Russia influenced US Elections?

Is that what happened? Or, was it that maybe they didn't know that one of their known unknowns was in fact an unknown unknown?

Bush had his reason to get a foothold in the ME (9/11, Afghanistan)

He just needed a reason to spread his wings and finish the job his daddy wasn't allowed to do.

Sigh

It could be worse.

Putin has his reasons also.

Bush and Putin were tight.

IMO Putin is manipulating Trump...he (Putin) is very good a stroking people's egos to get what he wants.

As to the hacking thing... there is no doubt that Russia tried, anyone that doesn't believe that is in denial...hacking is just another tool in the foreign counter intelligence tool box...and "we" all use it against each other...friend or foe makes no difference.

Whether Russia were the ones that were successful might be up for debate....maybe.

In the past the Chinese have hacked us, as have the Israelis, why wouldn't Russia at least try? And if they got something "good" why wouldn't they use it.

Actually Putin is probably nearly dying of laughter every day...the American Democratic Reality Show probably has better ratings than anything on TV.

I'm sighing at you knuckleheads

I dont really have an opinion about any of this. I just thought you should know that it could be worse. Whatever it was.

Yes. It is what happened.

But your sort of quote of Rumsfeld is funny.

Just thinkin'
If Russia influenced the elections by releasing information hacked from emails...
And if Comey influenced the elections by releasing information about some wishy-washy "suspect e-mails"...

Isn't the media also responsible for disseminating information that could influence a voters opinion?

Humour was the aim of that post.

Yes.

But it is funny how quickly people have forgotten who pushed for the Iraq war.

Recently in the USA it has become vogue to blame Hillary, the Democrats and Obama.

I blame Islam for being a bloodthirsty sick belief system that just can not do peaceful co-existence. Muslims will kill each other if they have no enemy to fight. Other than that, I blame Reagan. He was the one who got the ball rolling. (Sorry, not for Iraq. That was Bush I&II. I mean just for the whole Mid East mess generally). They are all Republicans, I believe. See, I am not a partisan.

I blame the god of Abraham.

Prepare for a shock, but in a way, so do I. There is no doubt that the koran and bible are written by different authors with entirely different perspectives. Look at Muhammad - a child molester who his own books tell us was constantly covered in semen, had s3x with at least 9 women and little girls a night, told his followers to r4pe women and children, hate unbelievers and commanded genocide against the Jews and the murder or enslavement of all Christians and everyone else etc., that is impressive evil unparalleled in human history. Look at Christ - he never commanded his followers to kill, r4pe or hate people.

Yet, they both claim the sons of Abraham as their father - Isaac for the Jews and Ishmael for Muslims. According to the bible, God said to Hagar (Ishmael's mother), that he will grow to become a wild man with his hand set against everyone, but he will be a great (meaning big) nation. Not a bad description of Islam as it stands today.

Damn it BobF...you say something like that and get me all hot and bothered and reaching for good 'ol blue...

Then you keep on talking....

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