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Much more likely Putin wants to rebuild the soviet empire unblock Dec 2016 #1
Make the USSR Great Again! Dave Starsky Dec 2016 #15
Bye Bye Ukraine! Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #31
My feelings exactly. LisaL Dec 2016 #51
I think canetoad Dec 2016 #2
That's what I think too Bettie Dec 2016 #24
"Twittler" FTW!! KamaAina Dec 2016 #33
I think so too and it's particularly over the Baltic states membership. independentpiney Dec 2016 #42
Yep nt Quayblue Dec 2016 #61
It's about expanding the Sino-Russian sphere of influence. roamer65 Dec 2016 #3
Putin will get Trump to back off on Syria and the Ukraine. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #4
WWIII Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #5
Military advances from South America? KamaAina Dec 2016 #34
China and India moving troops through the south Pacific and installing them Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #47
India? Aren't they on our side? KamaAina Dec 2016 #48
Did ya' miss this story? Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #49
Please provide a link to that block quote. Adsos Letter Dec 2016 #52
her Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #54
Thank you. n/t Adsos Letter Dec 2016 #55
Planning? Their plan's already executed Nevernose Dec 2016 #6
Bingo! MANative Dec 2016 #16
And that's just the executive branch. eShirl Dec 2016 #17
No kidding right? workinclasszero Dec 2016 #19
invade latvia lituania and estonia one second after comrade trump takes the oath. nt msongs Dec 2016 #7
It's very unsettling! I don't understand how rethugs can sleep ecstatic Dec 2016 #8
I fully expect the GOP to remain silent while Russia rolls over its former allies. Putin's a genius! ffr Dec 2016 #9
"I fully expect the GOP to remain silent while Russia rolls over its former allies." workinclasszero Dec 2016 #23
They've already instigated a top-level crisis that will dismember the United States of America. NBachers Dec 2016 #10
NATO romana Dec 2016 #11
More likely invoke a trade war against China.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #12
Putin wants Eastern Europe like kids want candy TeamPooka Dec 2016 #13
K&R. There are Ilsa Dec 2016 #14
Quite the opposite oberliner Dec 2016 #18
Trump is a Putin puppet workinclasszero Dec 2016 #20
Putin does not need to take action, Trump will give it up willing. Thinkingabout Dec 2016 #38
True enough workinclasszero Dec 2016 #41
I suspect that Trump and the clowns he's appointing actually believe that Russia could be our friend OregonBlue Dec 2016 #21
Yes, they are playing a game where they are outmatched. They're so blinded by money KittyWampus Dec 2016 #36
Agreed. Trump really believes he's smart. He is just Putin tool. OregonBlue Dec 2016 #67
Ukraine & Poland. Poland is deemed as an acceptable loss to NATO. No regional conflict. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #22
Lord I hope poor Poland is not in Russia's sights yet again workinclasszero Dec 2016 #26
Oh absolutely Poland and the Baltics jberryhill Dec 2016 #28
Poland and the Baltics... workinclasszero Dec 2016 #32
My US Intel class, taught by an IC consultant: Ukraine might fall, followed by Poland. Taiwan poss. TheBlackAdder Dec 2016 #30
I wouldn't put it pass Comrade Trump to intervene in Taiwan workinclasszero Dec 2016 #37
I don't think he's concerned about Poland, he has Belarus as a buffer there independentpiney Dec 2016 #45
What Russia did wasn't mere election tampering, it was an act of war. Initech Dec 2016 #25
Using Natural Gas supply as leverage against Europe jberryhill Dec 2016 #27
Also all of them want a war with Iran to gin up cash, so that probably has something to do with it. Squinch Dec 2016 #29
Russia is going to be making big bucks drilling in the Arctic. And expanding territory. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #35
Putin enid602 Dec 2016 #39
Not against the US, but Russia is moving in an attempt to regain the old Soviet states haele Dec 2016 #40
Putin just wants us to not get in the way as he rebuilds the Russian Empire. The Baltic states will Abu Pepe Dec 2016 #43
my guess is that trump owes Russia lots of money Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #44
Goodbye ANWR. Hello joint U.S. and Russia arctic drilling and increased global warming. suffragette Dec 2016 #46
Trump's election will greatly increase Russian power and control of oil interests worldwide wishstar Dec 2016 #58
Good point about market manipulations. That or some kind of false flag that creates an suffragette Dec 2016 #60
Big oil influence during Bush/Cheney was an 8 year disaster wishstar Dec 2016 #63
Your points are all too true. And when catastrophe hits, then we'll see more Shock Doctrine. suffragette Dec 2016 #66
I don't think Russia is planning anything against US. LisaL Dec 2016 #50
I don't expect any direct action against the USA... more like NATO allies. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #53
Well, surely he's not going to do anything off the wall like install Donald Trump as president? DFW Dec 2016 #56
Even though this is fiction I could see this happening maryellen99 Dec 2016 #57
They pretty much overthrew our government. vdogg Dec 2016 #59
it's all about Syria, which is all about suppressing the oil trade Bucky Dec 2016 #62
Trump will attack Iran in order to raise the price of Russia's crude. McCamy Taylor Dec 2016 #64
putin wants to expand his sphere of influence worldwide Takket Dec 2016 #65
Gee! You think? Iggo Dec 2016 #68
HEY ALEX JONES!!! THIS IS WHAT AN ACTUAL CONSPIRACY LOOKS LIKE! Initech Dec 2016 #69
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