Containing Russia is a good idea. Crusading against it is not.
Not likely. But Putin is warming up the dice.
Deterrence has failed. Now it’s time for Putin’s defeat.
Plus: The case for still pivoting to Asia
And if you have to say “this is not appeasement,” it’s probably appeasement.
Just like in 2016, the president’s most egregious misconduct is unfolding in the open.
Democrats have accused the GOP of peddling Russian propaganda. This morning, that charge came from a former Trump adviser, Fiona Hill.
Without substantive defenses of the president, and deprived of process complaints, Trump’s allies resort to toxic xenophobia and baseless accusations.
The Russian leader is creating the very Western alliance he feared.