President Donald Trump addresses reporters alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin following Monday's summit in Helsinki © Kevin Lamarque, Reuters
Pat Buchanan, WND: Trump calls off Cold War II
Pat Buchanan responds to John Brennan vitriol with Patrick Henry quote
Beginning his joint press conference with Vladimir Putin, President Trump declared that U.S. relations with Russia have “never been worse.”
He then added pointedly, that just changed “about four hours ago.”
It certainly did. With his remarks in Helsinki and at the NATO summit in Brussels, Trump has signaled a historic shift in U.S. foreign policy that may determine the future of this nation and the fate of his presidency.
He has rejected the fundamental premises of American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War and blamed our wretched relations with Russia not on Vladimir Putin, but squarely on the U.S. establishment.
In a tweet prior to the meeting, Trump indicted the elites of both parties: “Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!”
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. In the coming days the vitriol that has been directed at President Trump is going to intensify when the realization on what happened in Helsinki settles in. There will be no Cold War II, and President Trump will do what every President since President Roosevelt has done since the Second World War .... to sit down with the leader of the Kremlin to find common ground and to avoid war. As a result of pursuing this policy, I have witnessed something that I have never seen before in all of my years of watching the U.S.. The sheer hatred that came from the main stream media, the Democrats, never-Trumpers, and many others in Washington on a U.S. President pursuing a policy that would lessen tensions with a nuclear superpower has been quite a sight to see .... and yes .... frightening on every level. Today a former CIA Director accused President Trump of committing treason ....Ex-CIA Director Brennan Accuses President Trump of 'Treason', and not to be undone a Democrat Congressman called for the military to intervene ....
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This is what many in Washington are saying publicly ..... I can only imagine what they are saying privately. I also expect this rhetoric to get even worse. As for President Trump .... my advice to him is to double his secret service protection. The emotional hatred that has been pumped up today has put his life in grave danger (as if it was not already in danger).Where are our military folks ? The Commander in Chief is in the hands of our enemy! https://t.co/3eF7OLKEdN— Steve Cohen (@RepCohen) July 16, 2018
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Sorry but you are backing a wounded horse. The MSM is telling it like it is; the Dems of course attacked. But so too now any number of Repubs, as well as even Fox News...and for those continuing to support Trump, some note how weak he appeared. He dissed our entire intel and supported KGB leader Putin
An Easy Win for Putin in Helsinki
The CIA Had a Rule Against Meeting the KGB Alone. Trump Was Reckless to Ignore It With Putin.
Is it you Clapper?
Trump might not want a Cold War with Russia but its out of his hands.
War News Editor
you try, gamely but weekly, to prop up the rep of Trump when in fact he attacked our intel over his love affair with a foreign enemy and, seeing that did not go over, did what he usually does: the next day say something opposite from his first position.
I think we are building to a tipping point, and Trump is going to be on the losing side, one way or another
No one gets it, kind of like the great Mafia line, keep your friends at a distance and your enemies close. I think good relations with Russia is a good thing, gives us room to maneuver. Also, the US does not need an evil empire to justify spending more billions on weapon systems form for Russia, they are tactically beaten. It's China!! And we are making all the right moves there. These people making comments to the Media and the pundits have no brains. Sad
I have known a few mafia people and you are wrong. they kept one hitman I knew close and then whacked him from that nice short distance, in his car, killed by his passenger (hit ordered by teflon Don, in testimony give by Sammy the bull Gravano)
tip: the moment one denounces MSM, including Fox, Wall St Journal, you know you are on weak grounds denouncing professionals because you are a True Believer. Alas, one who was just betrayed. live with it
"...its out if his hands." I certainly hope not. After the next election I think Trump will be in a better position. I think Trump and the Russian leadership are aware of this and are laying the groundwork now.
Cold War 2 is a,war we don't need, can't afford, and winning it would be problematic at best. Some have sought to foment this new Cold War going out of their way to do so multiple times all for what appear to be partisan political reasons. The mothers of such people will one day regret giving birth to them.
Now it is up to same American patriots to take the necessary steps to end Cold War 2. Trump is absolutely right. Let's hope It's not "out of his hands."
Frankly he should have vetoed the law imposing additional sanctions on Russia. While Congress would override the veto, a stance on principle and doing the right thing counts for a great deal.
Doing the right thing in the face of stiff and unreasonable opposition is difficult and requires much character. Few have such character. I've always been impressed by those who do.
No cold war. Right. Just hot war with proxies and cyberwar throughout the West
Just who is the "west." Germany, for example, has decided by their actions that Russia is not a threat. They have neglected to make the proper investments in their military to pose a credible threat as a deterrent to Russia and they have signed lucrative oil deals with Russia.
As I point out elsewhere on this site, oil is necessary for a modern economy. As such, any nation state would be expected to act to ensure they have access to a stable and reasonably priced supply of oil. It could be argued that from the German perspective it makes sense to deal with Russia as opposed to American LNG.
1.)Russia is a major power in Europe and Asia, has been for centuries, and will be for centuries more. In contrast, America has a fractured culture including politically, has most of the world's powers arrayed against it, has huge national debt, and is badly in need of infrastructure upgrades. will the United States even exist in 5, 10, 15, or 20 years? Making long term agreements with such a country may be viewed as problematic. 2.)Given the fragile nature of America's political system, we may soon have leadership who despises the oil industry, kills fracking, and severely limits domestic production essentially making American LNG unviable. The Russian political system faces no such instabilities. 3.)Russia is closer to Germany. As such, the delivery price is likely to be far less than for a comparable US product. Also, the infrastructure has been put in place to handle this. Changing it to accommodate American LNG would likely be very expensive. 4.)The arrangement with Russia has been put in place over a very long period of time. Given the feckless nature of America's political system, the people you deal with tomorrow may be completely different than who you are dealing with today. In the case of Russia, while the faces of the leadership may change, the policies generally won't. Part of a successful business model is stability.
I am NOT saying I agree with this analysis. What I am suggesting is the argument could be made that for Germany closer relations with Russia and purchasing oil from Russia makes sense in terms of reliability, stability, and price. As such, we may not be able to count on their help in any war with Russia involving "proxies and cyberwar" throughout the "west." In fact, the opposite might be what we can expect. I'd suggest doing what we reasonably can to avoid conflict with Russia.
Hint: so far none of the Russian olive branches to end this appear to be unreasonable. What is needed is to somehow restrain the crazies who seem h!ll bent on further inflaming Cold War 2. I think we can do this after the mid terms when more Republicans whose positions are more in line with those of POTUS are in office.
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