1. This is about Power, Alliances and Manipulation. While our electorate muddles through the stages of grief regarding Russian involvement in the 2016 election and the GOP hurls sticks into the wheels of Justice, Putin's long game plays out before us. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
2. Install a @POTUS who cannot only be manipulated, but will most assuredly create chaos within America and damage our reputation. Weaken democracy and faith in political process in America and Europe. Sow discord, disinformation and division within the electorate.
3. This has played out completely as planned and our attention and media are focused on our own domestic crisis and disarray. Meanwhile, our Administration is 'inexplicably' soft on Russia and those that stand up to that idea are swiftly removed and replaced.
4. And here we are handing the State Department over to Mike Pompeo, who besides being an apparent sycophant to DT, also has been extremely vocal with his displeasure over the denuclearization treaty with Iran. As has Trump who has said it should be 'scrapped' and re-negotiated.
5. It is extremely unlikely that any of our increasingly wary allies will back us on this play - and the risk that the destruction of the treaty will just result in full continuation of Iran's nuclear program is very real, particularly with the changing nature of alliances.
6. We're weakened. Our alliances are damaged. Meanwhile, Iran, Assad's regime in Syria and Russia are thick as thieves. Ending Iran's denuclearization program only strengthens that alliance. Please wake up, America. We've got to get our head in the game here.
