Republicans have traditionally been more hostile toward Russia. And Trump’s entire campaign pitch was nationalism. Nationalist leaders in small countries might collaborate with Putin, but the nationalist leader of the United States could only end up on a collision course with Russia. Obama’s first year was a golden period for Russia because he didn’t believe in national interests. Trump does.
The left inevitably accuses the right of its own sins.
By Daniel Greenfield
September 2009 – Obama hadn’t even been in office for a whole year when he gave in to Moscow’s biggest demand by dropping the missile defense shield for Poland and the Czech Republic.
During his 2008 campaign, he had enthusiastically backed the defensive program, declaring, “We have to send a clear signal that Poland and other countries in that region are not going to be subject to intimidation and aggression.”
Like all of Obama’s campaign promises that were based on political triangulation, law enforcement, counterterrorism, Jerusalem, and gay marriage, it was a campaign deception to be realized after the election.
Putin praised Obama’s sellout of our allies as a “brave decision.”
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