re: The Trump administration gave $342 million to Russia

move along troll go back to DU

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Every 4 year Presidential election cycle on this board, you can count on it. Like clockwork.

I would personally advise that no one engage in this fruitless effort. Sometimes it’s best to take it upon yourself to work your way through your own curiosity or question.

If I would present anything, the simpler the better in this particular instance. Consider this: as strong a gotcha as you may think this is, consider a preliminary question insomuch as why wouldn’t you have heard or seen the media jumping all over such a thing if it’s as profound a nefarious a matter as you’d like to believe. It’s a pretty relevant and telling fact to ponder. Just a good rule of thumb on such a situation: if the mainstream media isn’t attacking Trump with a given thing, don’t jump out there hard with it like this. It’s a matter of basic intuition. Don’t do it to yourself.

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if the mainstream media isn’t attacking Trump with a given thing, don’t jump out there hard with it like this

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So I should just ignore what someone else is not attacking.

Let me find some sand to stick my head in.

You don’t know do you.

Link says it was primarily nuclear smuggling detection and international nuclear security funds.

Any idea how that breaks down?
Also did it come with strings??

I can certainly imagine spending money to get a better idea of Russian nuclear capabilities and to encourage better management of nuclear materials worldwide. Especially after selling crap tons of uranium to russia as other posters have mentioned.

Any ideas??

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Can anyone give me a good explanation for this other than pointing at what Biden did? Why would Trump give millions to a mortal enemy?

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Google "Continuing Resolution"

Please don’t take this the wrong way, as if I were presenting a method I utilize that anyone else should use. I’m simply sharing something that I’ve figured out, sometimes the hard way, but perhaps it might strike a chord with you as well:

Before you plant your flag so deep in the ground with a position or accusation or what have you, test its strength on yourself. For example you will usually have a first instinct as to what you’re claiming. The next step is the key: brainstorm any ideas you can come up with as to what everyone else might come at you with. One of two things will happen: you will either be already prepared to shoot down the incoming arguments -or- (and don’t undervalue this possibility) you may well find that one of those ideas you brainstormed actually changes your mind because it just makes better sense. If the latter occurs, you will have averted presenting a weak or wrong assertion/thread to begin with.

You can’t lose with it, playa. Godspeed, sir.

Eh. 2m is a small amount. Compared to how much we give other random countries.

The 342m. No problem with that, I don't view Russia as a mortal enemy. I view them as a percieved boogeyman that our government and politicians prop up to distract us from domestic issues. Same thing they do with China.

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There’s no conversation to be had

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Really

Trump gives millions to our sworn enemies and we should just pretend it did not happen.

Is this because it possibly makes Trump look like an idiot and you know it? Art of the Deal right?

We’ll just pretend it didn’t happen. Now that other guy (also an idiot) let’s just talk about how he’s bad.