New details emerged Monday on a recent phone call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin revealed, and the White House later confirmed, that Trump suggested a summit between the two at the White House.
Such a meeting would normally be trivial, as US presidents have always hosted myriad Russian officials during their terms in office. The Russia election hysteria, and the mounting “new Cold War” rhetoric, however, have made even innocuous official contact with the Putin government politically risky.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders tried to downplay the offer, saying that the White House was just one of a number of potential locations they proposed meeting. It’s not clear what other locations were discussed, but any meeting at all trying to improve bilateral ties would be a positive sign.
US relations with Russia are at their worst since the height of the Cold War, and some officials are suggesting it’s worse than they ever remember. Such a situation would’ve normally meant a scramble for such talks to try to avoid things getting out of hand, but these days the expectation for many seems to be that the situation should keep getting worse, and more dangerous.
Two good recent pieces on Syria…
https://tomluongo.me/2018/03/27/you-know-the-u-s-is-losing-were-willing-to-talk/
http://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/syriasly-2/
Go Trump, GO!
Good News. This is a step in the right direction.
Maybe Putin can talk him into honoring the JCPOA. But it’s one thing to cross the “Deep State” and it’s another thing to cross the little parasite.
First he says he’ll talk with Kim Jong Un, going 180 degrees against the Deep State. Then he says “We’ll be leaving Syria shortly, let those folks over there handle it.” going 180 degrees against the Deep State. And now, despite all the “Russia! Russia! Russia!” bull, and the totally contrived Skripal false flag attempt to generate a new cold war, he invites Putin to the White House for a face-to-face. Deep State heads explode
This is the Trump from the campaign. This is the Swamp Drainer, the Neocon-to-the-curb kicker. This is the Trump the Trump voters voted for. Did he finally figure out that his enemies — and enemies is the right word — will never be reasonable, will never work with him, will always and forever try to “manage” him, and that finally, he just has to ignore them and ***do what he knows is right***?
We shall see.
At last, Pres. Trump has gathered the courage to defy the Deep State. He’s scheduled to meet with Kim Jong-un sometime next month and stated “We’ll be leaving Syria shortly; let those folks over there handle it” .. And now, despite all the “Russia! Russia! Russia!” idiocy and the totally contrived Skripal false flag attempt to generate a new cold war, he invites Putin to the White House for a face-to-face discussion. Trotskyist and Deep State heads explode.
This is truly the Trump from the campaign; this is the Swamp Drainer, the Trotskyist-to-the-curb kicker; and this is the Trump his supporters voted for. As you rightly said, did he finally figure out that his enemies .. and enemies is the right word .. will never be reasonable, will never work with him, will forever try to “manage” him, and that finally, he has to ignore then and do what he knows is right.
IF T.rump makes good on his campaign promise. He’ll be know as the peace president in the last 20 years and a guarantee shoe-in as a repeat.