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patrick.net Question of Decade: Why Does Establishment Claim Russia is "Enemy"?


               
2017 Jan 16, 7:29pm   15,270 views  66 comments

by freespeechforever   follow (2)  

Why?

How, precisely, are Russia's interests more "misaligned" to those of the United States than numerous other nations that compete with us economically (developed economies such as Germany, Japan, South Korea, etc., emerging markets of China, Mexico, India, Indonesia, etc.), or militarily (e.g. China)?

#Why

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1   Tenpoundbass   @   2017 Jan 16, 7:36pm  

I'm certain my hunch about the wild night in Havana has everything to do with it. Obama was sure that dumb little Island wasn't capable of lifting every word and every byte of Intel Obama's entourage exchanged those few days.

2   Patrick   @   2017 Jan 16, 7:40pm  

They need to shift focus away from Saudi Arabia.

3   freespeechforever   @   2017 Jan 16, 7:52pm  

Defense Contractors Tell Investors Russian Threat Is Great for Business
http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2016/august/20/us-defense-contractors-tell-investors-russian-threat-is-great-for-business/
The escalating anti-Russian rhetoric in the US presidential campaign comes in the midst of a major push by military contractors to position Moscow as a potent enemy that must be countered with a drastic increase in military spending by NATO countries.
Weapon makers have told investors that they are relying on tensions with Russia to fuel new business in the wake of Russian’s annexation of Crimea and modest increases in its military budget...
Retired Army Gen. Richard Cody, a vice president at L-3 Communications, the seventh largest US defense contractor, explained to shareholders in December that the industry was faced with a historic opportunity. Following the end of the Cold War, Cody said, peace had “pretty much broken out all over the world,” with Russia in decline and NATO nations celebrating. “The Wall came down,” he said, and “all defense budgets went south.”
Now, Cody argued, Russia “is resurgent” around the world, putting pressure on US allies. “Nations that belong to NATO are supposed to spend 2 percent of their GDP on defense,” he said, according to a transcript of his remarks. “We know that uptick is coming and so we postured ourselves for it.”
Speaking to investors at a conference hosted by Credit Suisse in June, Stuart Bradie, the chief executive of KBR, a military contractor...

4   _   @   2017 Jan 16, 7:53pm  

Laura Ingraham ‏@IngrahamAngle
We have gone from "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall" to "Mr. Putin, whatever you think is best." #flexibility #USSR #Motherland

5   lostand confused   @   2017 Jan 16, 8:13pm  

Not much to lose and a decoy from the Israel UN vote debacle. Trump has a huge focus on China-if he makes do, big liberal companies like Apple and others have billions to lose-we may gain millions of jobs-but what do those billionares care about??

6   freespeechforever   @   2017 Jan 16, 8:16pm  

Logan, don't deflect and post someone else's thoughts, rather than a single,original idea of your own.

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