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Every topic you post on makes it seem as if you live in an alternate universe... This troop deployment began back in October in response to Russia making threatening gestures towards Lithuania and other NATO allies in the region. Russia is the aggressor (remember Crimea and the Ukraine? and more recently Syria?) and it seems they have it in their minds to expand the regions under their control. This troop deployment is a statement by the US that we will stand by our allies and defend them if necessary.Don't get me wrong, the US is not an innocent, we are making power plays of our own. But this has nothing to do with Obama trying to start a war so he can remain in office. That is just crazy conspiracy theory nonsense. The transition of the presidency will happen on Jan 20th regardless of what is going on in Lithuania. It is less than 2 weeks away... this certainly won't escalate that quickly. No one (including the devil himself - Obama) wants a war with Russia... it's a war we can't win - and neither can they. Putin acting rationally? Again, what alternate universe do you live in? Putin certainly IS waiting to deal with Trump because he knows he will get a much warmer reception and will have a much freer hand to do as he wishes. I guess that is rational... but not in a good way. There is no doubt that we are living in very scary times. But it boggles my mind that you think Trump is our national savior. I get it that you think he was a better choice than Hillary, I get that. But to heap so much praise on the man, and to think that he is going to rescue the US from all evil - that he is a gift from God, just blows my mind. The man is a loose cannon, he just cannot restrain himself from shooting off at the mouth. He is surrounding himself with rich and powerful men just like himself. His promise to "drain the swamp" is empty. Keep in mind that lobbying goes both ways - that is, there are lobbyists on both sides of many issues (ex. there are lobbyists that lobby in favor of relaxing environmental regulations and there are those that lobby in favor of increasing environmental regulations). What Trump appears to be doing is removing the voices of those that oppose him and simply surrounding himself with those that agree with him. Scary, scary, scary.I predict that we will see some increased prosperity under a Trump administration, but I fear what that prosperity will cost us. I concur with this sentiment. I think our world politics could use a bit more boring and mundane. But, don't think for a second, though, that your man Trump is into boring and mundane.ABE: Per Percy's request here are some related news articles US troops will head to Poland - July, 2016US troops heading to front of new Cold War with Putin - Oct, 2016US sends special forces to RUSSIAN BORDER as Nato is poised to strike back against Vladimir Putin’s ‘aggression’ - Jan, 2017HBDEdited by herebedragons, : No reason given.Edited by herebedragons, : No reason given.

While we may not know the details of this separation, what we do know is that it will be great... in fact it will the greatest separation between the POTUS and his personal holdings that has ever been... It will be so great of a plan... unbelievably great...you've never seen anything like it... you are gonna be so amazed at how great a plan it is.HBD (holding my breath)

How do you see this playing out? My fear is that he will take a more separationist approach; that he will want to be less involved in troubles throughout the world - particularly with Russian aggression, North Korea's nuclear threat, and Iran's nuclear deal. I fear he will take a more hands off approach to these problems - which may very well lead to conflict, just that we may not be as involved. So, what types of "unnecessary wars" do you see him starting? More than direct tax cuts for the rich, I fear he will roll back regulations on banking and corporations, creating an environment that is ripe for the rape of the middle and lower classes and will eventually leave us vulnerable to another economic recession. His ideas seem to be very much trickle-down economics although he has not used that term that I know of.The rest of your list matches my concerns rather well. I would move environmental issues much higher on the list (although I don't get the sense that your list was ordered by importance). I said this before that I expect we will see some economic growth as a result of Trump's policies, but they will come with a very high cost, one which will be the environment - Trump is definitely an advocate of externalization. I fear how much Trump "prosperity" will cost us in the long run.I would also add that I am concerned about his ideas for slashing government spending. Although I am in favor of reducing the government deficit, reducing the size of the federal government and shifting more of the responsibilities to the states, I am deeply concerned about the areas he will be cutting. I fear these cuts will be such that it directly benefits corporate America and leaves the average citizens vulnerable.It's a scary time...HBD

How about when he tweeted that if Chicago didn't fix their crime problem he wold send in the Feds.That statement deeply disturbed me. Later someone on his staff said he meant he would send federal help, but that is certainly not the tone of his tweet. His statement was threatening and suggestive of a police state solution. *shivers*HBD

The other upside: Rosie O'Donnell and Miley Cyrus have vowed to leave the country if Trump became president. Good riddance...HBD

I don't know RAZD... I feel like there is a huge wedge being driven between Americans and the people are being forced to choose either far left or far right. There just seems to be no room for moderates anymore, only extremes - one or the other...So there may be uniting of the left and uniting of the right, but no uniting of the two. We are being driven into two separate nations to a level I don't believe has been seen since the 1860's. Let's hope and pray it doesn't go much farther...HBD