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2016 Postmortem

NCTraveler

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6. 1) He could not have.

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 6, 2017, 09:55 PM

Jan 2017

2) we don't know what he did.

3) Why? Losing twice at Obamas advice would look really foolish.

I do agree there were are plent of options available to the President in this situation.

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Putin Ordered "Influence Campaign" To Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Report Says [View all] red dog 1 Jan 2017 OP

This has been clear for some time triron Jan 2017 #1

Then why didn't Obama do something about it? red dog 1 Jan 2017 #2

Gun to the head? 2naSalit Jan 2017 #3

Exactly what was he supposed to do? MoonRiver Jan 2017 #4

Well, since it was an "attack on the United States" by a foreign power" red dog 1 Jan 2017 #5

1) He could not have. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #6

Obama couldn't do much mosie214 Jan 2017 #7