Is Trump Taking Us to War?
I need to be more empathetic with Putin’s hopes. Sometimes I, too, let hopes run away with me.
Yes, I was wrong to hope President Trump would normalize relations with Russia. Perhaps Trump intended to do so, until the men in black knocked on his door and told him that he was not allowed to takeaway the enemy that justified the power and profit of the military/security complex.
In the era of nuclear weapons it makes perfect sense to be on good terms with other nuclear powers. Mutual suspicions and high tensions can result in catastrophic consequences. Russia has not threatened us and clearly has no territorial ambitions. Putin’s ambition is a mutual security agreement with the West.
For some reason Trump won’t consider it. Perhaps the situation is one of armament profits taking precedence over life.
Trump doesn’t negotiate. He delivers ultimatums with punishments attached for non-compliance. Never during the Cold War did an American president issue an ultimatum to the Soviet leader.
What is Putin supposed to comply with? Trump hasn’t told us or Putin. It seems that Trump i
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