@glitterbag,
glitterbag wrote:The only reason you think there is a more persuasive story against Hillary Clinton is because it’s a required core belief of the Republican Party religion that Thou Must Hate Hillary, the she-beast threat that mysoginists must fear and if possible, destroy.
Really ? On what basis do you presume to know how I formed my judgments on the matter? Shall I accuse you of doing the same thing, but from a different perspective? I suspect you would find that both presumptuous and insulting - as do I.
glitterbag wrote:This malarkey about the ‘dossier’ is a false flag, it wasn’t prepared by the Russians to help Hillary...it was the work of a former Intell professional. There is no guarantee that every sleazy allegation in that document is true, but it smacks of classic Russian disinformation woven with truth.
I never suggested the dossier was prepared by Russians, Instead I indicated it was based on information provided by Russians and was likely known to the Russian Intelligence services. Do you disagree with that?
glitterbag wrote:Russia and her satellites are masters of the game, it’s not really all that surprising that you and a few others are hopelessly compromised because of your inability to sift thru the allegations.
How the hell do you claim to know that I am unable to "sift through" the information available to me? I believe my experience and ability in dealing with conflicting reports about sometimes complex issues is at least equal to that of some deskbound analyst, and unlike them I have directed and led the action of people and a wide variety of organizations in dealing with the results … and have learned a lot about reported information generally in the process.
More to the point I have provided a very plausible estimate of Putin's likely motives here, based on objective facts. And it does not support the current media line. In addition it also appears that the leaders our Intelligence agencies were themselves compromised in the matter, and took their marching orders from a politically motivated administration seeking to discredit an opponent in a then forthcoming election. So much for their objectivity and integrity.
glitterbag wrote: Our allies see all of this and I guarantee you that they also collect Intell and will make the decisions on how to best protect their own interests. It may involve isolating the US if they determine we are not trustworthy.
Our allies will act in their perceived self interest in every issue, as they always have.. I strongly suspect that most of them are aware of the Obama Administration's likely deliberate misuse of laws and procedures governing domestic surveillance , as well as the criminally careless handling of compartmented security information by our former Secretary of State, If there is any threat to their trust of our information management it is likely that.
In any event in this post Soviet era our European allies don't appear to be very interested in their own defense, much less that of other NATO allies like Poland and the Baltic States(and it is obvious that they plus Hungary and Slovakia are aware of this to as they and Poland have created their own sub regional defense alliance.) Germany in particular is clearly more committed to their Russian relations than that of her NATO partners, including the U.S. (history isn't over and the "united " Europe is slowly but inexorably moving back toward a 19th century model).
