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Jim Sciutto, The Atlantic: Russia Has Americans’ Weaknesses All Figured Out
Election interference is one front in Moscow’s larger campaign to undermine the U.S. without prompting a military response.
What are Americans supposed to think when their leaders contradict one another on the most basic question of national security—who is the enemy? This is happening every day on the floors of the House and the Senate, in committee hearing rooms, on television news programs, and in President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed. Is Russia the enemy, or was the investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election just a slow-motion attack on the president and his supporters? Are Russian fake-news troll farms stirring up resentment among the American electorate, or are mainstream-media outlets just making things up?
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WNU Editor: Jim Sciutto reminds me of the movie Casablanca and the scene where the police inspector is shocked that there is gambling in the premises (while taking his gambling cut). The Soviet Union, and now Russia, have always tried to influence U.S. policy. But they are not alone. China, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Canada .... every country is trying to influence U.S. policies and decisions, and they have been doing it for a long time. To put it bluntly. In the entire scheme of things, Russia's impact pales when compared to what some of these countries have done, and are doing.
