very dangerous situation since Syria is one obvious tinderbox where US/Russia escalation could go badly wrong (especially since Tillerson gutted state dept.).
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6. The good news (relatively speaking) is that Mattis seems aware of the dangers of escalation and is trying to keep the bombing restrained. Let's hope he can keep that up.
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7. Generally not a good situation where one of the people standing between us and the apocalypse is nicknamed "Mad Dog"
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*grammar flame*
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You're right. Trump is only pro himself. His vacillating attitude to allies and enemies alike is pure manipulation. I guess that worked for him in business.
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And now you're starting the backtracking. Too bad ya'll pushed that clown into this with the whole "Putin's Puppet" nonsense
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