Kremlin Fifth Column: The GOP Gives Aid And Comfort To Putin - National Memo
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Kremlin Fifth Column: The GOP Gives Aid And Comfort To Putin
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On Monday, Russian authoritarian ruler Vladimir Putin moved additional Russian forces into Ukraine, declaring that two regions in eastern Ukraine were now “independent republics.” On Tuesday, Putin expanded the scope of the new nations he peremptorily formed out of the territory of a neighboring country, setting up an excuse to occupy a much larger area and engage in direct military conflict with Ukrainian government forces.
In response to Putin’s actions, both the United States and European nations took swift actions. Sanctions have been placed on Russia, making it extremely difficult to finance the country’s debt in international markets. Additional sanctions have been placed on Russian state banks. And, most importantly, completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline—a pipeline that would have carried 1.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from Russia to Germany each year—has been halted. This pipeline would have been a major source of revenue for Russia, which has an economy that is heavily dependent on export of fossil fuels.
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Now is the time for decent Republicans to step up and act patriotic and reject the quislingism of Pompeo , Trump ,Tucker Carlson, excetera.
Col Vindman said on television this afternoon that the right wing traitors dont know what they are getting themselves into.
That's pretty way out there John, even for you. I am a right leaning conservative but no Trump supporter. I have been and still am decent and more patriotic than you have any idea.You are known in the past for trying to paint all right wing conservatives with the same brush that do not share your views. I served my country faithfully and honorably in military uniform and put my life on the line day in day out for 20 years. I am no hero and nobody special, but I did raise my hand and serve when others did not or would not. I love my country dearly and have shed my blood for it on two continents in two wars. How about you? I find your comments above disingenuous at best and disgusting at worst.
As for Vindman, I would not trust him to walk my dog. But that's just me.
It's very simple then , denounce the traitors.
No, it is simple only to you. Your definition of who said traitors are does not happen to match mine.
That's amazing coming from someone who calls this country "racist" 24/7/. So when did you develop this newly found love for the US?
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So you are expecting everybody to accept the blundering fool in the WH?
Isn't he the person who altered official documents (telephone call transcriptions)? Yeah, not going to rely on that traitor. I'll take my changes with Bill Cosby as a bartender.
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I've noticed the progressives have stopped even trying to make their propaganda even remotely tied to reality:
But keep telling us how tough Biden is on Russia, since he finally reimposed Trump's sanctions that he had lifted almost as soon as he took office.
You have lost all credibility Sean. Its in tatters.
Lol .... Sean isn’t the one with credibility problems John but stick with the gaslighting tactics. Some might actually be dumb enough to fall for it.
You are trying to paint Mitch McConnell as Russian sympathizer and you want to talk about credibility?
McConnell needs to denounce Trump Pompeo Tucker Carlson Josh Hawley, Etc. nothing else will be sufficient now
The problem, John, is that you are presenting a childish level of reasoning to this. The equivalent of a kid telling another kid, unless you do X you are a chicken. You need to read your audience. They're a little more sophisticated than that.
Very true. Some people just cannot accept that others do not share their political worldview and have to condemn those that do not. They are convinced they are absolutely right no matter what.
Uhhh no...
So much of this article is a mix of ignorance and partisan tribalism.
Fifth column? Aid and comfort? Quisling? You know we're not actually at war with Russia, right?
Russia has been stockpiling funds, preparing for just such a situation. They should be fine.
America doesn't actually do that much business with Russia, so this isn't really a big deal for them.
Like the other sanctions, this is fine, but it doesn't change much regarding the status quo, and it won't slow down the Russians.
No direct sanctions on Putin, I notice. Sanctions, in general, have a poor history of success, but you would think that if we were serious, we would at least go after the person responsible for all this.
As to the some of the comments yesterday, I concur that Putin is deftly pursuing his goals, even though I disapprove of them. He is having his way and the rest of the world is too scared to try to stop him. Clever? Yeah. Doesn't make him a good person, but the rest of the world is his bitch right now. Denying that is just stupid.
He's literally just echoing Biden's current policy. Biden isn't going to fight Russia either. He has made that as clear as he can. Every fucking day he repeats that America will not fight to defend Ukraine. Somehow, when Biden says it, he's being tough, but when a Republican says it, it's unAmerican or something.
How you gonna stop them? I promise you, sanctions won't do it. Biden isn't stopping shit. It would take a unified world, including China, ready to use military force, to stop what is happening in Ukraine.
Looking at MBFC this source is just another left biased rag pretending to be reputable.
Apparently, everyone who is disagreed with anything George Bush did(while we were actually in shooting wars) was a traitor, a 5th columnist for Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden and a quisling. To offer any sort of criticism or opinion that differs from the President was pro Al-Queda.
B.F.D.
All they are doing is not turning on a brand new pipeline. Is this supposed to bankrupt Russia? A loss of future income?
Just consider the name. “Nord Stream 2.”
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As in the second one. There is already a Nord Stream 1 that has been going for ten years. You don’t see them shutting that off.
And this was the “most important” sanction?
Lame!