03-27-2020, 11:29 AM
(03-19-2020, 10:33 AM)David Horn Wrote:(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.
Ha ha ha.
DJT made sure the Kurds kept the Deyir Al-Zoor oilfields, meaning that Assad, and thereby, the Russians, missed out on the only worthwhile thing in Syria. Some gift. But, Russian servicemen still have a place to practice their combat skills. I suppose that's something.
And since when did you start worrying about the Russians? From what I can tell, you spent several decades willing to give the Rooskies anything they wanted. Golly, all of a sudden your acting like some kinda rightwing sabre rattler when it comes to the Russians. What changed, man?