Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
seems to me that the Syria strike blows a huge hole in theory that Trump is a Russian stooge and/or that Putin has compromising info he can blackmail him with.
How will the left be able to justify their witchhunt now?
|
Not necessarily a huge hole; possibilities abound:
- The strike could be a ploy to try to dispel the theory, you know, what the alt-right loves to call a "false flag";
- Trump, desperate for a win and a deflection of public notice of his other troubles in his administration, glommed on to the opportunity for a smoke screen;
- Trump may have finally started to listen to the grownups in his administration, such as McMasters, the generals, and the intelligence agencies he vilified so openly in the past, and let them do what they do best without the in put of wingnuts like Bannon (given that the alt-right is fuming over the strike as a betrayal of their 'principles' and starting to bail on Trump, the strike may have done this nation an even bigger service here at home);
- Trump may have started to realize whatever relationship his administration, if not himself, personally, has with the Kremlin is not worth whatever deference may have been shown up til now towards the Putin regime;
That is just a few of the possibilities I could come up with in just a couple of minutes; there are probably others...
Remember, the investigations into Russian influence or collusion have been aimed not at Trump directly or personally, but, rather at his associates, advisers, or staff members, either in his campaign, transition team, or current members of his staff or cabinet who have engaged in either questionable activities or communications with suspect Russian actors; the fact those who have been highlighted so far seem to share Trump's disdain of or inability to give truthful answers is not helping the situation; there has yet to be any specific connection made to Trump personally; he is not as yet the subject of any of the Russia-related investigations and I doubt that he will be, although the furtive manner in which he couches his business dealings and the possible serious, and potentially illegal, conflicts of interest could be what will get him under the harsh light of investigation...
<O>