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  1. “NOTE: Interesting how one moment Trump is labeled too friendly to Russia, and the next moment too belligerent”

    Yep, that is Democrat/News Media view of all Republicans: too much or too little, never “just right”

    With Trump I think they will go even more to the “too much/too little – never just right” mode.

  2. The words of the President of the USA are carefully scrutinized for meaning by the media and foreign countries. As the pundits say, “Words have consequences.” But in Trump’s world words are not all that important. He may say he wants to build up our nukes, but down the road, if the policy becomes a problem or isn’t working, he is likely to change course. He has no fixed ideology. He seems to be pragmatist of the first order. I think he operates in a world where results matter more to him than ideology or intellectualism. This attitude confuses those who are used to reading the tea leaves to ascertain exactly what his words mean. It’s going to be an interesting ride. My hope is that he will be successful with his approach. But as Neo says, “We’ll see.”

  3. Our nuclear arsenal has been deteriorating steadily, while Russia has been cheating on it’s treaty obligations and China’s has grown stronger. Trump is at least saying the right words.

    The purpose of a nuclear arsenal is not to start a war, it’s to deter even the thought of one. But that only works if an enemy is convinced that we have the ability to retaliate and that retaliation would be certain.

  4. Trump is not going to stop being Trump. He will continue to drive the msm and its legion of pundits bonkers as he refuses to behave ‘presidential’. He wiill taunt them and engage his voters outside of their control. The next 4 years will be interesting.

  5. “Don’t look behind the curtain.’ and “We aren’t in Kansas any more, Toto.” L. Frank Baum

  6. I would hate to argue with Sun Tzu, but anytime you look weak, you invite attack. Maybe that is what he wanted; don’t think we do. In the modern world, it would seem to be a good idea to always appear strong–if restrained.

    I have no problem with Trump feeding some of Putin’s rhetoric back at him, so long as it doesn’t prove to be empty. Same applies to Iran, et al.

    Then again another well known historical figure said: “walk softly and carry a big stick”. I assume that he meant for the world to see the stick.

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