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2016 Postmortem

Adrahil

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7. I'm afraid you are right. Expect.....

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 05:53 PM

Dec 2016

a concerted campaign for Russia to exert influence over the former Soviet states. Expect at least one seizure of of a former possession, and probably expansion of their area of control in Ukraine to include an attempt to secure a land route to Crimea.

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The Russians will not stop now. They know they have their opponent on the ropes. [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2016 OP

Putin and Russia have effectively relegated the USA to 3rd world status... with nukes we can't use. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #1

A banana republic triron Dec 2016 #15

I remember telling DUers before the election about not putting their heads in the sand over Comey's UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #2

+1,000,000 Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #10

they're still attacking us. paid Russian trolls are everywhere Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #3

They are also very sophisticated UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #6

of course - why should they stop - nothing tangible or effective has changed. yet. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #4

Oh, but we will no longer be Russia's opposition. We are about to be friends Persondem Dec 2016 #5

I'm afraid you are right. Expect..... Adrahil Dec 2016 #7

Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia/Georgia/Ukraine are in real danger here. Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #8

Putin is a Hitler or a Stalin. duffyduff Dec 2016 #13

they haven't even started yet. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #9

Plutocracies are easy to destroy, because there is no loyalty among wealthy war criminals. Rex Dec 2016 #11

The GOP is going to own this. duffyduff Dec 2016 #12

The GOP needs to disappear. Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #14