rather a political risk in pursuit of peace than to risk peace in pursuit of politics
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An American President sided with Russia over our own intelligence community.
And it's "awesome."
And it's "awesome."
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Oh - and we have peace with Russia. We always have had peace w/ Russia.
trump.
awesome..American politics are poisoned by Russiaphobia / Mueller / "da Russian".
Trump takes the difficult road eschewing political gain for peace
You are an idiot moron Trader or drug-addled take your pick
President Trump and Vladimir Putin tackled allegations of election meddling in unprecedented terms following their one-on-one summit Monday, with Trump opening the door to an unusual offer of cooperation in the special counsel probe and the Russian president suggesting he indeed favored the billionaire businessman in 2016.
But Putin, emphatically and repeatedly, denied meddling in the U.S. election, saying there's "no evidence." And Trump, while saying they spent a "great deal of time" discussing the allegations, blasted the ongoing probe as a "disaster for our country."
The two leaders spoke at a freewheeling joint press conference following a pair of meetings -- one private -- in Helsinki, Finland. Trump and Putin touted the summit as a "success," vowing to improve ties on a range of issues.
“I would rather take a political risk in pursuit of peace than to risk peace in pursuit of politics,” Trump declared.
During their press conference, few topics were off limits. The session with international reporters ended with Putin being asked whether he had compromising material on Trump, which he dismissed as "nonsense." Even that moment was overshadowed by the extensive comments on election meddling.
Trump once again asserted there was "no collusion."
I didn’t know the president. There was no one to collude with, and there was no collusion with the campaign,” Trump said, suggesting Democrats have used the issue as an excuse for losing. “We ran a brilliant campaign, and that’s why I’m president.”
When asked which side is responsible for damaged relations, Trump said, "I hold both countries responsible."
The statement drew bipartisan criticism back in Washington.
"This is bizarre and flat-out wrong. The United States is not to blame," Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said in a statement.
Former CIA director John Brennan, who frequently blasts Trump, tweeted: "Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of 'high crimes & misdemeanors.' It was nothing short of treasonous."
The two leaders said they discussed a host of other issues during their meeting Monday in Helsinki, and were working toward strengthening U.S.-Russian relations -- which Trump said “has never been worse than it is now” despite the push from Democrats and some Republicans back home in the U.S. to cancel the summit.
But he said the relationship has changed. Trump said he would “not make decisions on foreign policy in a futile effort to appease partisan critics, the media or Democrats who want to resist and obstruct.”
At one point, Putin handed Trump a soccer ball and said "the ball is now in your court."
The joint press conference was held minutes after the historic summit between the two leaders Monday. The two met one-on-one for more than two hours, and later in an expanded meeting with key advisers.
Trump, as the private meeting began earlier Monday, said the two would have “a lot of good things to talk about,” from trade to missile defense to China. A host of other issues, from Russia election meddling to the annexation of Crimea to Syria, were also expected to come up.
“I think we will end up having an extraordinary relationship,” Trump said, sitting next to Putin earlier at the presidential palace in Helsinki.
Putin later said he and Trump agreed to continue detailed discussions on arms control issues.
Putin said Russia and the U.S. should discuss a possible extension of the 2010 New START nuclear arms reduction treaty and the implementation of the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ddling-as-leaders-tout-summit-as-success.html
But Putin, emphatically and repeatedly, denied meddling in the U.S. election, saying there's "no evidence." And Trump, while saying they spent a "great deal of time" discussing the allegations, blasted the ongoing probe as a "disaster for our country."
The two leaders spoke at a freewheeling joint press conference following a pair of meetings -- one private -- in Helsinki, Finland. Trump and Putin touted the summit as a "success," vowing to improve ties on a range of issues.
“I would rather take a political risk in pursuit of peace than to risk peace in pursuit of politics,” Trump declared.
During their press conference, few topics were off limits. The session with international reporters ended with Putin being asked whether he had compromising material on Trump, which he dismissed as "nonsense." Even that moment was overshadowed by the extensive comments on election meddling.
Trump once again asserted there was "no collusion."
I didn’t know the president. There was no one to collude with, and there was no collusion with the campaign,” Trump said, suggesting Democrats have used the issue as an excuse for losing. “We ran a brilliant campaign, and that’s why I’m president.”
When asked which side is responsible for damaged relations, Trump said, "I hold both countries responsible."
The statement drew bipartisan criticism back in Washington.
"This is bizarre and flat-out wrong. The United States is not to blame," Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said in a statement.
Former CIA director John Brennan, who frequently blasts Trump, tweeted: "Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of 'high crimes & misdemeanors.' It was nothing short of treasonous."
The two leaders said they discussed a host of other issues during their meeting Monday in Helsinki, and were working toward strengthening U.S.-Russian relations -- which Trump said “has never been worse than it is now” despite the push from Democrats and some Republicans back home in the U.S. to cancel the summit.
But he said the relationship has changed. Trump said he would “not make decisions on foreign policy in a futile effort to appease partisan critics, the media or Democrats who want to resist and obstruct.”
At one point, Putin handed Trump a soccer ball and said "the ball is now in your court."
The joint press conference was held minutes after the historic summit between the two leaders Monday. The two met one-on-one for more than two hours, and later in an expanded meeting with key advisers.
Trump, as the private meeting began earlier Monday, said the two would have “a lot of good things to talk about,” from trade to missile defense to China. A host of other issues, from Russia election meddling to the annexation of Crimea to Syria, were also expected to come up.
“I think we will end up having an extraordinary relationship,” Trump said, sitting next to Putin earlier at the presidential palace in Helsinki.
Putin later said he and Trump agreed to continue detailed discussions on arms control issues.
Putin said Russia and the U.S. should discuss a possible extension of the 2010 New START nuclear arms reduction treaty and the implementation of the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ddling-as-leaders-tout-summit-as-success.html
cold war escalation and hot rhetoric is hardly peace. Fly by's by ships. NATO expansion. fomenting revolution in Kyiv...
all of this puts us on a flash point trip wire
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That's fearmongering. We're not on any kind of "trip wire." We're nowhere near any kind of war or hostilities w/ Russia.
They're an adversary, and we don't (or shouldn't) trust them. That's it.
Obama: "The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them, which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration (Bush), is ridiculous."
He never sided WITH Russia; that's moronic. The notion that Trump doesn't love this country more than the entire band of idiots within the DNC is not merely moronic, but preposterous.
It's almost as stupid as ignoring Julian Assange when he tells us he did not get the hacked e-mails from Russians.
When did we have war with Russia?
Obama said such talk is ridiculous. Was he an idiot?
Althea
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I'm sticking by my buddy's general personality, even though I have both of his accounts on ignore. I do find it odd that Anatta posts to Noise...
It's the drugs.
http://www.treatment4addiction.com/addiction/opiate/withdrawal/psychosis/
Althea
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It's a little more severe, now that our POTUS is owned by Putin. trump cannot be trusted to put this country's affairs before those of his own.
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awesome..American politics are poisoned by Russiaphobia / Mueller / "da Russian".
Trump takes the difficult road eschewing political gain for peace
Where were libs in 2012 when Obama was busted on a hot mike telling Russian Prime Minister Medvedev, he would have "more flexibility" after his reelection? Is that not textbook "collusion"? This feigned outrage is soooo transparent.
Of course leftys were offended and critical about that. You think they weren't because you rightys are such good unquestioning little followers. Left bitched plenty about Obamas policies and his staff selections. We bitched about hiss cabinet picks too. Can youi imagine such a thing?
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Darth Omar
Russian asset
Until they ‘attacked’ us lol.