Because, to be honest, he won this battle.
He won, because in our country, with his participation, the constitutional crisis. We know that our president, not only that a fool and a psychopath, so also went to the presidency with Russian help.
Putin won because our president's circle, past and present, consists of people who are interested in conducting business with Putin's Russia and are in fact Russian agents of influence implanted in the Republican Party. Whom they take there - they are all under suspicion, some lie under oath, have defamatory ties and t.
Putin won, because in two of the three American echelons of power, in the executive and legislative branches - a mess. Whatever the day, it is becoming clearer through the numerous leaks that in the White House, complete chaos and constant scandals between different people and ideologies, which are immediately covered with a fig leaf, so that no one will know. Trump says one thing, while his assistants say different things, and the ministers generally dismiss them and say the third. The situation is no better in the Congress, where Republicans can not decide in any way who their oath was after all - on loyalty to the country and the people or on loyalty to the president and the Republican Party, to what it turned into.
Putin won, because our defense minister, Mattis, should actually tell our allies in Europe and for the time being in the Baltic countries that ". Do not pay attention to the words and tweets of the US president, since he is not in the mind and does not know what he is talking about. Do not be afraid for your safety. NATO remains NATO and everything is in force ". Pretty business, if we have here such ideological gaps between the boss and his subordinates. On the other hand, this is one of those moments that inspire me with hope, since in fact Mattis sends this president three letters and says what he should say and do, what he should do.
Putin won, because the investigation of the scandal to find out how much Trump and his entourage were tied together with the Russians is torpedoed from all sides by the Republican Party, the White House and Trump-supporting public. And all because there are simultaneously two versions of events. In one, Trump tells his next false pearls and tweets, that they say it's all democrats staged and bitchy Hillary Clinton, it still does not calm down. On the other hand, not even democrats, but Republican senators and leaders of the Republican Party, those who have secret admission to special hearings on the case of espionage and subversive activities, say almost in the open that Trump's team actually received help from Russia and coordinated their Actions in the election campaign with the Russian. That Russia's interference in American affairs and elections, which is absolutely real and existing in practice today, this very moment is a phenomenon and there are no fictions here. Just their voices are not loud enough or persistent - they still seem to think that they will be given to survive or sit out this storm. And so, the situation, even without disclosing all the facts and concrete participants, is extremely clear.
Putin won, because Trump, for the first time since 1973, dismisses the main person who leads the investigation against him - the FBI director. Of three (and maybe even more) different investigations - the FBI investigation has the most potentially big problems for Trump, since it is not guided by the position, which politician has won and which ideology, and with the understanding that this is a de facto criminal investigation into sabotage activities , For mercenary purposes, in favor of a hostile state. For reference, I will say that there are two more investigations into the same case, which are conducted in both houses of Congress. But both these consequences do not have the possibility of criminal conviction, after revealing the truth and facts. That is, people can say the whole truth, in answer to the questions of the senators, they can take Article 5 and remain silent, but they can be brought to court, the investigation of the Congress can not. It can only recommend these measures to the US Attorney General. But who, for today, has withdrawn himself, since he is Trump's true protege, himself lied under oath about relations with the Russian (Russian ambassador Kislyak) and has specific reasons not to be objective in this investigation.
Putin won, because the law, which could appoint a special independent prosecutor, expired in 1999 and was not renewed. Such prosecutors are sometimes too quick people who do not obey anyone and are not always of the utmost benefit to them. Why the law was allowed to expire. To resume it, you need an act of Congress and the will, now an assistant, the Attorney General, as the prosecutor himself, as I wrote above, is seen in connections with the Russian ambassador and part-time chief resident of the FSB (KGB) in Washington.
At the same time, this very deputy, just gave the command to remove the director of the FBI, for a completely marasmatic reason - for which Trump praised his last 3 months, and now all of a sudden this was the reason for his removal. Hence, the deputy attorney general can not be considered independent of Trump as a person and such a team, otherwise, under terrible pressure, he will not give. About the Congress, where the Republicans are in both houses, I do not say anything at all - they can create an investigative commission of senators and congressmen, but as I said, she will not have the right to criminal prosecution, but only for an inquiry.
Putin won because, with his efforts, the president, with his new method of announcing to the people, about his thoughts, became a tweeter at 5 am, which with enviable persistence is used for all sorts of directives throughout the country - apparently, being at that moment on a jerk. We almost daily discuss and read, some wild tweets of this president, who bombs them with media, business, their supporters and opponents. Solves with 140 signs the most difficult questions of foreign policy, internal development of the USA and also can in detail give directives how best to conduct business from local McDonald's, to the construction of the newest aircraft in Boeing company. I very much want to help our president in these specific moments, giving him a good dose of purgen. And then the flow of his anger, on the ground of morning constipation, will not stop. I even envy him - here entire universities and political scientists are fighting and creating a special language, how to give the people the right messages. Instead, you only need a tool with 140 characters. Ellochka the cannibal with its vocabulary is remembered - just remade for our time and our technology today.
Putin won because he created an appearance in the brains of a number of people that he holds all the cards by the decision of the Syrian problem and our president is one of those who believe in it. Meanwhile, the solution of the Syrian problem, for today, no one and in the unified composition of this country will no longer be. Unless all the Syrians at once suddenly change their mind and support Assad. At the same time, the maximum of what we can say is a temporary truce here and there, between different groups. But nothing more. This is also because the external indirect participants in this conflict, such as Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq, different Sunni and Shiite groups - all have different tasks and interests. And in one thing all these interests have all come together in one - do not make concessions. So the war will continue. And our peace initiatives from Trump, or attempts to isolate some group for our support, against the other, is torn to some opposite interests. For example, the US attempts to support the Kurds against Daesh, rested in Turkey, which began to bomb the Kurds. And for today there is a situation that the US military stands between the Kurds and the Turks, in order to avoid clashes between them. The situation is frankly not viable.
Putin won because he comes out as one of the winners of Erdogan's Turkish counter-revolution. Erdogan has already signed an agreement with him on the construction of a new gas pipeline (bypassing Ukraine) and knocked down the Russian aircraft to the very same rebels, whom he routed. Since, I am sure that the affirmative directives on the right to shoot down Russian planes, if they fly to Turkey, came from Washington, this means that the loyal Turkish military has been displaced and replaced by Erdogan's proteges. Thus it turns out that Erdogan, despite his wrathful words about the Russians, played a role rather than actually condemned them, and therefore we are going to a situation where some kind of agreement is reached between Syria and Turkey. And maybe tactically in Ukraine and the Caucasus.
Putin won, because Trump cut off aid to Ukraine to 170 million from 670. This is taking place against the backdrop of the fact that, in fact, Putin's primary goals and tasks in Ukraine have been achieved. The Crimea was taken away and knowing that its Russian population can not tolerate Ukraine, any attempts to return it back, even after Putin, will result in a serious war around Ukraine and Crimea in particular, as well as in the split of Russian society. Therefore the further fate of this territory is far from clear and the method of return or compensation will be very problematic. At the same time, Ukraine is busy not even Crimea, but a war in the east of the country, which, de facto, has been taken from the rest of the country. Russian proteges in Ukraine torpedo everything that can be. Local corruption devours any money. Even the emerging positive elements in the Ukrainian economy may change to negative at any time, with a change in the global economic situation or the resumption of a more active war in Ukraine.
Putin won, because literally in all countries of Europe, on the wave of post-crisis wrath of voters there is a wave of populism and populist leaders. And these leaders very often receive generous subsidies from the Russian treasury. In fact, before that there was a massive bribery of various European figures and politicians by Russians, but now this has become systemic in nature. Knowing the complete lack of principle of many politicians around the world, as well as the certain dependence of a number of countries on the Russian energy market, tourism and luxury goods, sooner or later, but a dam against Russia for Ukrainian events, will leak. While this dam was repaired and supported from Washington, you could be sure that this structure would collapse. But in Washington frankly pro-Russian government for today and follow not what is behind the others, but even for themselves, they do not want.
Putin won, because the Russian-Jewish emigrants who left the scoop in Israel, America and the West - absolutely lost their heads and brains when they consciously fell in love and supported populists. Whether it's America with Trump or France with Le Pen. And it is necessary to clearly distinguish those who want change from Obama and his 8 years of government and voted for Trump as for any other alternative, and not as truly chosen by ideology and concepts and also by those who support Trump with soul and body, because That he is in fact their president, understandable and beloved by them. That's about those whom he so much I love and say, as a completely shameful phenomenon and the degradation of the Russian emigration. After all, we all left the dictatorship and the scoop, but at the same time we crave authoritarian methods as the only clear way to solve problems. We wanted to get out of the shackles of the USSR in a wide world, but at the same time they themselves were driven into the same ideological fetters, but voluntarily, in the West.
We left the party booths, the parade speeches and the hypocrisy of the Soviet-Russian politicians, bought into this hypocrisy anew, already living in the West and obediently walking a line in the show-taking processions arranged by the Russian consulate as the only clear method for celebrating the Victory Day. And finally, we who lived under the fear of persecution from the KGB, communists and Soviet functionaries, and simply Russian cattle, absolutely do not want to accept the fact that our president may be bribed, supported from Russia, because we have grown so fond of him that any criticism of this Favorite leader is simply impossible.
That's why I watch when, to our general shame, anti-Semitism with experience, Le Pen, support "all-knowing" Russian Jews. Or when Russian-speaking emigrants in America are turning into the very same Russian cattle, by the fact that they foolishly support, love and cherish not their country, but only the president and leader of a particular party, despite all the facts and the abundance of information. Yes, and in general, common sense said and tells us that it is not necessary from any politician to make himself an idol. This is a temporary set man for work, not for love. And such as Trump frankly do not care about our problems and worries - he plays only a role that is profitable for him at the moment. Nevertheless, the fact that our diaspora has plummeted into a state of complete euphoria and hypnosis from the cheapest populists, and even to Russian money and with Russian help, is undeniable today.
Putin won, because the president and the US government became a source for skits, satire and ridicule. It is quite deserving to say. Even if we imagine that Putin's goals were not creating favorable conditions for Russia and its policies, the fact that the US president is so frankly unrestrained, who is laughed at, deserves a temporary weakening of the United States. And since the tasks of Russia were, are and will be, by any possible methods to interfere, weaken, and destroy the Western and specifically American structures of power and ideology, Putin, temporarily, but achieved it.
Finally, I will say what Putin lost 100%. Trump, even with all his popularity and support - just a mortal and very very temporary hired man. His capabilities are much less than he wants, and even less so than our emigrants represent themselves. Because the time will come and it will be history. History is not the pride of America, but its failure. Because such a man can not and should not lead the country. All that we feared before the elections - it turned out to be true and of course Trump was the worst choice of the two main possible. But anyway, even a negative result is the result and experience.
And America is a very powerful country and even more powerful system, so that it could be shaken like Trump or Putin. Because, well, even if they steal a hundred million more on extra gas and oil, the end of this criminal get-together is inevitable anyway. At least because they are hopeless conservatives and can offer nothing new. And time does not stand still. The war continues and even if in this battle, Putin, undoubtedly, won, it's all very temporary and he does not win a war.
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