2016 Postmortem
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(15,546 posts)stevenleser
(32,886 posts)I understand the sentiment, but anything we do now Trump can simply reverse.
Jean-Jacques Roussea
(475 posts)Last edited Sun Dec 11, 2016, 12:16 PM - Edit history (1)
It's not time to question the legitimacy of the elections and fracture the country even more than it already is (well it is but republicans need to be woke from their alternate reality first), we have information that a country attacked our own, and there needs to be consequences for said country or a dangerous precedent will be set.
We CANNOT let them win in January. If Donald Trump wants to be president he needs to immediately take a hardline stance on Russia. Otherwise his strings will be clear as day.
2 days after the election
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/305362-russia-we-talked-with-trumps-team-during-campaign
6 days after the election
http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/russia-ready-to-fix-ties-with-washington/news-story/cf28a0955860aabb90acbd160c8e5bb5
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/world/europe/putin-calls-trump.html
Yavin4
(36,443 posts)His, and his family's, financial interests are directly tied to lifting any and all sanctions against Russia.
But, Hillary had an email server, so....
Initech
(102,000 posts)They deserve to be punished hardcore for this.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)We have interfered in many foreign elections. Constantly. We probably interfered in Ukrainian elections in favor of antiRussian candidates.
I think any sanctions should include a ban on our own interference in foreign elections. Then I'm with you.