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RalfB's avatar

Either Trump thinks that the conflict is primarily a territorial dispute, in which case he is an idiot, or, more likely, he knows full well what the conflict is about, but thinks he can achieve something by pretending that it is a territorial dispute, and strongarming Russia with sanctions into acting like it is, in which case he is a moron. Or, third option, he just wants to make a lot of noise like he is accomplishing something, and quietly disentangle his administration from this failure while pretending this is a personal victory. The question is, will the MIC allow that?

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Excellent analysis of Trump and the elites he is owned by.

Trump will in no way keep any promise that would be deleterious to the Deep State. If he holds any promise, it will be insignificant in the scheme of the Elite's quest for further wealth and power.

Those Americans who receive Social Security or Medicare are considered as dog shit on the shoe of those in power. They strongly resent that those Americans are not producing taxes but, in fact, are depleting the tax base that they consider to be rightfully theirs.

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