(08-30-2020, 12:26 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(08-30-2020, 10:54 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: Putin hated Clinton because she lied to him as secretary of state and overthrew his allies. You can look into it deeper than that if you want, but that's plenty of motive. We probably averted war by electing Trump.

Which of his allies? Kyrgyzstan? 
Where do you think this new war would have played out in? We already have a proxy war between our forces in Afghanistan and their forces in Tajikistan. You're saying that would have gotten worse, or are you saying a new theater would have opened?

Clinton asked the UN to issue a no-fly zone in Libya. Putin objected, because he was concerned the US would use that to keep him from being able to aid Gaddafi. UN. However, even though he had veto power, he agreed because she promised the US wouldn't aid the rebels attacking Gaddafi. She lied, and did exactly what Putin feared. This pissed Putin off because Gaddafi an important trade partner with Russia. During Clinton's campaign for President, she kept pointing to her strategy in Libya and said that was how she was going to handle Syria, too. You can find Putin repeatedly warning that Russia would not tolerate interference in Syria. He said if she got elected, there was a good chance of open war between Russia and the US. He said he wouldn't be bullied, and said the US media was not informing the American public of this problem. He was actively threatening war. Was it a bluff? Maybe. Could it have been a proxy war? Possibly. Regardless, Putin was very clear he would declare war on the US if she would put a no-fly zone over Syria. You're good at googling... go find videos of Putin talking to American journalists about this.

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