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Why Putin Didn't Invade Ukraine During Trump's Presidency (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Mar 2022
OP
Donald was too valuable as a Russian asset to embarrass or risk his effectiveness to Putin.
keithbvadu2
Mar 2022
#8
And Xi Jinping asked the mass-murderer to delay the invasion to after "his" games. nt
Justice matters.
Mar 2022
#12
underpants
(182,834 posts)1. Very informative.
The links are too great to not be real.
PatSeg
(47,507 posts)10. And pretty much all of it was so obvious
all along. There were plenty of people who pointed out what was happening, but the media seemed to have its blinders on.
Justice matters.
(6,933 posts)11. Heck, the Senate Intelligence Committee had reports from the IC...
Those reports (we never saw) made Dems (and "some" GQP) Senators sick to their stomach!
Yet, nothing was done. The orange "Capone" terrorist was never bothered about it.
PatSeg
(47,507 posts)13. How much we don't know
is really scary. A lot of it will come out in the coming years, but I think there may be things we'll never learn.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,036 posts)2. K&R
ffr
(22,670 posts)3. Great investigative journalism on the timeline. Brief and to the point.
BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)4. I'm pissed off all over again.
Cozmo
(1,402 posts)5. Yanukovych looks just like Manafort. Corruption is a scary thing.
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)6. K&R Excellent post.
crickets
(25,981 posts)7. K&R for visibility.
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)8. Donald was too valuable as a Russian asset to embarrass or risk his effectiveness to Putin.
Donald was too valuable as a Russian asset to embarrass or risk his effectiveness to Putin.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)9. Waiting until after the election to not diminish his chances.
Imagine how the relationship would have changed afterwards, just run over the guy.
Justice matters.
(6,933 posts)12. And Xi Jinping asked the mass-murderer to delay the invasion to after "his" games. nt