- We don't need to ask Putin anything: we know
- Russia does not belong in G8
- Russia = Iran in Syria; there is no deal with Russia to get Iran out
- If we allow Russia to determine outcome on Syria, US will be screwed in region for a generation
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- Russia has no right to "defend" "Russian-speakers" abroad; this is a Kremlin narrative
- "Suspending" military exercises in Baltics is a Kremlin deliverable
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- Georgia & Ukraine have the right to work toward NATO membership; not clearly reinforcing the open-door is a Kremlin deliverable that they have fought 2 wars for
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- Russia has supported North Korea missile + nuke programs, continues to stir this issue
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- there is no moral equivalence between the US and Russia, and no US President should ever say so
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- intelligence populating the Mueller indictments comes at least in part from our allies. Defend it, or you insult their efforts defense of American homeland
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As @SenCoryGardner says -- Russia is a state sponsor of terrorism. Not a nation fighting terrorism -- it weaponizes it
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POTUS has pre-failed America and our allies, and is bolstering Putin.
But he can still take a swing.
Yeah, I know. But he can.
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Let's discuss who is waving white flags around noon Monday.
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