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tableturner

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9. Don't need to outsmart Trump...he and Putin are plotting this out together.

Reply to AZProgressive (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:12 PM

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It's all a Kabuki dance. They are trying to do things in a way that makes Trump look like he is being tough on Putin, then a couple of weeks later, it's forgotten and Trump let's Putin get away with it. A perfect recent example was when threats of sanction for Russia over Ukraine were given with a time limit to avoid the sanctions. Now it is all forgotten, but for a few weeks all we heard was "Trump is getting tough on Putin", all designed to give Trump "cover".

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Putin thinks he can outsmart the US during Ukraine peace talks, a European intelligence chief says [View all] AZProgressive Tuesday OP

Well, looking at the american government "leaders" these days. . . niyad Tuesday #1

At present times................ Lovie777 Tuesday #2

A this point liberalgunwilltravel Tuesday #3

Amen. mdbl Tuesday #4

He's dealing with idiots, morons and imbeciles so he's probably right in that assessment. MLWR Tuesday #5

Putin Has Been Outsmarting Trump DallasNE Tuesday #6

Putin has a great allie, Donald Trump Bengus81 Tuesday #7

Russia/Putin is touting a $12 trillion Russian trade deal when Russia's entire GDP is barely $2 trillion LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #8

Don't need to outsmart Trump...he and Putin are plotting this out together. tableturner Tuesday #9

Well, he's not wrong 0rganism Tuesday #10

Putin and his minions CAN outsmart Trump and his minions. maxsolomon Tuesday #11

Russia is using lot's of powerful weapons in Ukraine, BUT bluestarone Tuesday #12

With our current regime of idiots, he's correct Mysterian Tuesday #13

putin is either fighting an unarmed man Marthe48 Tuesday #14

They are following Mao's dictum.... reACTIONary Tuesday #15

Not only does Putin have no desire to stop hostilities, he's petrified about what would come after. Emrys Tuesday #16

Well, duh, yeah. Considering who the US is sending Captain Zero Tuesday #17

The Cookie Monster can outsmart Trump! JustKay Tuesday #18

That shouldn't be hard iemanja Tuesday #19