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   > MP>Sometime very recently, he held a meeting with Putin that ended in him   
   >   >promising another kiss-up... the US removing itself from a list of   
   >   >countries wanting to investigate Russia for war crimes... so he's not been   
   >   >quiet enough.   
      
   > I really seems like he is getting manipulated by Putin and the rest   
   > of the world is watching pretty closely because if the USA is on   
   > Russia's side, who knows who Russia will invade next?   
      
   With Trump, flattery supposedly gets you everywhere.   
      
   > MP>I have seen this one in the news.  Canada is on the hook for the first X   
   >   >many, but can back out of the rest, costing Lockheed Martin a lot of   
   >   >potential dough.  The military contractors have a lot of influence.  Since   
   >   >Vietnam, and maybe before, they've got us stuck into a lot of wars and   
   >   >conflicts.   
      
   > Yes, I guess it's in their interest if they can do anything to keep   
   > the wars going.   
      
   Yeah, which is why their strategy regarding Ukraine has been a little   
   head-scratching.  I would have expected them to be pushing us to get   
   involved more.   
      
   > Today he was saying that in Canada he doesn't want the Consevatives to   
   > win th coming election because "Poilievre was stupidly not nice to him".   
   > He figures he'd prefer it if the Liberals get back in because he figures   
   > he can more easily control them.. he's also back to saying we should be   
   > the 51s state..   
      
   Here's hoping the Conservatives win then.  I am wondering if some of his   
   antics are not attempts to sway elections in other countries in ways he   
   wants them to come out.  Greenland also just had an election.  The party   
   that appears to be on the way to the win is the party that wants full   
   independence from Denmark, but on an "eventual" basis.  Best as I can tell,   
   they are also against becoming a US state... they want to be independent of   
   us, too.   
      
   Mike   
      
      
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