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Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63
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America First is bad. Trump First is a catastrophe. My latest op-ed in today’s @NYDaily_News nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…
“The most disturbing aspect of Cohen’s revelations regarding Trump’s Russia connections is that Putin has known it all the entire time.. Putin will never be treated like a pariah while nearly everyone believes he has the U.S. President in his pocket at least until Jan. 20, 2021.”
A dark possibility not beyond either man is that Putin and Trump could conspire to have an armed conflict timed to help Trump in 2020. A limited clash might also bolster Putin domestically, but he’d only risk it if he could control both sides.
For Trump, military action and “standing up to the Russians” would appear to refute his critics and the main theme of the Mueller investigation. And we already know he is happy to use the US military to serve himself.
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Trump saying the USSR "was right" to invade Afghanistan isn't just ignorant, it's dangerous. It's the new revisionist Kremlin line to justify Putin's own invasions. My new column: nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…
It's hard to tell if Trump is making things up for a purpose or simply to serve his narcissism, or if he believes what he's saying. But when the lies match Putin's propaganda, pay attention. My @NYDailyNews column today: nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…
@NYDailyNews "Trump is a Russian matryoshka doll of ignorance, with numerous layers of cluelessness wrapped up inside a total lack of self-awareness." So where did he get his fake fact about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
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Trump's foreign policy is almost the same Obama's but with a much worse PR department & with a critical press. It's saying "Go to Hell!" and hoping Hell doesn't reach you before you leave office.
I think Obama sincerely believed the US retreat would lead to peace. Many of us said he was wrong and he was. Trump is much worse because we know the results already. The slaughter & chaos are here, the thugs and dictators are advancing.
Trump's betrayals are for his interests alone. He aligns the US with authoritarians because it suits him. He spreads the virus of illiberalism, which is more contagious & deadly than right or left ideology.
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I'm sure he'll get even braver when he's gone completely. The Republican office-holders who have failed to stand up to Trump are profiles in cowardice.
It reminds me of all the memoirs talking about getting tough on Putin written by politicians who appeased him & courted him when they were in power.
If you want credit for a "better late than never" awakening, start by admitting your failure, not whitewashing it. Many Republicans were afraid of being primaried by Trumpists so they didn't act. Power over principle.
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