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Putin’s Patsies

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Editor, Times-Union:

Democrats accuse Putin of wanting to inflict chaos on our society and disrupt the elections. Actually, Putin is probably laughing at CNN and the Democrats because they are doing what he wants them to do. They are bringing on the chaos.  Besides, do you really think Trump is doing what he wants him to do?

We are energy exporters because of fracking and opening up fields for gas and oil exploration. Trump even offered to sell natural gas to Europe to prevent them from being dependent on Russian natural gas. Do you really think Putin wants to lose multi-billion ruble contracts to American gas providers?

I remember when Trump ordered an attack on a Syrian air field that was manned by Russians that were killed by us.  Do you think Putin was happy that we attacked them and had to tell the families of those soldiers that they were dead thanks to us?  

Trump went to India to have better relations with that nation. He wants them to buy America weapons and not Russian ones like they used to buy when the Soviet Union existed. Trump wants to help their economy and benefit in many ways from our relationship. Trump is also playing the Indians against the Chinese. Maybe Trump wants more Ballywood and less Beijing high jinks in the movie industry.  

 Personally, I would like to go to Russia and have some of the great orchestras perform my music and maybe my book "The Russian Madhouse" would appeal to science fiction readers over there. Maybe I could see where Bernie Sanders spent time on his honeymoon. But the only reason Trump had for being there before he became president was to be involved in a beauty pageant. He didn't receive marching orders from Putin to be his puppet in the White House. So why are the Democrats and news media following Putin's plan to create chaos in America?  

Of course, Putin enjoys the insanity. Sure, the Russians would like to have our elections go their way. I know that Senator Kennedy wanted the Soviets to keep Reagan from being re-elected. You didn't have the Democrats complaining about Russian interference back in 1984. They begged for it.

Trump is like Reagan. Both were in love with America and the American way of life. When Democrats brag that they oppose everything Trump stands for, I guess they are saying they care more about pleasing Putin than the American people because Putin opposes a successful America. He envies our economy and the Democrats would love to destroy the Trump economy because they don't think it is fair. You know Bernie would burn it to the ground just like Putin wants.  

CNN shouldn't look at the Oval Office for a Putin puppet. They're in front of their cameras and running Democrat-controlled committees in Congress and running for President.  

Rick Badman

Warsaw, via email