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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,714 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2017, 04:35 PM Jan 2017

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Do you think Russia is trying to use America to inflame Muslims and China ?

Who benefits in such a scenario?

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Do you think Russia is trying to use America to inflame Muslims and China ? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jan 2017 OP

Yes. Russia benefits because it makes us look weak and stupid bravenak Jan 2017 #1

Yes...carrot Russia...stick China. TrekLuver Jan 2017 #2

No, they're trying to drive up the price of oil. Johonny Jan 2017 #3

Combination of Oil and Wellstone ruled Jan 2017 #5

You BETCHA. It's why it was so important to invest millions of dollars in fooling the BlueCaliDem Jan 2017 #4

Putin wants US Navy to stop China from developing South China Sea oil drilling wishstar Jan 2017 #6

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

1. Yes. Russia benefits because it makes us look weak and stupid

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 04:36 PM

Jan 2017

TrekLuver

(2,573 posts)

2. Yes...carrot Russia...stick China.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 04:40 PM

Jan 2017

Very very unhappy right now.

Johonny

(20,889 posts)

3. No, they're trying to drive up the price of oil.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 04:49 PM

Jan 2017

Hence inflaming OPEC

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

5. Combination of Oil and

Reply to Johonny (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:08 PM

Jan 2017

Regional dominance and influence.

Appears this new Regime is following the Heritage Foundation(Koch Brothers) talking points and ideas.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)

4. You BETCHA. It's why it was so important to invest millions of dollars in fooling the

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:06 PM

Jan 2017

American people into hating Hillary Clinton (who saw through him and his scheme) and have them love alternative candidates so that it weakened her.

Trumputin was Putin's boy, and he'll do as Putin tells him, which bodes ill for us.

wishstar

(5,271 posts)

6. Putin wants US Navy to stop China from developing South China Sea oil drilling

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 05:32 PM

Jan 2017

and would also like US to interfere in such a way to cause less flow of Mideast oil. Both actions would help Russian oil sales and raise price of oil by limiting supply

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