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2022-02-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

NYT reporter suggests Putin didn't take military action under Trump because he was unpredictable

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-24 03:25|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Don't forget, that under Trump we were a energy exporter and not buying Russian oil. We set the price of a barrel, not the outside world. That's called having them by the balls.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-02-24 06:54|| 2022-02-24 06:54|| Front Page Top

#2 They said the same thing about Ronald Reagan. Unpredictable. Not a potato like Biden or commie-symp like Barry Soetoro

Posted by Frank G 2022-02-24 08:45|| 2022-02-24 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 How about a mandate to send every journalist to Ukraine to report on the batlles.

Posted by Chris 2022-02-24 09:04|| 2022-02-24 09:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Anyone who is arguing we have skin in that game while letting our own border be a joke can go f*ck themself.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-24 09:16|| 2022-02-24 09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Anyone remember the base which got thumped in Syria(?) after the (very questionable) Chemical Weapons use?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-24 11:13|| 2022-02-24 11:13|| Front Page Top

#6 How about a mandate to send every journalist to Ukraine to report on the batlles.

Too bad the battles won't last much longer.

Posted by Jatle Sinatra9653 2022-02-24 15:08|| 2022-02-24 15:08|| Front Page Top

#7 NYT reporter suggests Putin didn't take military action under Trump because he was unpredictable

A feature, not a bug. However, being the NYTs, it might have been a criticism of Trump.

Posted by JohnQC 2022-02-24 15:34|| 2022-02-24 15:34|| Front Page Top

#8 I do wonder if all of the Trump is a crazy warmonger nonsense from the left gave Putin the idea that maybe there is something he doesn't understand/know about Trump.

Posted by ruprecht 2022-02-24 19:23|| 2022-02-24 19:23|| Front Page Top

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