03-19-2020, 10:33 AM
(03-18-2020, 05:59 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: It may be ironic, but Russia could get better deals that stuck with Obama than Russia could get with Trump. The difference isn't that Obama is more pliable; it is instead that deals that Trump and Putin make can omplode because of weak connection to national interests.
Dirty dealings may look more attractive at the outset, but honest dealings -- good for good -- can readily have more lasting value.
Putin and Erdogan got Syria to split between them. That was a gift from DJT that wasn't even hidden.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.