• For reference: Trump spent more than four years undermining Ukraine and

    From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 26 09:38:10 2022
    "For reference: Trump spent more than four years undermining Ukraine and promoting Russian interests
    When you hear idiots trying to make the "Putin would never have invaded
    if Trump were president" argument...

    Trump's campaign manager was a pro-Putin stooge who previously helped
    the Kremlin install a puppet government in Ukraine.

    Trump's former campaign chief worked for an anti-NATO party and a
    politician who fled the country amid charges of corruption and collusion
    with Russia.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-did-ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-really-do-ukraine-n775431

    Trump stated that Putin was a stronger leader than the U.S. president.

    During the forum — where the candidates appeared separately in front of
    an audience made up largely of veterans — Trump suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a better leader than President Barack
    Obama.

    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-putin-leader-obama-military-town-hall/story?id=41936057

    Trump had the Republican Party platform changed to water down support
    for Ukraine.

    Diana Denman, a Republican delegate who supported arming U.S. allies in Ukraine, has told people that Trump aide J.D. Gordon said at the
    Republican Convention in 2016 that Trump directed him to support
    weakening that position in the official platform.

    https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/568310790/2016-rnc-delegate-trump-directed-change-to-party-platform-on-ukraine-support

    Trump attempted to extort President Zelenskyy by refusing to provide
    assistance to Ukraine.

    Trump’s personal goal, however, was to hold Ukraine hostage and risk the lives of its people and soldiers until Zelensky would agree to stand in
    front of a television camera and lie for the benefit of one Donald J. Trump.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/30/trump-impeachment-blackmail-extortion-conspiracy-column/4612952002/

    After Russia was expelled from the G8 for invading Crimea, Trump
    repeatedly praised Putin on the world stage and publicly stated that he
    wanted Russia back in the G8.

    The UK and Canada have opposed Russia's return to the G7, deepening a
    rift over US President Donald Trump's wish for the country to rejoin.
    ... The president said the G7's "outdated group of countries" should be expanded to include others, including Russia.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52885178

    Trump publicly stated that he trusted Putin more than he trusted U.S. intelligence agencies.

    In a statement issued by his Save America campaign, Mr Trump also said
    he would trust Russia over "sleezebags" and "lowlifes" [in] the US
    intelligence agencies.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/donald-trump-says-he-trusts-vladimir-putin-more-than-us-intelligence-and-asks-joe-biden-to-send-his-warmest-regards/ar-AAKVqyd

    Trump repeatedly undermined NATO...

    Perhaps the most striking aspect of Trump’s European tour was how much
    the tone of near-docile respect to Putin, and to Russia, stood in stark contrast to the insults he dished out over the previous six days to the
    EU, his declared foe, and to Nato, May and Angela Merkel.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/16/trump-shows-trusts-ex-kgb-agent-putin-more-than-us-intelligence

    ...to the point where he was threatening to completely pull the U.S. out
    of the treaty, which would have been Putin's dream scenario.

    Donald Trump was considering pulling out of Nato and cutting the US’s alliance with South Korea if he won the 2020 election, according to an
    account of his private meetings with top aides.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nato-south-korea-book-b1883457.html

    Even now Trump is sitting on the sidelines cheering on Putin as he
    invades Ukraine.

    Less than a day after Putin ordered Russian troops to enter parts of
    Ukraine he claims are independent, Trump went on a conservative radio
    show and called the move "genius."

    https://local12.com/news/nation-world/former-president-donald-trump-applauds-russian-president-vladimir-putin-action-toward-ukraine-calls-it-genius-russia-invasion-conflict-attack-invade-kremlin-army-tanks-peace-independent-land

    Putin didn't need to invade Ukraine when Trump was president because
    Trump was already giving him everything he wanted on a silver platter.
    If Trump had won re-election, there's a good chance that he would have
    actually tried to pull the U.S. out of NATO, which would have left
    Europe completely at Putin's mercy. Why would Putin invade Ukraine when
    there was a chance that could have happened?

    Putin only chose now to invade because after four years of Trump's weak leadership, Biden was rebuilding international support against Russia.
    Putin's invasion is an act of desperation."

    https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216403734

    TB

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  • From dm_callier@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sat Feb 26 10:39:58 2022
    On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 9:38:19 AM UTC-8, Technobarbarian wrote:
    "For reference: Trump spent more than four years undermining Ukraine and promoting Russian interests
    When you hear idiots trying to make the "Putin would never have invaded
    if Trump were president" argument...

    Trump's campaign manager was a pro-Putin stooge who previously helped
    the Kremlin install a puppet government in Ukraine.

    Trump's former campaign chief worked for an anti-NATO party and a
    politician who fled the country amid charges of corruption and collusion with Russia.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-did-ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-really-do-ukraine-n775431

    Trump stated that Putin was a stronger leader than the U.S. president.

    During the forum — where the candidates appeared separately in front of
    an audience made up largely of veterans — Trump suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a better leader than President Barack Obama.

    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-putin-leader-obama-military-town-hall/story?id=41936057

    Trump had the Republican Party platform changed to water down support
    for Ukraine.

    Diana Denman, a Republican delegate who supported arming U.S. allies in Ukraine, has told people that Trump aide J.D. Gordon said at the
    Republican Convention in 2016 that Trump directed him to support
    weakening that position in the official platform.

    https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/568310790/2016-rnc-delegate-trump-directed-change-to-party-platform-on-ukraine-support

    Trump attempted to extort President Zelenskyy by refusing to provide assistance to Ukraine.

    Trump’s personal goal, however, was to hold Ukraine hostage and risk the lives of its people and soldiers until Zelensky would agree to stand in front of a television camera and lie for the benefit of one Donald J. Trump.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/30/trump-impeachment-blackmail-extortion-conspiracy-column/4612952002/

    After Russia was expelled from the G8 for invading Crimea, Trump
    repeatedly praised Putin on the world stage and publicly stated that he wanted Russia back in the G8.

    The UK and Canada have opposed Russia's return to the G7, deepening a
    rift over US President Donald Trump's wish for the country to rejoin.
    ... The president said the G7's "outdated group of countries" should be expanded to include others, including Russia.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52885178

    Trump publicly stated that he trusted Putin more than he trusted U.S. intelligence agencies.

    In a statement issued by his Save America campaign, Mr Trump also said
    he would trust Russia over "sleezebags" and "lowlifes" [in] the US intelligence agencies.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/donald-trump-says-he-trusts-vladimir-putin-more-than-us-intelligence-and-asks-joe-biden-to-send-his-warmest-regards/ar-AAKVqyd

    Trump repeatedly undermined NATO...

    Perhaps the most striking aspect of Trump’s European tour was how much
    the tone of near-docile respect to Putin, and to Russia, stood in stark contrast to the insults he dished out over the previous six days to the
    EU, his declared foe, and to Nato, May and Angela Merkel.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/16/trump-shows-trusts-ex-kgb-agent-putin-more-than-us-intelligence

    ...to the point where he was threatening to completely pull the U.S. out
    of the treaty, which would have been Putin's dream scenario.

    Donald Trump was considering pulling out of Nato and cutting the US’s alliance with South Korea if he won the 2020 election, according to an account of his private meetings with top aides.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nato-south-korea-book-b1883457.html

    Even now Trump is sitting on the sidelines cheering on Putin as he
    invades Ukraine.

    Less than a day after Putin ordered Russian troops to enter parts of
    Ukraine he claims are independent, Trump went on a conservative radio
    show and called the move "genius."

    https://local12.com/news/nation-world/former-president-donald-trump-applauds-russian-president-vladimir-putin-action-toward-ukraine-calls-it-genius-russia-invasion-conflict-attack-invade-kremlin-army-tanks-peace-independent-land

    Putin didn't need to invade Ukraine when Trump was president because
    Trump was already giving him everything he wanted on a silver platter.
    If Trump had won re-election, there's a good chance that he would have actually tried to pull the U.S. out of NATO, which would have left
    Europe completely at Putin's mercy. Why would Putin invade Ukraine when there was a chance that could have happened?

    Putin only chose now to invade because after four years of Trump's weak leadership, Biden was rebuilding international support against Russia. Putin's invasion is an act of desperation."

    https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216403734

    TB
    All of which will mostly fall on deaf retrumplican ears here in RORT.

    dmc
    "I put as much stock in Trump saying that Putin's a genius as I do when he called himself a stable genius."
    Joe Biden

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 26 13:05:08 2022
    On 2/26/2022 10:39 AM, dm_callier wrote:
    On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 9:38:19 AM UTC-8, Technobarbarian wrote:
    "For reference: Trump spent more than four years undermining Ukraine and
    promoting Russian interests
    When you hear idiots trying to make the "Putin would never have invaded
    if Trump were president" argument...

    Trump's campaign manager was a pro-Putin stooge who previously helped
    the Kremlin install a puppet government in Ukraine.

    Trump's former campaign chief worked for an anti-NATO party and a
    politician who fled the country amid charges of corruption and collusion
    with Russia.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-did-ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-really-do-ukraine-n775431

    Trump stated that Putin was a stronger leader than the U.S. president.

    During the forum — where the candidates appeared separately in front of
    an audience made up largely of veterans — Trump suggested that Russian
    President Vladimir Putin has been a better leader than President Barack
    Obama.

    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-putin-leader-obama-military-town-hall/story?id=41936057

    Trump had the Republican Party platform changed to water down support
    for Ukraine.

    Diana Denman, a Republican delegate who supported arming U.S. allies in
    Ukraine, has told people that Trump aide J.D. Gordon said at the
    Republican Convention in 2016 that Trump directed him to support
    weakening that position in the official platform.

    https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/568310790/2016-rnc-delegate-trump-directed-change-to-party-platform-on-ukraine-support

    Trump attempted to extort President Zelenskyy by refusing to provide
    assistance to Ukraine.

    Trump’s personal goal, however, was to hold Ukraine hostage and risk the >> lives of its people and soldiers until Zelensky would agree to stand in
    front of a television camera and lie for the benefit of one Donald J. Trump. >>
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/30/trump-impeachment-blackmail-extortion-conspiracy-column/4612952002/

    After Russia was expelled from the G8 for invading Crimea, Trump
    repeatedly praised Putin on the world stage and publicly stated that he
    wanted Russia back in the G8.

    The UK and Canada have opposed Russia's return to the G7, deepening a
    rift over US President Donald Trump's wish for the country to rejoin.
    ... The president said the G7's "outdated group of countries" should be
    expanded to include others, including Russia.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52885178

    Trump publicly stated that he trusted Putin more than he trusted U.S.
    intelligence agencies.

    In a statement issued by his Save America campaign, Mr Trump also said
    he would trust Russia over "sleezebags" and "lowlifes" [in] the US
    intelligence agencies.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/donald-trump-says-he-trusts-vladimir-putin-more-than-us-intelligence-and-asks-joe-biden-to-send-his-warmest-regards/ar-AAKVqyd

    Trump repeatedly undermined NATO...

    Perhaps the most striking aspect of Trump’s European tour was how much
    the tone of near-docile respect to Putin, and to Russia, stood in stark
    contrast to the insults he dished out over the previous six days to the
    EU, his declared foe, and to Nato, May and Angela Merkel.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/16/trump-shows-trusts-ex-kgb-agent-putin-more-than-us-intelligence

    ...to the point where he was threatening to completely pull the U.S. out
    of the treaty, which would have been Putin's dream scenario.

    Donald Trump was considering pulling out of Nato and cutting the US’s
    alliance with South Korea if he won the 2020 election, according to an
    account of his private meetings with top aides.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nato-south-korea-book-b1883457.html

    Even now Trump is sitting on the sidelines cheering on Putin as he
    invades Ukraine.

    Less than a day after Putin ordered Russian troops to enter parts of
    Ukraine he claims are independent, Trump went on a conservative radio
    show and called the move "genius."

    https://local12.com/news/nation-world/former-president-donald-trump-applauds-russian-president-vladimir-putin-action-toward-ukraine-calls-it-genius-russia-invasion-conflict-attack-invade-kremlin-army-tanks-peace-independent-land

    Putin didn't need to invade Ukraine when Trump was president because
    Trump was already giving him everything he wanted on a silver platter.
    If Trump had won re-election, there's a good chance that he would have
    actually tried to pull the U.S. out of NATO, which would have left
    Europe completely at Putin's mercy. Why would Putin invade Ukraine when
    there was a chance that could have happened?

    Putin only chose now to invade because after four years of Trump's weak
    leadership, Biden was rebuilding international support against Russia.
    Putin's invasion is an act of desperation."

    https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216403734

    TB
    All of which will mostly fall on deaf retrumplican ears here in RORT.

    dmc
    "I put as much stock in Trump saying that Putin's a genius as I do when he called himself a stable genius."
    Joe Biden

    Hey, look at the bright side. The treason weasel is scheduled to
    speak at the CPAC at 7pm east coast time. All the good little trumpies
    will *finally* know what to think. I think there have been and still are
    a lot of people who could rise to the occasion. LOL The orange idiot
    obviously is not one of them. I expect that we'll get a lot of the old favorites, "lock her up, etc", and the "Big Lie", and lots of smaller
    lies. "It's all weak sleepy Joe's fault", of course.

    I'm hoping that the idiot will get down to some hint about what he
    thinks we should be doing differently in Europe. He might not, because
    he's in a bind. He doesn't want to antagonize his master. OTOH he's not
    likely to come down unambiguously in favor of appeasement. If he has a
    position he's willing to state I expect it will be some form of
    appeasement with a different name.

    BUT HEY! How often do I get the opportunity to be proven wrong on schedule? Who knows? I might even be able to stomach listening to the
    asshole for some period of time.

    https://cpac.conservative.org/

    TB

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to Technobarbarian on Sat Feb 26 16:55:30 2022
    On 2/26/2022 1:05 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:
    On 2/26/2022 10:39 AM, dm_callier wrote:
    On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 9:38:19 AM UTC-8, Technobarbarian
    wrote:
    "For reference: Trump spent more than four years undermining Ukraine and >>> promoting Russian interests
    When you hear idiots trying to make the "Putin would never have invaded
    if Trump were president" argument...

    Trump's campaign manager was a pro-Putin stooge who previously helped
    the Kremlin install a puppet government in Ukraine.

    Trump's former campaign chief worked for an anti-NATO party and a
    politician who fled the country amid charges of corruption and collusion >>> with Russia.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/what-did-ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-really-do-ukraine-n775431


    Trump stated that Putin was a stronger leader than the U.S. president.

    During the forum — where the candidates appeared separately in front of >>> an audience made up largely of veterans — Trump suggested that Russian >>> President Vladimir Putin has been a better leader than President Barack
    Obama.

    https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-putin-leader-obama-military-town-hall/story?id=41936057


    Trump had the Republican Party platform changed to water down support
    for Ukraine.

    Diana Denman, a Republican delegate who supported arming U.S. allies in
    Ukraine, has told people that Trump aide J.D. Gordon said at the
    Republican Convention in 2016 that Trump directed him to support
    weakening that position in the official platform.

    https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/568310790/2016-rnc-delegate-trump-directed-change-to-party-platform-on-ukraine-support


    Trump attempted to extort President Zelenskyy by refusing to provide
    assistance to Ukraine.

    Trump’s personal goal, however, was to hold Ukraine hostage and risk the >>> lives of its people and soldiers until Zelensky would agree to stand in
    front of a television camera and lie for the benefit of one Donald J.
    Trump.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/30/trump-impeachment-blackmail-extortion-conspiracy-column/4612952002/


    After Russia was expelled from the G8 for invading Crimea, Trump
    repeatedly praised Putin on the world stage and publicly stated that he
    wanted Russia back in the G8.

    The UK and Canada have opposed Russia's return to the G7, deepening a
    rift over US President Donald Trump's wish for the country to rejoin.
    ... The president said the G7's "outdated group of countries" should be
    expanded to include others, including Russia.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52885178

    Trump publicly stated that he trusted Putin more than he trusted U.S.
    intelligence agencies.

    In a statement issued by his Save America campaign, Mr Trump also said
    he would trust Russia over "sleezebags" and "lowlifes" [in] the US
    intelligence agencies.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/donald-trump-says-he-trusts-vladimir-putin-more-than-us-intelligence-and-asks-joe-biden-to-send-his-warmest-regards/ar-AAKVqyd


    Trump repeatedly undermined NATO...

    Perhaps the most striking aspect of Trump’s European tour was how much >>> the tone of near-docile respect to Putin, and to Russia, stood in stark
    contrast to the insults he dished out over the previous six days to the
    EU, his declared foe, and to Nato, May and Angela Merkel.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/16/trump-shows-trusts-ex-kgb-agent-putin-more-than-us-intelligence


    ...to the point where he was threatening to completely pull the U.S. out >>> of the treaty, which would have been Putin's dream scenario.

    Donald Trump was considering pulling out of Nato and cutting the US’s
    alliance with South Korea if he won the 2020 election, according to an
    account of his private meetings with top aides.

    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-nato-south-korea-book-b1883457.html


    Even now Trump is sitting on the sidelines cheering on Putin as he
    invades Ukraine.

    Less than a day after Putin ordered Russian troops to enter parts of
    Ukraine he claims are independent, Trump went on a conservative radio
    show and called the move "genius."

    https://local12.com/news/nation-world/former-president-donald-trump-applauds-russian-president-vladimir-putin-action-toward-ukraine-calls-it-genius-russia-invasion-conflict-attack-invade-kremlin-army-tanks-peace-independent-land


    Putin didn't need to invade Ukraine when Trump was president because
    Trump was already giving him everything he wanted on a silver platter.
    If Trump had won re-election, there's a good chance that he would have
    actually tried to pull the U.S. out of NATO, which would have left
    Europe completely at Putin's mercy. Why would Putin invade Ukraine when
    there was a chance that could have happened?

    Putin only chose now to invade because after four years of Trump's weak
    leadership, Biden was rebuilding international support against Russia.
    Putin's invasion is an act of desperation."

    https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216403734

    TB
    All of which will mostly fall on deaf retrumplican ears here in RORT.

      dmc
      "I put as much stock in Trump saying that Putin's a genius as I do
    when he called himself a stable genius."
    Joe Biden

          Hey, look at the bright side. The treason weasel is scheduled to speak at the CPAC at 7pm east coast time. All the good little trumpies
    will *finally* know what to think. I think there have been and still are
    a lot of people who could rise to the occasion. LOL The orange idiot obviously is not one of them. I expect that we'll get a lot of the old favorites, "lock her up, etc", and the "Big Lie", and lots of smaller
    lies. "It's all weak sleepy Joe's fault", of course.

        I'm hoping that the idiot will get down to some hint about what he thinks we should be doing differently in Europe. He might not, because
    he's in a bind. He doesn't want to antagonize his master. OTOH he's not likely to come down unambiguously in favor of appeasement. If he has a position he's willing to state I expect it will be some form of
    appeasement with a different name.

        BUT HEY! How often do I get the opportunity to be proven wrong on schedule? Who knows? I might even be able to stomach listening to the
    asshole for some period of time.

    https://cpac.conservative.org/

    TB

    Well cool. I got my answer a little ahead of schedule. I caught
    the Q & A session before his speech. He couldn't say anything that Biden
    should do differently. I dunno, maybe the trumis didn't expect any
    guidance. They certainly didn't get any. The best he could mange on the
    Ukraine is that he has "powerful" ideas. Reminds me of back in the day
    when Nixon had a secret plan to end the war in Vietnam.

    I had hoped to add at least one new item to my list of the
    Republican version of things the President is doing wrong in Europe. I
    was hoping the trumpis could add something new to their dreary old
    slogans. I don't think the idiot is going to be reminding anyone that he
    wanted to get out of NATO anytime soon. He did have a lot to say about
    atomic bombs. I interpret that as more Republican fear mongering. The
    GOP has a long history of that. "We need a 'strong' father to protect us."

    That spared me the agony of trying to watch his speech. I'll be
    able to read more detail soon.

    Clams are calling me. The weather is iffy, so who knows? That's
    one of my favorite kinds of weather anyhow. It should be a nice trip.

    Oh yeah, and it's Spring. Northern Flickers are pounding on my
    metal chimney again.

    (The way that razor clams are engineered is amazing.)

    https://poseidonsweb.com/bivalve-mollusks-oysters-scallops-clams-oh-my/

    TB

    "Lets go Darwin."

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